{"id":41202,"date":"2025-05-10T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=41202"},"modified":"2025-05-10T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T20:00:36","slug":"may-day-rallies-in-sf-draw-thousands-to-protest-trump-administration-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/may-day-rallies-in-sf-draw-thousands-to-protest-trump-administration-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"May Day Rallies in SF Draw Thousands to Protest Trump Administration Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demonstrators march down Market Street from Civic Center to ICE field office.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-1170x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-1170x803.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-336x231.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-771x529.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-courage.jpg 1800w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Winshell\/San Francisco Public Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>05.02.2025 (sfpublicpress.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0|\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/author\/jason-winshell\/\">JASON WINSHELL<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfpublicpress.org%2Fmay-day-rallies-sf-thousands-protest-trump-admin-policies%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=May%20Day%20Rallies%20in%20SF%20Draw%20Thousands%20to%20Protest%20Trump%20Administration%20Policies&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfpublicpress.org%2Fmay-day-rallies-sf-thousands-protest-trump-admin-policies%2F&amp;via=sfpublicpress\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:?subject=May%20Day%20Rallies%20in%20SF%20Draw%20Thousands%20to%20Protest%20Trump%20Administration%20Policies&amp;body=Thousands%20of%20people%20turned%20out%20for%20a%20protest%20rally%20at%20San%20Francisco%E2%80%99s%20Civic%20Center%20Plaza%20and%20other%20locations%20on%20May%201%20%E2%80%94%20also%20known%20as%20May%20Day%20and%20International%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Day%20%E2%80%94%20to%20express%20outrage%20against%20Trump%20administration%20policies%20targeting%20immigrants%2C%20federal%20workers%2C%20labor%20unions%2C%20the%20social%20safety%20net%2C%20environmental%20policy%2C%20education%20and%20free%20speech.%20%0A%0AThe%20rallies%20on%20Thursday%20in%20San%20Francisco%20were%20among%20more%20than%201%2C000%20demonstrations%20staged%20nationwide%20that%20coordinated%20with%20the%20grassroots%2050501%20movement%2C%20which%20billed%20the%20protests%20as%20a%20fight%20against%20a%20%E2%80%9Cbillionaire%20takeover.%E2%80%9D%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfpublicpress.org%2Fmay-day-rallies-sf-thousands-protest-trump-admin-policies%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/may-day-rallies-sf-thousands-protest-trump-admin-policies\/#\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/may-day-rallies-sf-thousands-protest-trump-admin-policies\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of people turned out for a protest rally at San Francisco\u2019s Civic Center Plaza and other locations on May 1 \u2014 also known as May Day and International Workers\u2019 Day \u2014 to express outrage against Trump administration policies targeting immigrants, federal workers, labor unions, the social safety net, environmental&nbsp;policy, education and free speech.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0604-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674784\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rallies on Thursday in San Francisco were among more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/05\/01\/may-day-protests-trump-musk-billionaires\/83362729007\/\">1,000 demonstrations staged nationwide<\/a>&nbsp;that coordinated with the grassroots&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiftyfifty.one\/\">50501<\/a>&nbsp;movement, which billed the protests as a fight against a \u201cbillionaire takeover.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0365-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674773\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4 p.m. Civic Center protest drew crowds from other May Day rallies that had taken place around the city earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0600-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674783\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In San Francisco\u2019s Mission District,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maydaysf.com\/\">May Day SF<\/a>, a youth-led social justice movement, led hundreds of people in a march from the BART station plaza at 24th Street down Mission Street and then on to City Hall. During the march, organizers and community members addressed crowds from the back of a flatbed truck at the 24th Street and 16th Street BART plazas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0074-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674767\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A contingent from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seiu2015.org\/2025-may-day-events\/\">Service Employees International Union Local 2015<\/a>, the largest labor union in California, joined the Civic Center event to advocate for protecting public services and Medicaid. The San Francisco Chronicle&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/day-rallies-draw-thousands-oakland-san-francisco-20304954.php\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that Kim Evon, the local union\u2019s executive vice president, said the labor-supported rally offered an opportunity for people frustrated with the current state of politics to join together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0269-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674770\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirited&nbsp;crowds at the Civic Center displayed homemade signs bearing messages such as \u201cCourage is Contagious,\u201d \u201cFree Kilmar\u201d and \u201cImmigration Built This Nation.\u201d After listening to rousing speeches, rallygoers proceeded down Market Street through the Financial District to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/detain\/detention-facilities\/golden-state-annex\">field office<\/a>&nbsp;at 630 Sansome St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0204-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674769\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The marchers advanced during prime commute hours, leaving Muni buses and F-line street cars stalled, some filled with bewildered tourists gawking at the throngs of people surging around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0506-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674781\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rally and the march unfolded peacefully. Police and rally volunteers sporting orange vests blocked traffic to ensure the safety of marchers, bystanders and drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-day-protests-20250501-0383-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1674777\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Winshell \/ San Francisco Public Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get our email newsletter<br>Don&#8217;t miss out on our newest articles, episodes and events!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/exposed\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RECENT NEWS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/esta-cuidadora-es-una-defensora-inmigrante-con-discapacidades-bajo-el-mandato-de-trump-su-futuro-es-incierto\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfpublicpress.org\/esta-cuidadora-es-una-defensora-inmigrante-con-discapacidades-bajo-el-mandato-de-trump-su-futuro-es-incierto\/\">Esta cuidadora es una defensora inmigrante con discapacidades. 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He also reports and does data analysis. The focus of his art is social documentary photography. In 2010, he was nominated for the SFMOMA SECA award. He has published a book of 45 color photographs about life in San Francisco, &lt;a href=&#8221;http:\/\/www.jasonwinshell.com\/content\/galleries\/street\/index.html&#8221;&gt;\u201cStreet.\u201d&lt;\/a&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstrators march down Market Street from Civic Center to ICE field office. Jason Winshell\/San Francisco Public Press 05.02.2025 (sfpublicpress.org) \u00a0|\u00a0by\u00a0\u00a0JASON WINSHELL\u00a0|\u00a0 Thousands of people turned out for a protest rally at San Francisco\u2019s Civic Center Plaza and other locations on May 1 \u2014 also known as May Day and International&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/may-day-rallies-in-sf-draw-thousands-to-protest-trump-administration-policies\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41203,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41202\/revisions\/41203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}