Update from Targum:
The intermittent blare of car horns cut through the silence on George Street yesterday afternoon as hundreds sat quietly in the middle of an intersection. Traffic lights flashed yellow to red to green as protesters commemorating the five-year war in Iraq laid down their banners and megaphones for five minutes in hushed repose while dozens gazed at the impasse from sidewalks and downtown high-rises.

Protesters held up peace signs to impatient drivers as they waited out the minutes, each one symbolic of one year the U.S. has spent in Iraq.

The sit-in was part of an anti-war demonstration by University students and faculty as well as New Brunswick community members. The crowd took to the streets following a rally organized by the Walk Out Coalition.

Approximately 300 people marched in support of peace in the Middle East and ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

Check out photos from kevcowiffle on flikr


March 27
Time: 1:23pm
Where: Rally at Vietnam Memorial in Voorhees Mall on College Ave

Students will be walking out of class on March 27 at 1:23 - to protest the Iraq War. Students went onto Rt. 18 last year - so be aware of traffic around New Brunswick this day!

This March, on the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the Rutgers Walkout is again part of a national mobilization on campuses and in communities across the country to send a clear message to all:

More Info: http://rutgerswalkoutcoalition.blogspot.com/