Check in if you protested the Iraq War

[kimbutgar]

224. Twice my husband, son and myself took to the streets of San Francisco

protesting this illegal and immoral war. The day the war started I remember getting off Muni and coming upon a bunch of protestors being corralled by the police. But there were more protestors than police. It was like that all day. I remember being late for work because I watched the protestors and was in full support. When I got to work I was in tears knowing what this war was all about. My boss and fellow co-worker asked me what was wrong and I told them we going into another damn war and innocent people are going to be killed. They (both men born in the 1940's shrugged their shoulders and told me it will be over soon). I was so angry at them I barely talked the rest of the day and did my work. I remember as a young girl the large protest march in 1969 that went on for miles in San Francisco. My Dad took movies of which I saw against recently on a movie projector I found at the flea market. As a young child I remember that day so vividly and seeing the protestors that day in 2003 brought it all back to me.

My son is autistic but he marched with us for the two miles and never complained. He saw the signs and in his own way got it.