{"id":29514,"date":"2023-10-30T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T19:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=29514"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T19:59:13","slug":"pro-palestinian-protesters-take-actions-throughout-s-f-briefly-shutting-down-central-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-actions-throughout-s-f-briefly-shutting-down-central-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestinian protesters take actions throughout S.F., briefly shutting down Central Freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oct. 28, 2023 Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 5:40\u00a0a.m. (SFChronicle.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"1-image-24390142\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/35\/02\/47\/24390142\/6\/1200x0.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia Papermaster of Code Pink attends a vigil outside Speaker\u00a0Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u2019s home in San Francisco calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cynthia Papermaster of Code Pink attends a vigil outside Speaker\u00a0Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u2019s home in San Francisco calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.Yolanda M. James\/The Chronicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"2-image-24390139\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/35\/02\/47\/24390139\/8\/1200x0.jpg\" alt=\"Code Pink members held a vigil Saturday outside House Speaker\u00a0Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u2019s home in San Francisco.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"3-image-24390176\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/35\/02\/50\/24390176\/6\/1200x0.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia Papermaster of Code Pink attends a vigil outside Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u2019s home in San Francisco. \u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza gathered in several locations in San Francisco on Saturday&nbsp;\u2014 holding a vigil outside House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u2019s house, rallying at the Ferry Building and then marching through the city and briefly disrupting traffic on the Central Freeway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their numbers grew into the thousands at the Ferry Building. Organizers said 15,000 people attended. Later they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrivanob\/status\/1718422128108966205?s=20\">marched toward the Mission District<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City officials warned shortly before 5 p.m. that traffic was stopped on northbound Highway 101, the Central Freeway, at the Interstate 80 split. By about 5:40&nbsp;p.m., the road was cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want the United States to call for peace and a cease-fire,\u201d said Cynthia&nbsp;Papermaster of Code Pink, which held a small vigil outside Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco house before moving on to the rally at the Ferry Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demonstrations were the latest and perhaps largest in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/sf-palestinian-rally-18423188.php\">series<\/a>&nbsp;of pro-Palestinian rallies in San Francisco calling for Israel to end its war against&nbsp;Hamas, which began after the group entered Israel in a surprise attack on Oct. 7. The demonstration coincided with the beginning of Israel\u2019s movement of ground troops into Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/10\/28\/world\/israel-gaza-news-hamas-war\">described<\/a>&nbsp;as the \u201csecond stage of the war,\u201d but stopped short of calling an invasion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 1,400 Israelis&nbsp;were killed in Hamas\u2019&nbsp;attack and some 200 were taken hostage. Since then Israel\u2019s bombing in Gaza has killed more than 7,700 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Code Pink, an antiwar advocacy group, organized Saturday\u2019s demonstration outside Pelosi\u2019s house, characterizing it as a vigil for the slain. Members of the group started a three-day fast Friday at sunrise and intended to break Sunday at sunset,&nbsp; Papermaster said. She said she\u2019s sickened by the violence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would like her (Pelosi) to sign onto House Resolution 786,\u201d&nbsp;Papermaster said, referring&nbsp;to a bill calling for a cease-fire that has the support of progressive Democrats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am writing to express my deepest sorrow,\u201d Code Pink member Toby&nbsp;Blom\u00e9 wrote in a letter to&nbsp;Pelosi that she was unable to deliver. \u201cFor the children of Gaza, I ask you to assess your own morality at this time,\u201d Blom\u00e9 wrote in the letter. \u201cAre the children of Gaza any less important than the children of Israel, or your own children and grandchildren?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Code Pink held another vigil Sunday outside&nbsp;Pelosi\u2019s house, where two people were arrested for lying down in front of the lawmaker\u2019s Capitol Police car, Papermaster said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Code Pink organizer Toby&nbsp;Blom\u00e9 said the group had two interactions with Pelosi on Sunday, though \u201cshe still refuses to meet with us for a meaningful and respectful dialogue about Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group, which posted a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tLW9CVh8jlo__;!!Ivohdkk!j5dOVT-nmp1h9adXYBbVbThBmQ69HtBn2mHmzRqq3rvcdf8r51NMANVbRSVzrUwVj0kWP4epTaLbPmummY3h-ps%24\">video<\/a>&nbsp;of its peaceful protest, broke its fast after sunset Sunday,&nbsp;though some members planned to continue a daytime fast until a cease-fire is obtained, Blom\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the group hope their efforts will draw attention to the crisis in Gaza and help spur action from the federal government,&nbsp;Papermaster said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chronicle photographer Yoshi James and staff writer Warren Pederson contributed to this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach Daniel Lempres:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Daniel.Lempres@sfchronicle.com\">daniel.lempres@sfchronicle.com<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/author\/daniel-lempres\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written By <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/author\/daniel-lempres\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Lempres<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielLempres\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Lempres is a criminal justice reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Before joining the Chronicle in 2023, he worked as a reporter for the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, where he focused on long term investigations in collaboration with outlets like the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and S.F. 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