Harlem, NY - February 15, 2008. Observing the sixth Iraq Moratorium, members of the Granny Peace Brigade, Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) joined in a World Can’t Wait (WCW) counter-recruitment action in Harlem. The starting point was the military recruiting center at 103rd Street and Lexington Avenue, in East Harlem. The recruiting center had closed for the day, perhaps in response to WCW press releases announcing the protest. Protesters rallied at 103rd St for an hour and then marched north on Lex, then west on 125th St to Malcolm X Boulevard where they protested at a second recruiting center. This military “career center” had opted to remain open during the Moratorium. Half an hour into the protest, NYPD officers arrived on the scene and convinced protesters to allow them to enter the facility. A short time later the recruiters threw in the towel, shutting down the recruiting center and exiting the facility with a police escort as protesters and passersby cheered.
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