Hundreds of people gathered at City Hall today for two different protests, and a third is expected to follow this evening.
According to Twitter user Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat), today's demonstrations kicked off with a ceremony to honor the 58th Annual Tibetan Uprising Day followed by a 1pm march from City Hall to the Chinese Consulate in Japantown.
#TibetanUprisingDay march from San Francisco City Hall to Chinese Consulate begins @SFTHQ #FreeTibet #tibet #HumanRights #PressFreedom pic.twitter.com/PwCxxgGIsf
— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) March 10, 2017
Soon after, protestors and city officials against President Trump's latest immigration ban—including supervisors Aaron Peskin and Malia Cohen—gathered on the steps of City Hall for a rally and prayer service.
Protest #MuslimBan2 @AaronPeskin @MaliaCohen & other supervisors @seiu87 spoke #NoBanNoWall #yemen #muslimbanprotest #MuslimBan #Trump pic.twitter.com/TdsVqi2Y1H
— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) March 10, 2017
Prayer service in front of San Francisco City Hall #NoBanNoWall protest of #MuslimBan2 #Yemen #MuslimBan #Trump #MuslimBanProtest pic.twitter.com/agu415p1k2
— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) March 10, 2017
'No Ban No Wall' protestors then marched down Market Street to the Federal Building at 7th and Mission.
As Rhodes noted on Twitter, a third protest will hit the streets at 5pm today. Activist groups Idle No More SF Bay and Tribal Nations are hosting a brief rally at the 7th and Mission Federal Building followed by a march to Civic Center in support of Native American rights in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
According to the groups' Facebook invite, a larger rally will then take place at Civic Center, featuring a "traditional California Indigenous opening" with speeches from Native American leaders and a danza circle led by local dance troupe Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca.
Thank you to Albertino M. and David N. for the tips.
