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Three Statues Torn Down in Golden Gate Park by Protesters
Causes Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that demonstrators tore down three controversial statues in Golden Gate Park on Friday night. UPDATE – San Francisco Mayor London Breed is ordering the city to review public art and statues to make sure they “reflect the values of the city.” – Read more. Protesters more...
Juneteenth Events Around The San Francisco Bay Area
Causes We know it’s hard to stay connected sometimes as a community. We’re doing our best to compile a list of as many upcoming protests, rallies, vigils and clean-up events as possible. Did we miss any events? Please email us at events_crew@funcheap.com with the date/time, details and any links you have. Please note more...
SF’s Own Huge “Black Lives Matter” Street Mural
Causes, Murals After similar projects in Washington D.C. and Oakland, San Francisco now has its own Black Lives Matter street mural. The words “Black Lives Matter”, painted in bright yellow block lettering, stretch out over three city blocks in S.F. on Fulton Street, between Webster and Octavia with a direct view of City more...
Epic Photos of The Protest That Shut Down Bay Bridge
Causes This past Sunday, Black Lives Matter protesters stopped traffic on the westbound upper deck of the Bay Bridge, painting #BLM in large yellow letters on the road, backing up cars for miles. A total of 29 people were arrested and five cars were towed. There was a lot of footage from more...
SF’s Christopher Columbus Statue Removed from Coit Tower
Causes Thanks to the Chronicle and ABC Bay Area for letting us know that ahead of a planned protest, San Francisco officials removed a 4,000 lb. statue of Christopher Columbus from Coit Tower early on Thursday. The removal of the statue comes after having been vandalized multiple times with red paint and more...
San Francisco City Hall Will Light Up for Juneteenth
Causes San Francisco’s City Hall and its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures will illuminate in red, green, and black to celebrate Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people more...
Defund The Police? Here’s How Much SF & Oakland Spend on Police
Causes, City Insight, Police Reform Thanks to SF Gate for their research and letting us know how much several prominent Bay Area cities spend on their police departments. A few things to start with is that every city and budget can vary wildly and can’t often be compared apples to apples. Also for context, most people who more...
“Chalk Over Hate” See SF’s Black Lives Matter “Stencil” House
Causes Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that the couple who called the police after they saw a stenciling “Black Lives Matter” in chalk onto his own property has issued an apology, and now neighbors and allies have added lots of other chalk messages to the retaining wall and sidewalk. San Francisco more...
LGBT Virtual Rally & Town Hall for Today’s Supreme Court Ruling
Causes This morning the United States Supreme Court ruled that companies do not have the right to discriminate against LGBT workers In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should be understood to include sexual orientation and gender identity. – BBC On June 15th at more...
SF’s First “Interactive Justice Mural” Launches in SoMa
Artsy Fartsy, Causes, Murals Located at 1000 Howard St (at 6th St.) in SoMa, is an Interactive Justice Mural. 1AM SF created a “HELLO, the Justice we want is…” wall where you and the community are invited to finish the sentence by either writing your thoughts on our wall. If you cannot physically make it, more...
SF May Redirect Police Funds to the Black Community
Causes Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that London Breed announced an effort to redirect police funds to the black community. SF Mayor London Breed announced on June 4th, that together with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors she will look to redirect funds from the Police Department to the more...
Oakland & SF’s Beautiful “Black Lives Matter” Murals
Causes, Murals The Bay Area is booming with beautiful street murals in tribute to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Check out Murals of Oakland’s Instagram Page for beautiful and cultural #murals of #Oakland, CA, and where to find them as well as photos from @eggshell001 who catches many of the murals in the more...
Oakland’s Huge “Black Lives Matter” Mural Almost Didn’t Happen
Causes, Murals Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know the background story of Oakland’s massive Black Lives Matter street mural and how it almost didn’t happen. See awesome aerial photos of the mural from Beto Lopez Photography The massive bold yellow mural, which covers three city blocks and took 400 volunteers and artists more...
Oakland Protest’s “Woman On A Horse” Gets Her Own Mural
Causes, Murals Thanks to the SF Gate and @muralsofoakland for letting us know that the woman who rode a horse at George Floyd Oakland protest on May 29th got her own mural. Brianna Noble is a black horsewoman and small business owner. She rode horseback through an Oakland demonstration for George Floyd with more...
The Battle Over Bernal Rock’s “Black Lives Matter” Mural
Causes, Murals Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know how a neighborhood battle started over painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on SF’s Bernal rock. Bernal Rock is a neighborhood landmark, a community message board that expresses the sentiments of many in the area. Kseniya Makarova, a San Francisco graphic designer, and artist painted the rock more...
