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30,000+ SF City Workers to Stop Work at Noon for 8:46 to Honor George Floyd
Causes Mayor London Breed has asked all city employees (where it is safe to do so) to stop work for a full 8 minutes and 46 minutes at Noon on June 9th to mourn the killing of George Floyd. Transport Workers Union Local 250A/Muni Operators is also participating and Muni will be more...
Golden Gate Bridge “Black Lives Matter” Protest on Saturday
Causes Organizers have planned a Black Lives Matter March across the Golden Gate Bridge, Saturday, June 6th from 11:30am Noon to 2pm. Starting on the city side – social distancing and masks required. Learn More EVENT UPDATES: Please note that updates Saturday morning include changing the start time from Noon to 11:30am, more...
Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Led Yesterday’s Massive SF Protest
Causes Thanks to SF Gate for their profile on Simone Jacques, a 17-year-old high school junior who, with her friends, organized the massive demonstration and protest yesterday in front of Mission High School – a crowd that was estimated to be anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000. “We’re just youth who grew up more...
SF Wants to Ban Hiring Police with History of Misconduct
Causes Thanks to ALT1053 and San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the San Francisco DA announced a resolution that urges the San Francisco Civil Service Commission to place a ban on hiring officers with a history of misconduct. On Thursday, June 2nd, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Supervisor more...
Watch the Huge Mission Protest LIVE
Causes The large protest in the Mission started at 4pm and is being broadcast live on ABC7. Watch it Live on ABC7
Two Oakland Teens Mobilized 15k Peaceful Protesters for George Floyd
Causes Thanks to ABC7 for showing us how two Oakland teens mobilized 15,000 people for a protest in honor of George Floyd. Akil Riley and Xavier Brown, both 19-year-old, are childhood friends who came together to create a movement. They mobilized 15,000 people in the streets of Oakland on Monday in a more...
Large Protest Planned for The Mission at 4pm
Causes A large protest is scheduled for Wednesday at 4pm starting at Mission High School and marching to the Mission Police Department in San Francisco. San Francisco Solidarity March June 3rd at 4pm From Mission High to Mission Police Department 6′ apart — bring masks Learn More: Instagram | Indybay.org Why is Funcheap posting about this? Funcheap more...
“George Floyd” Solidarity Mass Bike Rally in San Francisco
Causes If you’d like to protest to end police violence, here’s how to do it two wheels at a time. At this event inspired by Critical Mass, people are encouraged to ride their bikes, scooters or unicycles to ride downtown in a non-violent, socially distant protest in honor of George Floyd. Read more more...
A List of 133 Black-Owned Businesses in SF & Oakland
Causes, Community Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know about this comprehensive (and growing) list of black-owned restaurants and pop-ups in the Bay Area put together by Soleil Ho, restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. “If we want to live in a diverse and equitable society, we need to make efforts make more...
7 SF Restaurants Donating Proceeds to Fight Racial Inequality
Causes Thanks to SF Eater for putting together a great list of seven San Francisco restaurants that are dedicating funds to civil justice and police reform efforts. Here are a few highlights: Flour + Water Pizzeria (Mission) is donating a portion of their proceeds on June 4th to Alive & Free, an SF-based more...
