March 22nd Peace Rally and Action

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Blood and the Flag

I started this day with much trepidation as on Thursday (the 20th) I ended up witnessing police beating up on someone in the middle of near pandemonium.

By trepidation was both warranted and unwarranted. During the day I witnessed may wonderful and creative things. I also witnessed some uglier things such as seemingly unwarranted arrests of people on the sidewalk

Another photographer came up to me and said "there are so many thing to take pictures of." And I replied "and say many ways to not step off of the sidewalk at the wrong time."

Needless to say I didn't step of the sidewalk at the wrong time. Others weren't so lucky.

 

 


Strange Episode on the Sidewalk

I was between 7th and 8th on Market around 5:00 PM when ten or so motorcycle police started driving down the sidewalk, nearly running into people, and then grabbing the person in the photo to the right.

I was on the other side of the street so a did not have the best view.

 

 

I walked down the street and back up the other side and they had a man handcuffs (I think it was the same person, though, I am not entirely sure.)

A crowd had formed, and they were being very helpful. Taking pictures, giving legal numbers, and making sure that the police followed legal procedures.

 

I am not sure exactly why, but at this point the police inexplicably decided to release him. They gave no explanation. I am not sure if it was the big crowd that had formed that pushed them into releasing him, or if they realized that they had made a stupid mistake.

 

 



In any case, here is the detainee, who appears quite happy and relieved by the turn of events.

 

 

 

 


In Memorium

Before Steve Gulick's mother passed away a few weeks ago she told him that she did not understand why we were going to go into Iraq and that the war was not justified.

He is maching against the war, and marching in memorium of his mother Helen Sutton Gulick.

 

 

 


The Photos

01whowouldjesusbomb.jpg
Who would jesus bomb?
02gaggedbyascroft.jpg
Gagged by Ashcroft
03chatwithpolice.jpg
Chat with the police
04medicalstudentsagainstwar.jpg
Medical students against war
05ifyoudontgetcaught.jpg
If you don't get caught
06peaceband.jpg
Peace band
07thebuddha.jpg
The Buddha
08teachpeace.jpg
Teach Peace
09bicyclesforpeace.jpg
Bicycles for Peace

10nbcsucks.jpg
NBC Sucks

(on a news van)

11noimperialistwars.jpg
No Imperialist Wars

12wearejustified.jpg
We are justified

(Tiny pro war contingent.)

13hailcaesar.jpg
Hail Caesar

(This guy was weirdly, and without irony, pro-war.)

14restrictgunsnotabortion.jpg
Restrict Guns Not Abortion
15univision.jpg
Univision Interview
16bigbrother.jpg
Big Brother
17queermajorettes1.jpg
Queer Majorettes 1
18queermajorettes2.jpg
Queer Majorettes 2
19queermajorettes3.jpg
Queer Majorettes 3
20queermajorettes4.jpg
Queer Majorettes 4
21allyourbase.jpg
all your base are belong to us
22basic.jpg
Basically
23seattle.jpg
Seattle
24koreansagainstthewar1.jpg
Koreans Against the War 1
25koreansagainstthewar2.jpg
Koreans Against the War 2
26pink.jpg
Pink
27onmissionstreet.jpg
On Mission Street
28handingoutwater.jpg
Handing Out Water
29walking.jpg
Walking
30needpower.jpg
Need Power
31upmarket.jpg
Up Market
32segwayridersforpeace.jpg
Segway Riders for Peace
33fuckbush.jpg
Fuck Bush
34lies.jpg
Llies
35chalk.jpg
Chalk
36jesuslovesus.jpg
Jesus Loves Us
37security.jpg
Security
38resolve.jpg
Resolve
39failtoprotest.jpg
Fail to Protest
40trekiesforpeace.jpg
Trekies for Peace
41lickmytushpresidentbush.jpg
Lick my Tush President Bush
42michalfranti.jpg
Michael Franti
43heel.jpg
Heel
45supportourdupes.jpg
Support our Dupes
46peaceatciviccenter.jpg
Peace at Civic Center
47uncharter.jpg
UN Charter - UN Plaza San Francisco
48policerunning.jpg
Police Running
49policerunningwithrifle.jpg
Police Running with Rifle
50allyourpolice.jpg
all your police
51arrestingpeace.jpg
Arresting Peace
52paperwork.jpg
Paperwork
53ourstreets.jpg
Our Streets
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Crosswalk Action 1
59crosswalkaction2.jpgCrosswalk Action 2
60arrestedincrosswalk.jpg
Arrested in Crosswalk
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Forced onto the ground
62handcuffed.jpg
Handcuffed
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Painful Handcuffs
64howdothesecuffswork.jpg
How do these things work?
65wainting.jpg
Waiting
66policevan.jpg
Into Police Van

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Police Line

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UN Plaza San Francisco

 

 

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