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Hula-hoops for peace?

Posted: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:37 AM

By John Yang, NBC News Correspondent

PITTSBURGH – There are many groups protesting many things outside the G-20 summit: Iraq War veterans against the war, Tibetans against China's policies on Tibet, anarchists against just about everything. But students promoting hula-hoops?

A small band of young people marched through the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Oakland, home of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University, gyrating their hips and carrying signs with anti-war messages: "Out of Uniform and into Hoops," "Put Down Your Arms and Pick Up Your Hoops."

A message with a grin.

Image: G20 Pittsburgh Summit
SLIDESHOW: G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh 
 
With riot police turning back hundreds of protesters trying to march on the first day of the international summit, we’ll see how the rest of the day develops. Stay tuned.

Related link: What is the G-20?

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