No disrespect intended to you either NicoleC, but your "mostly grandmothers and graying veterans" sounds kind of disparaging. I'm very thankful to anyone who is willing to take themselves out of their comfortable or not so comfortable everyday lives, to speak out against government policy.

Most anti-war demonstrations today are most certainly not limited to the "gray haired". They are gray hairs standing shoulder to shoulder with the spiked pink haired and many other hair types, in fact.

Our local demo was during rush hour, as many are during the work week. The demos run usually from 4-6PM, and many people come join when they get off work. Most large scale demos though, are either planned far in advance, or held on weekends, when more people can attend.

daylia-I'm with you all the way. But I am always concerned when it seems as if people don't have a realistic understanding of just how hard it is to get people to work together. The example I give above from the Peace Women project I've done some work on illustrates how important it is to be able to sit down with those who are different from us. We don't have to agree on most things, but we do need to come to agreement on the things that are causing the problems. That can't be done when we paper over or ignore serious differences, as is the case between Israelis and Palestinians. "Can't we all just get along" sentiments are not what the peace movement should be aiming for. There is very serious conflict resolution work that must precede peace, and much of it is in the area of bringing justice to areas where there has been nothing more than lawlessness and violence. That is why Peace Women (and others doing this work at international levels) recognize the need to address and work through the conflict resolution process in stages.