approximately 10,000 largely peaceful protesters marched against the war in iraq and 2,000 more to end homelessness and poverty. they represented a number of organizations opposed to the republican administration including the poor people's economic human rights campaign, veterans for peace, iraq veterans against the war, military families speak out, the teamsters, code pink, the american indian movement and the rnc welcoming committee. about 1,000 people in place for the third major march, and the last to be sanctioned, were stopped on thursday, september 4, 2008, by police because they attempted to begin their march after the time their march permit expired. the anti-war committee, which supports nonviolent action and civil disobedience and had cooperated with anarchist groups, had organized and publicized the march to protest at the time of mccain's acceptance speech, which was in violation of the court-approved protest permit time.