SFist: A Scene From Today's Tibet Rally

DJTennessee

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:42:20 -0800

What, no love for Mumia?

cloudgazer

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:53:58 -0800

there's another nighttime rally: http://racefortibet.org/sanfrancisco/ (Gere included) + Desmond Tutu! Tuesday April 8th 2008 United Nations Plaza Rally & Speeches 6:00pm Culture / Music 7:15pm Candle Light Vigil 8:00pm

hollyMmm

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:10:59 -0800

where is richard gere?

aj

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:54:43 -0800

There you go again, Chris, calling this a crusade against Newsom, instead of just for human rights. (From the email that the occasionally-useful PROSF forwarded: For months, Gavin Newsom had been working closely with top Chinese government officials on preparations for the torch event in San Francisco. For the PRC, the San Francisco leg of the relay had a unique importance due to our economic role in the Pacific Rim and for our significant Chinese population. For Gavin Newsom, the torch relay was a ready-made opportunity to elevate his national and international political stature. But the veil of secrecy under which this planning took place became increasingly apparent as the Board's resolution worked its way through the legislative process. Community groups and reporters alike were asking questions about the route and how protests would be handled. The answers were either not forthcoming (the route was not set) or the wrong ones (protests would be limited to "free speech zones"). Gavin Newsom also started to be asked about his position on human rights in China. After the brutal crackdown in Tibet, it became increasingly difficult for Newsom to dodge these questions. One of Gavin's political mentors, Nancy Pelosi, took a strong stance on the PRC's crackdown, traveling to meet with the Dalai Lama in India. She said, "If freedom loving people throughout the world do not speak out against China's oppression in China and Tibet, we have lost all moral authority to speak on behalf of human rights anywhere in the world." Pelosi's actions challenged Newsom to act with conscience, but instead he opted for the same line used by George Bush — politics, including China's crackdown in Tibet, should be kept separate from the Beijing Olympics.")

miumiu

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:50:04 -0800

shamwow! chris daly shamwow!

daithi

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:22:15 -0800

Kind of ironic, that you show a pothole the size of Texas on a street in his district in the post below, and there he is at a free tibet rally. Worthy cause, but so is the job he gets paid for.

RobInSF

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:53:50 -0800

HAHA!!! Somebody TP'd Daly and it's not even Halloween.

cowsaysmeow

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:34 -0800

They're at the consulate now...too bad the IT gods here are omnipresent, otherwise I'd take a pic and upload it for you folks. It's peaceful, loud, but peaceful. I'm amused that several of the protesters have bailed and headed to J-town, guess it got a bit windy and cold after the walk from the UN (that or they just paused to go pee).