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24hrs of Peaceful & Violent Protests Around San Francisco

16 Nov 2023 Alex Mak - Managing Editor
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In the last 24 hours in San Francisco dozens of protests, strikes, blockades and rallies have broken out all over the city.  As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit unfolds, the world’s attention is focused on San Francisco, and the people are out in the streets.

Below are just a few of the incredible demonstrations both peaceful and violent, by people expressing their First Amendment right to voice protest and concern about war, politics, power, labor, identity, and environmental policy.

We at Broke-Ass Stuart support their rights to free speech, and peaceful demonstration.

Bay Bridge – Demand Ceasefire in Palestine

At sunrise Thursday morning, thousands of Pro-Palestine protesters shut down the Bay Bridge during commute hours, November 16th 2023, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza while Joe Biden & Xi Jinping are here in San Francisco.

The Pro-Palestine protest blocking all lanes westbound on the Bay Bridge shutting down traffic into San Francisco, While Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are here in SFO.

SOMA –  Honk Kong Independence Clash

Meanwhile, in downtown San Francisco Pro-China and Free Hong Kong protestors clashed and violence broke out.

 

SOMA – Summit attendee assaults protester

APEC protesters blocked and shoved a man with a summit badge from exiting the security area. A woman protester yelled at him for supporting “genocide,” he allegedly punched her in the face and was handcuffed sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f SFPD said they arrested a person for assault at same time and location.

300pm 11/16/23: UPDATE: There is a fundraiser for the person assaulted at the No2APEC protest. She has a broken jaw, lost teeth, and brain bleeding, and is still in the hospital.

SOMA – Take down the CCP Protest

Hundreds of Chinese people from the NFSC gathered in San Francisco to peacefully protest against the Chinese Communist Party and Xi. Their voice of “take down the CCP” demonstrates that the CCP never represents the Chinese people.

Union Square – labor strikes by hotel workers took a turn

A protestor in a giant turd costume joined the picketing workers at the BEI Hotel on the fourth day of their Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The union says that at least four workers have suffered diarrhea, stomach pain, or other symptoms of food poisoning since the hotel unilaterally laid off its cooks and outsourced cafeteria meals.

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On Wednesday November 14th in San Francisco

Hwy 101 – Uyghur Americans protest Genocide of the Uyghur People

market St – Pride Lasers light up SF

Last night (11/14) the illuminateSF laser blazed down Market Street with Pride.

SOMA – Pro Environment Anti Fossil Fuels Demonstration

Environmental demonstrators hold mock wedding between Exxon & Citi referencing the banks’ fossil fuel partnership during the anti-APEC protest in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2023. Exxon Mobil CEO, Darren Woods attended the CEO Summit at Moscone Center as part of APEC.

SOMA – ‘No to APEC’ Blockade

“No to APEC” protest gathers on Mission street in San Francisco blocking attendees from the world leaders CEO summit

 

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