Atrios posted this picture Sunday of the anti-war protests in LA and Skippy was there.

In New York, several thousand protested in Central Park. The event was organized by the group Not In Our Name and speakers included actors Tim Robbins and Martin Sheen and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The protests didn't seem confined to the war on Iraq as there were many signs and speakers protesting other issues, from the war on drugs, to police brutality, feminist issues, oil company complaints, and more.

In Seattle, 5,000 protesters rallied against the war and listened to U.S. Representative Jim McDermott, just back from Bagdad.

In Philadelphia, an email informs us that the press has been minimizing an anti-war protest and sit-in at Sen. Rick Santorum's field office on Thursday, mostly of Penn students. More than a dozen were arrested on disorderly conduct charges when they refused to leave at the building's closing time. The police are threatening additional charges on those they had to carry out of the building.

Denver had an excellent week as well. Earlier in the week 2, 000 people showed up during lunch hour with anti-war protest signs at a downtown hotel where the President was making a fund raising appearance for local Republicans.

And Sunday, a record 54,587 people laced up their running shoes and participated in the 10th Annual Race for the Cure for breast cancer, raising $2 million. You can watch a short video of the spirited crowd here.

It appears that activism is alive and well.