"Police arrested more than 1,000 people in San Francisco on Thursday -- the most taken into custody on a single day in the city in decades -- as tens of thousands protested across America against the U.S. war in Iraq."

``If this was happening in every city, there would either be martial law or an end to war,'' said one Berkeley student who chained himself to 16 others on a major San Francisco street. Protests took place in other cities across the United States as well as in European capitals."

Pictures are here. More news is here. Hundreds were arrested in Chicago as more than 10,000 attended a spontaneous protest. They closed Lakeshore Drive. Direct Action Against the War explains why they are taking it to the streets.

MoveOn.Org says, "The outbreak of war is not the end of the fight for peace – only the beginning." They are asking people to sign a Citizens' Declaration

As a US-led invasion of Iraq begins, we, the undersigned citizens of many countries, reaffirm our commitment to addressing international conflicts through the rule of law and the United Nations. By joining together across countries and continents, we have emerged as a new force for peace. As we grieve for the victims of this war, we pledge to redouble our efforts to put an end to the Bush Administration's doctrine of pre-emptive attack and the reckless use of military power.

MoveOn would also like you to put a candle in your window "to keep the light of reason and hope burning, to let others know that they are not alone, and to show the way home to the young men and women sent to Iraq."