Shaffer
01-20-03, 09:56 AM
The troops are massing — not for war but for a "No War on Iraq" march in the District slated to begin 11 a.m. tomorrow on the National Mall.
Organizers say they are hoping thousands of anti-war activists will show up in subfreezing weather for the protest, which will feature two hours of speeches followed by a 16-block walk to the Navy Yard in Southeast.
D.C. law-enforcement agencies will increase manpower and close streets where demonstrators plan to march.
Third and Fourth streets from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW will be closed tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and parking will be restricted tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. on streets along the parade route, according to D.C. police.
"We're treating this like any other protest," said Officer Anthony O'Leary, a D.C. police spokesman.
U.S. Park Police, U.S. Capitol Police and the Secret Service also will provide law enforcement as demonstrators march near property under each agency's jurisdiction.
"We're expecting a peaceful demonstration," said Sgt. Scott Fear, a U.S. Park Police spokesman. "In the past, this group demonstrated peacefully."
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20030117-1319084.htm
Organizers say they are hoping thousands of anti-war activists will show up in subfreezing weather for the protest, which will feature two hours of speeches followed by a 16-block walk to the Navy Yard in Southeast.
D.C. law-enforcement agencies will increase manpower and close streets where demonstrators plan to march.
Third and Fourth streets from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW will be closed tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and parking will be restricted tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. on streets along the parade route, according to D.C. police.
"We're treating this like any other protest," said Officer Anthony O'Leary, a D.C. police spokesman.
U.S. Park Police, U.S. Capitol Police and the Secret Service also will provide law enforcement as demonstrators march near property under each agency's jurisdiction.
"We're expecting a peaceful demonstration," said Sgt. Scott Fear, a U.S. Park Police spokesman. "In the past, this group demonstrated peacefully."
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20030117-1319084.htm