Protesting police brutality and the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, tens of thousands of San Franciscans have joined demonstrators across the US in demanding an end to racist policies and a toxic police culture that disproportionately harms Black Americans. The protests in San Francisco have largely remained peaceful, even as they have escalated in other parts of the Bay Area.
To chants of “Hands up, don’t shoot!” and “No justice, no peace,” protesters have gathered day after day in places as diverse as City Hall, Mission High School and the Great Highway, marching countless miles across the city. People of all ages, races and abilities have participated, from children as young as five years old to a woman who told her friend, “I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit in my sixties.”
Hundreds of people also donated masks, water bottles, snacks and first-aid supplies to protesters, and groups of volunteers passed them out as needed. “Look how our community has come together,” one organizer said as she watched volunteers load supplies into a truck. “This is why we don’t need cops.”
Gabe Castro-Root is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Paper Tiger. He is a senior at LWHS and was Photo Editor as a junior, his first year on the staff. You can often find him running or photographing the night sky.
Gabe Castro-Root is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Paper Tiger. He is a senior at LWHS and was Photo Editor as a junior, his first year on the staff. You can often find him running or photographing the night sky.
Gabe Castro-Root is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Paper Tiger. He is a senior at LWHS and was Photo Editor as a junior, his first year on the staff. You can often find him running or photographing the night sky.
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