Local actions: A call was put out for local demonstrations to be organized all over the country on August 29th. One group did street theater at Justin Herman Plaza. Also on August 29th, there was a Really, Really Free Market in Golden Gate Park. In San Francisco on that day, a protest in solidarity with hunger strikers in Palestine was also held (Photos: 1 | 2), and Sunday was the local observation of the Chican@ Moratorium (Photos). A coalition of organizations of people of color called for an action in Oakland on September 2nd. Report and Photos from Siafu action More events that were held that week.
Several different groups in the Bay Area organized contingents for the protests against the Republican National Convention in New York City this summer. Direct Action to Stop the War and Reclaim the Commons held meetings to mobilize for direct action related to the Shout Heard Round the World call to action. (Flyer) Another contingent from the Bay Area is made up of people of color and white allies. A third group is organizing a Radical Queer Affinity Group. See Indybay's Calendar for reportback dates.
Not in Our Name Bay Area has been meeting on Wednesdays in Oakland to help organize "More than a million in the streets when the Bush Team meets!". NION activists from the Bay Area have played a key role in the struggle to win a permit to hold a demonstration in New York City's Central Park on August 29th (the permit was denied). They called for supporters nationwide to join them in exercising their First Amendment rights. Indybay Coverage of the RNC Protests