We're marching side by side w/our immigrant residents to fight for their rights & advocate for comprehensive immigration reform #MayDay2017 pic.twitter.com/L5TIdfCxBA
— Mayor Ed Lee (@mayoredlee) May 1, 2017
As discussed yesterday, multiple Bay Area May Day protests are going down today, in conjunction with similar demonstrations around the globe including this one in Istanbul that was being actively broken up by police.
In San Francisco, a peaceful morning rally in Justin Herman Plaza grew more sizable ahead of a planned march that kicked off at noon, headed toward Civic Center Plaza with Mayor Ed Lee joining the marchers.
A parallel demonstration with several hundred protesters occurred earlier outside the SF headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as the Chronicle reports, with those demonstrators marching to join the others at Justin Herman Plaza.
Meanwhile in Oakland, about 100 people gathered outside the county Administration Building near Lake Merritt, and four people were arrested this morning after chaining themselves to the building.
More protests are expected throughout the day in various locations.
.@mayoredlee, city Supes (escorted by police, others) at head of #MayDay march down Market Street pic.twitter.com/vYdD401k61
— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) May 1, 2017
Protesters fill Bay Area streets for #MayDay demonstrations. https://t.co/1y0URpnTYs pic.twitter.com/proRIRjfwd
— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) May 1, 2017
#MayDay protest groups have joined in front of SF's Ferry Building pic.twitter.com/QCTDL2ioA5
— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) May 1, 2017
From the middle of San Francisco's #MayDay demonstration pic.twitter.com/3iDp2vtcTh
— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) May 1, 2017
Beautiful #Resistance art in front of ICE building, being blockaded right now in SF. #NoBanNoWallNoRaids #MayDaySF #MayDay #ShutItDown pic.twitter.com/quYFt7Chbg
— San Francisco Rising (@SF_Rising) May 1, 2017
#NoBanNoWallNoRaids who blocked San Francisco #ICE deportation bus exit since 7:30 am joining #MayDay march to Justin Herman #MayDay2017 pic.twitter.com/gi7SEToyxZ
— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) May 1, 2017
Previously: Multiple May Day Protests Planned Monday Around The Bay Area
