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2/21 Rally Against INS Detentions, Registrations, and Roundups

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

From 11:00am to about 1:00pm on Friday, February 21 there was a rally in front of the Immigration and Naturalization Service office in downtown San Francisco in protest to the Special Group registrations. Here are 20 pics and a lowdown of the rally...

For official details to this issue, go to the INS website at http://www.ins.gov and scroll down to "Special Registration Deadlines" to see Group 3's extension (given on 2/19) and now Group 4 which must register by April 25th. The list of countries/nationalities are listed in the site as well. If you know of any folks who may be affected by this policy, please make an effort to let them be aware.

At the rally... there were folks lined up to go into the INS office, some appeared to be of South Asian and Arab nationalities, those in Group 3 whose original registration deadline was yesterday the 21st.

Speakers gave stories relating today's situation to instances in world history when racial profiling and detentions of individuals because of their ethnic color, political affiliation, religion, and such took place.

Chinese, Koreans, Latinos, Arabs, Muslims, South Asians, and white folk showed up at the rally. I estimate the rally at about 60 to 80 people.

Enjoy the pictures.

§Who Is Next?

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

Group 4 is definitely the next one on the INS list.

§11:30ish in front of INS

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

The rally is still getting itself started on this side of the street from the INS office where immigrant folx were already lining up. Some folks going into INS appeared confused at the rally, some confused, some really appreciative.

§Rally Starts!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

§Starring: The Heckler

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

Oh yes, even the lone heckler gets just as much time as the dozens of protesters on NBC affiliates.

§Speaker from Amnesty International..?

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

The rally took place next to this \\\\\\\"maximum of lunch\\\\\\\" (not exact translation) italianish/ized cafeteria across the street from INS.

§Shh, keep yo mouth shut!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

Some Chinese representing at the rally. The duct tape symbollized how we\\\\\\\'re supposed to keep quiet about the roundups, keep quiet so long as they don\\\\\\\'t come for us, and keep quiet by way of INS repression, among other theories we can all see happening in today\\\\\\\'s fascist policies.

§What IS Next??

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

§Here they are crammed into one spot listening to great speakers.

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

§A Jewish Voice for Peace!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

That damn heckler wouldn\\\\\\\'t shut up when this woman spoke, but she kept it real on the mic and talked about Jews being systematically rounded up in previous points in history, among other points and personal connections to all this crazy shit.

§No, You shut up fool!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

RCP/NION folk talking trash back at the heckler!

§Oh, I am sorry, did I break yo concentration? -Piggies against hecklers

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

After a little brawl between heckler and a white communist provocateur (not in the pic) in front of the INS entrance, the piggies put the donut down and come out of their van to settle them down.

Color folk, as on the left side, began coming out of INS and listening to the rally.

§Take that duct tape off, everyone!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

Rep from Chinese community, maybe CPA?, speaking about the duct tape, among other topics, taking it off to represent how we cannot be voiceless about the situation.

§Day Laborer and Immigrant Rights speaker.

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

He spoke about recent cases where latino and immigrant workers have been targetted. But he stressed they will not let it keep happening, they will fight back.

§Speaker reading out an opposition to roundups letter from a Congressman in the South Bay!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

§Not In Our Name pledge of resistance...

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

§In My Name, In My Name!!

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM

The heckler almost busts out with the pledge of allegiance to the US while protesters went over the NION pledge. He also would say things along the lines of <<the people of Iraq will not be free until we liberate them.>> He did not get a lot of respect from the protesters, and I am not sure if even the fed next to him could agree with him much.

§NION, 12 Galaxies, and Lunch, a day of resistance in downtown.

by RebBoy

Sat, Feb 22, 2003 1:05PM