Anti War Activists Mobilizing in the Bay Area [Pacific Stock Exchange Shutdown]

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Feb. 12, 2003 | Joe Garafoli

[ewing]

Non-violent protestors will plan to try and blockade the TransAmerica Pyramid, the Pacific Exchange and other 'war making' corporate and federal headquarters in San Francisco the first day after a prospective United States attack on Iraq.

Nobody-not police nor activists who have participated in planning sessions for weeks-know how many people will show up.

Still, mindful of the ability of free form groups as the Critical Mass bicyclists to tie up downtown-and of the protests in San Francisco after the start of the 1991 Gulf War that resulted in 1,000 arrests-police and some of the events intended targets are preparing for some sort of disruption.

Activists have crafted a civil disobedience plan designed to shut down the city's Financial District to show their frustration with the United States Governments actions.

[ewing]

Free baths for the smelly war protesters!

[tallhappy]

These guys are the brownshirts of today. No matter if one agrees with them or disagrees, they are neo-fascists in their behavior.

[areafiftyone]

AWWW just send in the NYPD. LOL - the peaceniks handcuffed themselves together in NYC yesterday with pipes (don't ask me how they did that) and the NYPD just wrestled them to the ground and promptly brought over some Diamond cutters and cut the pipes. PISSED OFF THOSE PROTESTORS!! HEH HEH

[ewing]

I'd arrest them for flag abuse..

[Barnacle]

[Route66]

Once the invasion is on, I doubt there will much patience for this even in San Franciso.

[ewing]

Handcuffing with pipes? Never heard of that before..

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Congrats to the NYPD.....those guys havent forgot 9/11...I think those Supporters of Terrorism should have realized that with their protest

San Fagcisco may be a different matter. They pay homeless people to be homeless...go figure

These Friends of Saddam bug me...I say round em up and ship to Iraq so they can be human shields

[areafiftyone]

Its really quite original. I am looking for the picture that they had in the Daily News.

[kesg]

"Non-violent protestors will plan to try and blockade the TransAmerica Pyramid, the Pacific Exchange and other 'war making' corporate and federal headquarters in San Francisco the first day after a prospective United States attack on Iraq."

Does anyone else notice the distinctly Orwellian nature of this sentence?

[ewing]

LOL! At least the smell will be tempered by the water..

[ewing]

Where are all the naked folks making signs in Kalifornia? (and other wackyness of that nature)

I expect better quality craziness from the Bezerkley types!

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Arrest 'em all for trespass and disorderly behavior, put 'em on buses and take 'em out to some open air stadium, where they can cool their heels for awhile. Repeat as often as necessary.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

While they're at it, they should give the protesters a lobotomy while they're at it. Personally, I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, then a frontal lobotomy.

[lainie]

The human shields in Ankara, Turkey yesterday.. onroute to Baghdad. I hope they get there in time!

[GoreIsLove]

traffic was messed up all morning on 80 thanks to these fatheads. must be fun to be a professional activist.

[July 4th]

I remember a couple of years ago when there was a big anarchy rally in the business center of London. As the crowds massed below a few of the big bank buildings and started breaking things, the people in the offices - mostly 20 or 30-something stockbrokers - fired back with things like paperweights and staplers. I hope it's our turn.

[ewing]

The human Darwin Award finalists started with 85..now they are down to less than 50! (after getting to Turkey)

At least 30-40 came to their senses, or just wanted a free bus ride!

[Overtaxed]

Now there's a "soft target" for ya.

[yonif]

If they are going to do this, how can they say they are "Non-violent protestors "