daylia, the march held in Washington DC was the US peace movement's celebration of Martin Luther King's nonviolence principles, and his (rather late in the game) stand against the Vietnam War. That is one of the reasons why this weekend was chosen for the worldwide protests. That, and the fact that in the US, it is a holiday weekend. We have MLK's birthday off tomorrow, so those who travelled to Washington had an extra day to get home before going back to work.

It was tremendously heartening to see so many African American leaders--especially the Congressional Black Caucus, coming out so strongly against the war, and being so visible in the early stages of this particular anti-war movement.

Less heartening--Patti Smith's singing.

CSPAN carried the DC demo & rally live.