SDS in the streets of Washington, D.C. on March 19th
(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
WASHINGTON — Members of DC SDS took to the streets on March 19, the fifth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. The young activists held what appeared to be block parties – in the middle of several intersections in downtown Washington. Each impromptu gathering would begin with large numbers of students entering an intersection while playing music from a beat box drawn on a little red wagon. Protesters would then dance in the streets as they held signs reading “Funk The War” and “Done With Dying – SDS”. Eventually DC police would arrive on the scene and clear the intersection. This went on for several hours – without incident. In addition to the intersection blockades the protesters visited the offices of Parsons – war profiteers who specialize in manufacturing prisons – and others who are profiting from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At one point a literal sea of protesters descended on a military recruiting center. The center was guarded by a line of DC police. Adjacent to the police were about three pro-war demonstrators. The antiwar activist throng danced and chanted in front of the recruiting center as construction workers looked on from across the street. There were no arrests at any of the actions.
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