Anti-war protests in Oakland. As Cindy Sheehan, the mother of Casey Sheehan, a soldier who died in Iraq, said recently at an event in Oakland, California, “We, the people, are now the opposition party.” This September 23 event in Oakland was organized as part of a growing “people’s power” movement in opposition to the war in Iraq. Organized in part by the group Courage To Resist, and composed to a large extent of students from Oakland High Schools (McClymonds, Oakland Tech, Skyline), over 400 people took over this Chevron gas station then moved on to, and shut down, the Oakland Armed Forces Career Center. Photos by Paul Rockwell.

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