Wall Street West - San Francisco
March in support of the NYC Wall Street Occupation - September 30 2011
About 500 people marched through SF financial district before and during rush hour on Thursday September 30, 2011, stopping at several banks/investment companies along the way.
One affinity group was arrested occupying a Chase Bank lobby.
The crowd included a lot of college students - I talked to a UCB organizer who said she thought there were about 70-80 UC students. The Pagan Cluster accounted for a dozen or so, including a spirited drum corps.
Hopefully this leads to more actions in the near future - stay tuned!
Photos of the Wall Street West action by Luke Hauser
The march, 500 strong, began about 4pm, moving through the Financial District at the beginning of rush hour.
San Francisco provides a uniformed escort service for all anti-corporate marches.
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Pagan Cluster drummers and friends.
Dancing in the streets.
Rattling the doors at Charles Schwab investment company.
A handful of protesters got inside Chase before the cops blocked the doorway. Further back is the affinity group occupying the main lobby.
An affinity group occupied the Chase Bank lobby demanding foreclosure relief from banks that received huge taxpayer bailouts.
Crowd outside Chase Bank.
Outside Chase Bank.
Across the street from Chase, another affinity group sings for justice outside a CitiBank branch.
Picturesque SF backdrops - a photographers dream!
An all-ages march!
Closing circle - what, no spiral dance?
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Luke Hauser
(aka George Franklin) is a freelance parajournalist in the service of the Goddess and planetary revolution. His photo-filled book Direct Action is an historical novel about Bay Area protests.
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