NION Bay Area - State of the Union March

At 6:00 p.m. pst, a march organized by Not In Our Name Bay Area, began at Market and Powell streets. Led by a banner and a flat-bed truck filled with drummers, 200-300 people moved up Market street - turning at Guerrero and entering the Mission District. After winding through sidestreets and alleys, a small rally was held at 24th street and Mission.

The march was timed to coincide with George W. Bush's State of the Union Address. Speakers before and after the march consisted of Not In Our Name organizers and assorted others (being whoever else wanted to speak).

Fliers handed out by marchers were bilingual (in both Spanish and English) and many of the chants were shouted out in Spanish as the people moved through the Mission.

- Tyler