Iraq war anniversary
Anti-war protesters mark the anniversary of the start of the war
On Saturday, 20 March, 2004, a globally coordinated protest saw hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters taking to the streets in cities all around the world.
An estimated 25,000-50,000 people joined London's march to Trafalgar Square. These photographs were taken at the end of the day
![A large banner on Nelson's column, Trafalgar Square reads: 'No More War, No More Lies'.](images/war04_01.jpg)
A large banner on Nelson's column, Trafalgar Square reads: 'No More War, No More Lies'.
!['We Love You', chalked graffti in Trafalgar Square](images/war04_02.jpg)
'We Love You'; chalked graffiti in Trafalgar Square
![Anti Bush/Blair posters on steps around Trafalgar Square](images/war04_03.jpg)
Anti Bush/Blair posters on the steps around Trafalgar Square
![Religious anti-war protester holding baffling placard](images/war04_04.jpg)
Lone religious anti-war protester holding curious placard
![Two banners from the anti-war protest, Trafalgar Square](images/war04_05.jpg)
Two banners from the anti-war protest, Trafalgar Square
![Nihilists for mis-spelling! Graffiti on the south west plinth in Trafalgar Square](images/war04_06.jpg) Nihilists for misspelling! Graffiti on the south west plinth in Trafalgar Square
![Love is life, War is death, Trafalgar Square](images/war04_07.jpg)
Home made banner in Trafalgar Square: 'Love is life, War is death'
![No More War, Trafalgar Square](images/war04_08.jpg)
'No More War', Trafalgar Square
![Shane from the Green Party serves up some tea!](images/war04_09.jpg)
Shane from the Green Party serves up some tea!
![Say hello to George Bush, the biggest f**king hero in the world](images/war04_10.jpg)
Large banner image of George Bush (made out of multiple A4 photocopies) proclaims: 'Say hello to the biggest f**king hero in the world'
![Our New World Order is Love](images/war04_11.jpg)
Chalked message in Trafalgar Square: 'Our New World Order is Love'
![Stop all nuclear trains through London - Chernobyl on wheels!](images/war04_12.jpg)
Old bloke with an anti-nuclear train message: 'Stop all nuclear trains through London - Chernobyl on wheels!' and a cray-zee situationist type holding a placard with the words 'odd erection'.
![Da Yoot holding anti--Blar and Pro-Palestine banners.](images/war04_13.jpg)
'Da Yoot' holding anti-Blair and Pro-Palestine banners.
![Peace Now in the Middle East](images/war04_14.jpg)
Chalked graffiti in Trafalgar Square: 'Peace Now in the Middle East'
![Dad with child walks over chalked pavement at the end of the protest, Trafalgar Square.](images/war04_15.jpg)
Dad with child walks over heavily-chalked pavement at the end of the protest, Trafalgar Square.
![End of the protest. Pile of discarded banners from the March 20th anti-war protest in London](images/war04_16.jpg)
End of the protest. Pile of discarded banners from the anti-war protest in London
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