Alamedans Protest the Surge in Iraq, January 11, 2007, marching along Park Street.

On the coldest January 11 in a decade, a diverse group of more than 150 Alamedans of all ages protested President Bush's escalation of the Iraq war. They gathered at City Hall, then marched in high spirits down the Park Street business district, chanting "No" and waving signs. Cars and buses greeted them by blaring horns and waving. Patrons along the street flashed thumbs up and peace signs.

Alameda Peace Network and the local MoveOn organizations organized the demonstration, as part of a national outcry, involving more than 1000 events in all 50 States. Nationally, TrueMajority.org, MoveOn.org, and AmericaSaysNo.org, plus a broad coalition of antiwar groups pulled together the protests 24 hours after Bush announced he was stepping up the attack on Iraq by sending 20,000 more troops to Baghdad.