No Kings! Human Banner at Ocean Beach Against Authoritarianism

Our next Human Banner is "NO KINGS! YES ON 50" on Saturday, October 18th at Stairway #17 Ocean Beach from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

https://human-banners-at-ocean-beach.org/

Afterward, join the main anchor protest march for the entire West Coast:

No Kings! San Francisco march to Embarcadero Center to Civic Center rally
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/09/29/18880326.php

No Kings! anchor cities: SAN FRANCISCO, Washington D.C., New York City, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, Kansas City, Atlanta, Honolulu, and Bozeman MT


'FUN CHEAP SF' ARTICLE: https://sf.funcheap.com/no-kings-massive-human-banner-protest-at-ocean-beach-sf-2/

NO KINGS Day #1 (June 14, 2025) -- Human Banner, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 2,500+ people spell it out.

SINCE 2007, organizers Travis Van Brasch and Brad Newsham and many friends have been hosting “human banner” events in which hundreds (sometimes thousands) of attendees assemble themselves inside the outlines of enormous images that are then filmed from the air.

The Internet always feasts on the imagery from these events, and the mainstream press often gorges itself, too. Already in 2025, three events have been featured on ABC, CBS, "NBC Late Night with Seth Myers," Rachel Maddow, many more. The full list goes on and on, including scores of newspapers on three continents: The San Francisco Chronicle, Guardian, Washington Post, NY Times, LA Times, Irish Times. You know you've struck a universal note when your work runs in the Hindustan Times! Or spends a week as the lead photo on RollingStone.com (see photo below).


IMPORTANT NOTE:

PEACEFUL EVENT: A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.


[ An aerial photo from our "HANDS OFF DEMOCRACY" event in April was the lead image on RollingStone.com for a solid week, giving all 550-600 attendees lifetime "cover of the Ro-ol-ling Stone..." bragging rights. ]


[ On "NBC Late Night," host Seth Myers riffed for several minutes about how you should "never piss off a city where half the population are expert graphic designers." ]


NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY:

MOBILITY ISSUES? Ten steep stair steps lead from the sidewalk atop the sea wall down to the sand. People with mobility issues have reported finding these stairs "tricky." Some have decided to watch the proceedings from up on the sea wall instead of going down to the sand. Other have gone down to the sand and enjoyed the event from there, and everyone has always made is safely back up from the beach.