Palestinian-American youth taking part in the antiwar rally at Dolores Park.
The same group of Palestinian-American teenagers, earlier in the march, exchanging shouts with the Israeli flag-waving, pro-war protesters at Civic Center.
Hossam el-Hamalawy
Antiwar activists on the march from San Francisco’s Civic to Dolores Park.
Al-Juthoor (Roots) Palestinian dabkeh troupe performing at Dolores Park. The group, in the words of one of its members, works “to preserve and present Palestinian culture while reminding the world of the injustice occurring in Palestine and supporting the struggle for social justice around the world… basically dance as an act of resistance and protest.”
Antiwar protesters in Dolores Park.
Antiwar protesters at Dolores Park.
From the BBC:
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations against the war in Iraq in cities across the US.
Rallies took place in a dozen cities, with the biggest crowds gathering in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
They were timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of a vote by the US Senate to authorise the Iraq invasion.
Those taking part, who included relatives of servicemen fighting in Iraq, urged the US congress to cut off funding for the war.
I attended the San Francisco protest and took some pix, which I’ll be uploading soon, here.