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October 22 Police Brutality Protest in SF

by Peter Maiden
Several hundred protesters participated in San Francisco in the annual October 22 action against police brutality. They started at the top of Golden Gate Park and walked 2 1/2 miles through the Haight and Fillmore neighborhoods, ending at Jefferson Square Park.
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§Banner of the RCP
by Peter Maiden
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The Revolutionary Communist Party gave the annual October demonstration it's primary slogan, seen above on a banner.
§Mesha Irrizarry
by Peter Maiden
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Mesha, one of the primary organizers, is a force of nature who stayed on the megaphone the entire march.
§Deshay Harvey holds a banner
by Peter Maiden
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§Mike Lefiti
by Peter Maiden
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Mike is the brother of Oscar "Big O", who was killed by police.
§Laure McElroy (l) and "Tiny"
by Peter Maiden
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These two women work for Poor Magazine
§Banner
by Peter Maiden
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§Policeman
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About twenty SFPD officers stayed with the march the entire distance, keeping it to one lane of the street. There were no arrests.
§Banners
by Peter Maiden
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§United Playas
by Peter Maiden
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Students from Thurgood Marshall High School were organized by United Playas to come on the march (in a van bringing up the rear).
§The Van
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§The Wall of Victims to Police Violence
by Peter Maiden
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