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San Francisco | Anti-War

Anti-Torture, Anti-War 'Visual Takeover' of Downtown SF
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net )
Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
San Francisco (March 20, 2006) – On the third anniversary of the U.S. attack on Iraq, about two hundred people staged a “visual takeover” this morning of the hub of downtown at Montgomery and Market Streets...
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San Francisco (March 20, 2006) – On the third anniversary of the U.S. attack on Iraq, about two hundred people staged a “visual takeover” this morning of the hub of downtown at Montgomery and Market Streets. Organized under “Act Against Torture,” protesters carried enlarged photos of Abu Ghraib prison torture victims, hoisted banners such as “Shut Down Guantanamo”, and chanted “Stop the War. Stop the Torture.” About a dozen people, many in orange jumpsuits, were arrested after blocking Market Street when street theater turned into civil disobedience. "We cannot do what we are doing, and call ourselves a democracy," said Kate Raphael of Act Against Torture. "Democracies do not kidnap people and take them thousands of miles from home, to be beaten, tortured, and held incommunicado for the rest of their lives without even a trial. As citizens of a country that is guilty of these actions, it is our duty to stand up and stop this injustice."
Chalking "Stop the War"
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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"Act Against Torture"
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Protester reminding people of Abu Ghraib prison torture
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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"Active Resistance Can Stop the War"
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Street theater turns into civil disobedience
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Police staging to retake Market from hooded protesters
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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"Guantanamo"
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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"Stop the Occupation"
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Market Street
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Cops on the run
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Police ensure no escape for detainees
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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Bloody patriot bird
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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About a dozen were arrested
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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One of a dozen arrested
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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"The hood that hoodwinks U.S."
by Jeff Paterson, Not in Our Name ( jeff [at] paterson.net ) Monday Mar 20th, 2006 1:56 PM
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