30,000 March in San Francisco to Protest Trump's Border Separations

Beginning in San Francisco’s Dolores Park, demonstrators gathered from 9am Saturday. By the time their group made it to Civic Center via a march down Market Street, the crowd swelled 30,000. There, in front of City Hall, protesters listened to performances by Spanish-speaking rapper Gina Madrid and folk singer Joan Baez...and a number of speeches.

Many demonstrators held signs with the slogan “Families Belong Together—Familias Unidas No Divididas”, the theme of the event on this national day of action. Other signs denounced Trump for his racism or demanded the abolition of ICE.  One hastily made banner said, "Return the Children Now, You Friggin' Monsters" while a professionally printed sign read, "The Only Child We Should Lock Up is Trump".

Organizations, including Mujeres Unidas y Activas, CA Domestic Workers and Causa Justa, contributed to the march and rally. In addition, Families Belong Together San Francisco, Women's March San Francisco and Indivisible SF were key to the success of the campaign to pull people together to show that San Franciscans detest the Trump administration’s immigration policies.