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Fri Nov 24 2000 Buy Nothing Day 2000, San Francisco
Buy Nothing Day 2000
Reclaim the Streets Party
San Francisco, November 24, 2000
Shoppers were confused and disoriented as a Reclaim the Streets party closed down business-as-usual for Buy Nothing Day. The Gap and Banana Republic were forced to close, as the party and enormous police presence stopped traffic on the busiest shopping day of the year.
reclaim the streets

BUY NOTHING DAY 2000 RECLAIM THE STREETS / S26 MORE INFORMATION
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Sheep Take Over Downtown Shopping Report from Berkeley S26 International Buy Nothing Day
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Pictures from Buy Nothing Day 2000 in San Francisco

Stop shopping, start living banner.

Music, creativity impede shopping efficiency.

Animal rights protesters in the march.

When police threaten violence, the party moves on.

Bush supporters,
fuck off!

Black Bloc argues with Bush supporter.

Buy nothing... steal something.

Cop stares at flag that says, "Steal"

Crowd chants "Let him go!" during an arrest.

Badge number photo of the one arrest.

Cops corral the party with motorcycles.

RTS shares road with motorcycle cops.

Mounted cops try to threaten violence.

Cops close down the Gap to protect it.

Cops out spying on free-thinking anarchists.

Cops wonder ... "why am I here?"

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