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| Cindy Sheehan arrested at White House |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
Protesters chant: 'The whole world is watching'
Cindy Sheehan, the California woman who became an anti-war activist after her son was killed in Iraq, was arrested today during a protest in front of the White House.
Sheehan, 48, was with several dozen demonstrators who sat down on the sidewalk after marching on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Police, who took Sheehan into custody first, made arrests after warning the protesters three times they were breaking the law by failing to move along, the Associated Press reported.
As police led Sheehan to a vehicle, protesters chanted, "The whole world is watching."
The demonstration yesterday, organized by the umbrella group United for Peace and Justice, drew several hundred demonstrators who marched around the White House chanting, "Stop the war now!"
On its website, United for Peace and Justice calls itself an "anti-American, anti-war coalition consisting of more than 800 local and national groups" that is co-chaired by "committed Socialist and longtime activist Leslie Cagan."
Coinciding with the demonstration, anti-war groups sent representatives to Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to help end the war and bring home the troops. |
posted by Jay Are @ 12:20:00 PM   |
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