The demonstration was intended to inform Price that some of his constituents want him to vote against a bill that would allow a unilateral attack on Iraq. Protesters of all ages began gathering at all four corners of a busy Chapel Hill intersection outside Price's office at 1777 N. Fordham Blvd. at 3:30 p.m.
Lucy Straley, 88, expressed her long-standing opposition to war. "I have been a peace activist for a long time," she said. "Attacking Iraq won't stop terrorism, it's the wrong way to go."
Miles Colescurtis, a third grader, said he thought that attacking Iraq would be wrong. "It would kill a lot of people who didn't do anything," he said.
Protesters remained until well after dark, displaying numerous hand-held signs and encouraging passing drivers to "Honk if you don't want war."
Drivers responded with a chorus of horn blasts, but not everyone agreed with the protesters' cause. One driver penned a sign that read "Grow Up" to flash back at protesters while he waited at a red light.
Inside Price's office 17 people -- eight of whom were UNC students -- held a sit-in for almost three hours. The group demanded to speak to Price, who was in a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules.
At 6:35 p.m., during a brief committee recess, Price called his office and spoke to protesters for 15 minutes.
During the telephone conversation Price said he has received more than 1,000 letters on the issue, of which fewer than 10 supported military action.
Earlier, 10 people were barred from entering the office of Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., protester Steve Woolford said.
