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j20 march
j20 march in san francisco
J20 san francisco - thousands gathered in front of city hall to protest the fraudulent election of the dumbass texan fratboy nightmare. the crowd marched from city hall through desolate neighborhoods on a police approved route ending in jefferson square park.
the park was crowded with people listening to speakers. part of the crowd walked towards van ness. once at the intersection of van ness and turk, the protesters attempted to take the intersection. with hundreds of people marching to join them - and saturday afternoon traffic at a full stop - the police told the protesters they could march down south van ness.
the march continued to market street where protesters danced in the intersection. part of the crowd wanted to head towards the mission district to continue a huge party in the streets. however, the sidestreets looked too empty to venture down. so the crowd headed downtown...
once at powell and market - amidst the satuday shoppers and tourists - the music was turned up loud and the dancing continued. police on horseback showed up trying to contain the crowd. in a tense moment with police on motorcycles attempting to divide the protesters, a lone breakdancer took to the street and the police got out of the way.
the march continued down market to the financial district and circled around back towards union square with riot police in pursuit. the march ended up at the cable car turnaround and the protesters used it as a merry go round! people locked arms in front of the gap and closed it down. about 30 people ran into the gap and police chased them out.
A police captain was overheard saying that they did not want to attack people because there were too many tourists around and the police didn't know who was "friend or foe."
no arrests have been reported at 7pm, revelers still occupy the cable car turnaround as police barricade themselves inside the gap.
the park was crowded with people listening to speakers. part of the crowd walked towards van ness. once at the intersection of van ness and turk, the protesters attempted to take the intersection. with hundreds of people marching to join them - and saturday afternoon traffic at a full stop - the police told the protesters they could march down south van ness.
the march continued to market street where protesters danced in the intersection. part of the crowd wanted to head towards the mission district to continue a huge party in the streets. however, the sidestreets looked too empty to venture down. so the crowd headed downtown...
once at powell and market - amidst the satuday shoppers and tourists - the music was turned up loud and the dancing continued. police on horseback showed up trying to contain the crowd. in a tense moment with police on motorcycles attempting to divide the protesters, a lone breakdancer took to the street and the police got out of the way.
the march continued down market to the financial district and circled around back towards union square with riot police in pursuit. the march ended up at the cable car turnaround and the protesters used it as a merry go round! people locked arms in front of the gap and closed it down. about 30 people ran into the gap and police chased them out.
A police captain was overheard saying that they did not want to attack people because there were too many tourists around and the police didn't know who was "friend or foe."
no arrests have been reported at 7pm, revelers still occupy the cable car turnaround as police barricade themselves inside the gap.
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The breakaway march was not approved by the organizers or the police. The police tried unsuccessfully to stop the march from taking van ness or market St. There was no negotiation with the police. The people on the march took direct action and asserted thier rights in the streets. It was unpermitted and lively as hell and fun. The dancing was mad, and many people broke away from the sidewalks and joined the dancing in the streets. People involved included: Reclaim the Streets!, Art & Revolution!, and many other anarchist groups. The break away action can only be compared to the highly spirited renegade marches of the Gulf War in San Francisco.
Serious stuff though - Son of Star Wars. In Europe we are busy reactivating the Peace Movements against Bush's plans to turn Britain into Air Strip One. That tosser is serious about this and we need a really big movement to defeat him.
Salutations,
Andy