On 13 October the Victorian Peace Network* called what turned out to be one of the largest rallies held in Melbourne in recent years, to protest against plans for a war on Iraq, and reject any Australian involvement in such a war. The ABC reported an estimated 30,000 people marched from the State Library to the Treasury Gardens:
The march turns from Collins into Spring Street
Scenes at the rally before the march:
Among the many groups represented there was strong support for the people of Palestine
Someone found a use for this statue of Joan of Arc
The march sets off
The vanguard in Collins Street
The march was also led by some familiar figures
In the Treasury Gardens – at this point, marchers were still entering Spring Street
*The VicPeace website is no longer active, but an archive is preserved at http://www.carbonequity.info/vicpeace/index.html (The link there to a website neisti actually refers to the early version of Melbourne Protests being archived here.)
