More than 300 protest war in Cooperstown

Written by: Kelly Keck on Mar 20, 2006 5:13 PM EST

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03/20/06

Staff Report

An anti-war march and rally in Cooperstown on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq war Star photo by Anita Briggs Marchers walk down Main Street in Cooperstown on Sunday holding signs protesting the U.S.-led war in Iraq. attracted 10 times as many people as one at this time last year, an organizer said.


More than 300 people participated, co-organizer Adrian Kuzminski said Sunday night. That attendance figure was confirmed by a Daily Star photographer.


About 30 people turned out to mark the second anniversary of the war last year, he said.


"I think large numbers of people are becoming aware of this administration's policies," Kuzminski said. "There were many new faces."


Kuzminski said most people who marched through Cooperstown at 1 p.m. and then attended a rally at Templeton Hall on Pioneer Street would like to see an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.


Although the war took center stage at the event, organizers said several other issues such as peak oil, the environment and threats to civil liberties were discussed by about 20 people during an open-mike session at the hall.


Kuzminski, who has lived in the area for 30 years, said Sunday's event was likely the largest of its kind ever in Cooperstown.


Other anti-war events were held in Delhi and Cherry Valley on Saturday.

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