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Photos from 6/5 Palestine Demo
Several hundred people gathered outside of SBC Park in San Francisco on Sunday to protest the Israel National Day celebration that was taking place inside. Hundreds of protesters marched and performed street theater on the sidewalk, and some were able to hand flyers to people as they went into the building. A contingent from Reclaim the Commons left at about 1:30 to march to the Really, Really Free Market, which was held at Union Square....
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 12:24am PDT
RTC Racial Justice Day Video (video/x-ms-wmv 9.2MB)
2:34 min. Windows Movie (Windows Media Player required)As part of Reclaim the Commons week in San Francisco, 200 people rallied for racial justice in front of the SF Federal Building this morning....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 11:02pm PDT
The Plan For Tuesday
Important things that you should know about the tuesday action. Such as schedules, plans, and meeting places....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 11:00pm PDT
Reclaim the Commons Photos--Food Fight
FOOD FIGHT shots from Fort Mason...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 9:55pm PDT
RTC Racial Justice Rally Photos
As part of Reclaim the Commons week in San Francisco, 200 people rallied for racial justice in front of the SF Federal Building this morning....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 9:23pm PDT
Mission Solidarity Screening
Looking back, the boom is long gone, but the effects of bad city planning and undue developer influence is still reeking havoc with affordable housing ......
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 9:19pm PDT
June 5 Anti-War March
Saturday's anti-war march in San Francisco encountered one hundred pro-Israel and freeper counter demonstrators....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 8:31pm PDT
Really REALLY Free Market Report
Market report from Reclaim the Commons - DIRECT from SF's Conspicuous Consumption Center...A call to take it to the streets June 8, 6:30 am on...A call for build the gift economy at freecycling.org...And...A Short History of FREE...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 6:32pm PDT
80 Cops Watching 40 non-violent demonstrators is no joke; it is a tragic waste of money
The money wasted this morning on the unnecessary heavy police presence could have been spent on programs for the homeless, abused women shelters, senior services etc, etc, etc. The police must not be allowed to use demonstrations as a padding for overtime....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 4:42pm PDT
David Bacon: This is What Free Trade Looks Like (audio/mpeg 2.0MB)
David Bacon, a longtime photo journalist and author of The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the US / Mexico Border, spoke briefly on June 6 at New College in SF....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 4:10pm PDT
Via Campesina/UNORCA from Mexico at 6/5/04 SF anti-war march
Mexico's national peasant union, UNORCA (http://www.unorca.org.mx), a member of Via Campesina (http://www.viacampesina.org) marches against the war in Iraq on 6/5/04 in San Francisco....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 2:20pm PDT
update from todays actions?
can someone please post a _detailed_ update about what has gone on today?...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 1:16pm PDT
RECLAIM THE COMMONS: The Garden Lounge in the Convergence Center: 1. Permaculture (video/quicktime 14.1MB)
Starhawk: "(E)verything about our mobilization has a bright, happy though slightly frantic quality. The happiness seems to emanate from the Garden Lounge, the first room you pass by as you enter the convergence space. We've taken twenty-one oak half-barrels and arranged them to define swirling garden beds that define seating areas, some big enough for a small meeting, others good for an intimate conversation. We've filled them with 'guilds', groups of related plants that support each ...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 1:06pm PDT
Uncle Sam Speaks Out Against Some Fascists Posing As Pro-Palestinians' Rights Activists
Some of the organizers of the protest against the Israel Celebration Day acted like the fascists that they say they are against, by trying to censor, shun and pick on "Uncle Sam"....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 11:34am PDT
Photos: J5, J6
A selection of photos I quickly threw onto my site; not edited or properly titled, but the images are worthwhile....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 10:57am PDT
Pics of Pro-War Protestors and SFPD Officers Controlling the Crowd and Getting Ready...
Some SFPD officers seemed really eager to beat up protestors. The pic below shows an officer that couldn't keep his hands off his baton along the march route on Market....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 8:30am PDT