Thanks to Brad Newsham -- performance art maestro, travel writer, and once upon a time cab driver -- we've been creating these beach protests for over 20 years here in the San Francisco Bay when events warranted. We've denounced the country's wars and sought the impeachment of two Republican presidents. Thousands of us have been willing to arrange ourselves to spell out the message of the moment under volunteer direction. The vibe is determined but happy, a pleasant echo of simpler days when San Francisco catered more to hip young adventurers than to earnest aspiring techies.
We made protest art again Saturday; here is the official overhead image. Drones sure make the project easier; I remember a time when the small plane with the photographer was late and we stood in formation, and stood, and stood.
Today I was down there in the area of the period in the exclamation point [!]. Here are some images of people I met. Click on any to enlarge.
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