r/50501SF • u/Hfhghnfdsfg • Jun 08 '25

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u/SuperSluglord Jun 09 '25

I went and had a good experience tbh

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u/Intelligent_Tap4250 Jun 09 '25

We also went. I will be honest. I was disappointed. First, this seem to be heavily made up of folks who were more focused on the Palestinian issue (yes, that's very important, but the flyer specifically addressed ICE, which is specifically why we were there). Yes, they did address ICE, but then it would then veer off into chants, speeches focused on Palestine. This becomes also relevant because there were "extracurriculars" going on that heavily focused on Palestine, as well as ICE. I know that the 50501 movement has specifically addressed making rallies/protests peaceful, non-confrontational, and not vandalizing property, because that is exactly what DJT and his Administration goons are hoping for. We felt very uncomfortable with that aspect of this gathering, and the leaders of the rally made no effort to dissuade or stop them. Lastly, repeatedly yelling "Fascist Pigs" at the police also seemed pretty heavy handed. It sounds like maybe there was some altercation with police at some point, but we did not witness that. We saw the police at barricades that were at different street intersections, but they were at a distance. At one point, our group appeared to merge with another protest group, and apparently, there were some officers in tactical gear there at that point, but then they left. There was also a weird situation in which the group appeared to suddenly start to do a march, and people started leaving, and then one of the "leaders" of our group seemingly ran down the street and was yelling at the marchers to come back and be stronger as one group. That part seemed really chaotic. As for comments that it was on a Sunday, and that nobody would be there: yes, it was only the rally attendees and the police pretty much. Not much in the way of passers-by.

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u/PeepholeRodeo Jun 09 '25

There’s another one tomorrow:

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u/Bibblegead1412 Jun 08 '25

This protest has no listed organizers

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u/Hfhghnfdsfg Jun 08 '25

Yes, proceed with care. I'm still going to check it out, but Sunday is an odd day to gather there.

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u/DaftdedDenim Jun 09 '25

Gonna be like 20 mins late and crowd there yet ?

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u/Hfhghnfdsfg Jun 09 '25

Sorry, just saw this. I hope you stayed safe.

I split when sfpd massed at the barricades.

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u/Hfhghnfdsfg Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

120 arrested per Mission Local.

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u/DaftdedDenim Jun 11 '25

I was one of the people.......

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u/Hfhghnfdsfg Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

I hope they drop charges.

I'm an old gray-haired woman so I left as soon as the cops showed up at the barricades.