Bush Protest

As you may be aware, Dubya set out on his last "grand tour" of Europe this past week. Lucky us, he made a stop in Rome (you know, the usual Papal audience, blah, blah, blah), and we had the opportunity to attend a protest/march/demonstration in response to his visit on Wednesday afternoon. The initial meeting point was Piazza della Repubblica and, according to news reports, we were four (Hillary, Jessica, Mark, me) among only about 2,000 demonstrators. Anti-Bush protests in previous years have drawn folks in the tens of thousands. In spite of the smaller turnout, it was nice to see people gather, and under the banners of several important causes (and speaking many languages). Here are some photos.