Peace coalition leads march against Iraq war
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Stephens College students Andrea Dame, Jessica Bell and Amber Davis march towards Peace Park in the 1,000 Strong For Peace demonstration Sunday. Demonstrators ranged from students to veterans.
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Peace activists listen to the band The Melville Salon on Sunday in the Boone County Courthouse Square. Various musical groups and speakers participated in the demonstration to promote the Mid-Missouri Peaceworks’ 1,000 Strong For Peace, an annual event that marks the beginning of the war in Iraq.
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Columbia resident Karen Brickey and her daughter carry signs calling for an end to the war in Iraq while marching with more than 1,000 other protesters on Sunday. The protest, organized by the Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, included more than 22 smaller organizations.
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Renew Missouri volunteer Evan Prost signs a banner outside of Boone County Courthouse Square Sunday. The banner was signed by participants of the march and was carried from the Square to Peace Park.
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Shante Melville sits with a peace-sign poster while her mother Hillary Melville plays in her band at the Boone County Courthouse Square before the march officially begins. Melville and her band traveled from California to play in Columbia for Sunday’s protest.




