When President Bush announced he was sending in another 21,500 troops to Iraq, the anti-war movement began to mobilize its forces. Organizers with the United for Peace and Justice Coalition expect hundreds of thousands of Americans to gather this weekend to March on Washington to signal the Bush administration their outrage over the escalation of troops.

As the masses gathered to protest, Pacifica Radio broadcast live from the mall - bringing you the voices of the people from the activists to the analysts.

Anchored by Verna Avery Brown, Washington Bureau Chief, together with an exciting team of expert anchors to enhance the coverage with analysis and anecdotal information. Co-Anchors include:

• Dr. Dahlia Wasfi
  Nationally known speaker and activist. Born in the US to an American Jewish mother and an Iraqi Muslim father. Wasfi has made two trips to Iraq since the 2003 "Shock and Awe" invasion .On April 27th she testified at a Congressional Forum to provide her eyewitness account of life in Iraq.
• David Swanson
  A progressive, well informed activist living in the Washington area who founded Impeachbush.org afterdowningstreet.org and pdamerica.org
• Medea Benjamin
  Courageous and tireless activist and co-founder of anti war group Code Pink.
• Rev. Graylan Hagler
  Progressive, passionate anti-war minister of Plymouth Congregational Church in Washington, DC.
• Travis Morales
  Organizer with World Can't Wait

Speaker from the Stage included (along with other guests to be confirmed by organizers):

• Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, who last year led an antiwar march of thousands, the largest protest in Salt Lake City history
• Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Rainbow Coalition
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH);
• Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA);
• Bob Watada- father of Lt. Watada, the first military officer to refuse deployment to Iraq and currently facing court-martial; and active-duty service people.