Various protest rallies and marches took place in San Francisco on May Day, and I walked to the one scheduled for 4PM in Civic Center Plaza, which was to be followed by a march down Market Street. There were lots of plainclothes police parked around the neighborhood but overall the law enforcement presence was deliberately low-key with no street closures in front of City Hall.
Upside down American flags of distress were omnipresent.
Various labor union groups were also represented although they were overshadowed by strident speakers ranting on a portable speaker system.
Some of the signage was profane...
...and delightfully homemade.
Of all the current protests in San Francisco against the oncoming of fascism, the weekly gatherings from 12 to 2 on Van Ness in front of the Tesla showroom are the most fun.
They even have free red, white and blue popsicles.
My favorite sight was on an adjoining lawn where a quartet were practicing a dance routine...
...in front of a sign reading "BE FABULOUS / BAN FASCISM".
1 comment:
Nice to see my home turf. Here's what we had in Mass.: https://happening-here.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-day-in-vineyard-haven-mass.html
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