NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- From longtime activists to toddlers, thousands of protesters clogged streets Thursday afternoon to speak out against the war in Iraq.
Organized by the group World Can't Wait, the march started at the United Nations headquarters in midtown Manhattan. The throng of people, stretching for about five city blocks, closed down a lane of traffic on Second Avenue as it made its way south to Union Square for a late afternoon protest.
Some people lay down in the middle of the street while others carried signs saying ``Expose 9/11'' and ``This war should be over.'' They also handed out fliers reading, ``Drive out the Bush regime.''
Lydia Sugarman, 82, from Manhattan, also protested against the Vietnam War and for women's rights. She said she was a strong believer in the power of demonstrating.
``That's how we got our civil rights,'' she said. ``If we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans.''
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