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===War in Iraq=== In early 2003, Baez performed at two rallies of hundreds of thousands of people in San Francisco protesting the [[U.S. invasion of Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=Mark|date=February 20, 2003|title=Joan Baez's long march to peace / '60s icon again takes on an activist role as she joins S.F. throng in bid to stop war|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Joan-Baez-s-long-march-to-peace-60s-icon-again-2632600.php|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> In August 2003, she was invited by [[Emmylou Harris]] and [[Steve Earle]] to join them in London, England, at the Concert For a Landmine-Free World.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/concert-landmine-free-world-2463637|title=Concert for a Landmine Free World|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=August 11, 2003|accessdate=February 5, 2022}}</ref> In the summer of 2004, Baez joined [[Michael Moore]]'s "Slacker uprising Tour" on American college campuses, encouraging young people to get out and vote for peace candidates in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|upcoming presidential election]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lewis|last=Wallace|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/09/michael-moore-t/|title=Michael Moore to Release Slacker Uprising for Free Online|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=September 4, 2008|accessdate=February 5, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126214824/https://www.wired.com/2008/09/michael-moore-t/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2005, Baez appeared at an [[anti-war]] protest in [[Crawford, Texas]], which had been started by [[Cindy Sheehan]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 18, 2005|title=Joan Baez performs at Crawford anti-war vigil|publisher=[[NBC News]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9001021|access-date=November 2, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102184621/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9001021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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