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| Mauro Colella/Milan Italy; Martin Sasse, LAIF Images/Baghdad, Iraq Protests on February 15, 2003 in Milan, Italy(left) and Baghdad, Iraq.
War isn't what it used to be, and neither is protesting. SMS, cell phones, and the Internet have changed everything, as seen in 2/15: The Day the World Said No to War, a new book of photographs compiled by Hello [NYC]. The design firm pinpointed February 15, 2003, as the day these technologies took over public outcry: In 600 cities, from Tokyo to Tehran, millions of people hit the streets for a global antiwar rally before the US-led attack on Iraq. Even the book itself, which contains 131 images from 38 countries, wouldn't have come together without networked organization – entries were solicited by email, and all submissions were made online.
| Eric Miller/Cape Town, South Africa; Jess Hurd/London, UK Protests on February 15, 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa (left) and London, UK.
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