The People protest the Corporate Media lies behind Prop N
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by Ace Tafoya/ PoorNewsNetwork Community Journalist Chants like the one above were heard all over Market and 6th Streets on Thursday, September 26. Passengers in buses and taxi cabs, along with people on motorbikes, cars and trucks all looked in amazement as about 85-100 protesters from several different organizations and communities circled around the Fang Building, home of the San Francisco Examiner because of the Examiners lies and myths about houseless and poor San Franciscans. "We’re making the San Francisco Examiner, Frank Gallagher (columnist) and people who are printing lies on homeless people and homelessness – we’re making them accountable, " Calvin Davis from POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) said to me as a sudden brisk of cool air hit our faces. "We’re making them realize that we’re human beings and just because we stand up for our rights doesn’t make us liars or thugs and things like that, it makes us heroes!" Davis was responding to printed articles written by Frank Gallagher of the San Francisco Examiner on August 26th – where he called members of POWER "thugs and brownshirts" a phrase used by Nazis. "Newsom babozo Julie Browne, POWER organizer called the protest a success and promised" More protest on this insane Proposition N will be happening in the future." "They say everybody on G.A. (General Assistance) are on drugs! How many people are on drugs? Are you on drugs?" Lucky from POWER shouts out while pointing at the SF Examiner. "We need our money!" I took a step back from the circle of protesters for a few moments and realized that this was very real. The Poorest folk of our city will definitely be effected by this measure if it passes. I wondered in amazement of how the politicians in this city can just stand by and let this proposition pass, many without saying a word. How can we, as citizens of San Francisco and the Bay Area let these bureaucrats get away with this nonsense?! "Extra, extra – read all the lies! As I was writing this story as the public library downtown, I looked out on to the streets and another protest about the war was taking place and critical mass has ended the night before. I realized this city is full of people who are political – people who are concerned about the world and/or the environment. We are making sure our voices are heard. Another protest is planned in the near future at another establishment which supports "Pretty Boy Newsom" (he’s not all that, anyway!) and his Proposition N. We as concerned residents must raise up our voices! Let’s all try to come out and defeat this measure. "So |