Earlier this week, I was in San Francisco and stopped by the Occupy SF encampment at Justin Herman Plaza.
At the foot of Market Street and across the Embarcadero from the iconic Ferry Building, the plaza is a popular place for nearby office workers as well as sightseeing tourists. Now it has also become the home base of the Occupy SF movement.
By posting these photos, it’s not my intent to make any personal political statement. Rather, I want to present a few sights and signs as I captured them.
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- Occupy San Francisco
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These shots give me a great “feel” for what’s happening ; up close and personal.
That is prime real estate! I would constantly be tempted to just pop across the street for a quick bite. “Could somebody hold my sign, I’m gonna grab a gelato and a roli roti sandwich.”
Wow- please don’t piss here… amazing! I haven’t been down to the Occupy LA yet- but I’ve heard some interesting stories.
Great article
Just about what’s now happening in major cities nowadays.
not quite sure what to think of these demonstrations around the world…wish they’d help, but sleeping on a mattress in front of Credit Suisse here in Zurich doesn’t seem to be doing much
This could have been taken in the 60s. Nice recap.
I can only imagine what the SF hippies are making of this movement! (I say that with much love for my home city) And I agree with Caanan’s comment, I imagine this is the world’s most gourmet campsite with people forgoing showers and real beds but never giving up their artisan cheeses 🙂
It is interesting seeing these!
It looks pretty homey all in all though wonder what happens when the thermometer dips. A nice selection of shots which gives those of us out of the loop a touch of insight. Not sure what will happen in Calgary when it’s -15C at night. Those will be the truly motivated types.
Love it, the way you presented and photographed this without expressing any bias. Thumbed, Reviewed, Diggd, FBd, Tweeted, G +1’d and became a new follower of yours on that Digg thingy. Bravo !
I had no idea that this was happening in San Francisco as well, great recap. I think my favorite sign was the one about where not to go to the bathroom – I can only imagine what had happened before that.
San Francisco has such a great energy– it’s interesting to see this since the city has long been such a hub for social change, demonstrations, etc.
Great photos … and nothing wrong with being a little political either. I’ll be checking out the one in Berlin tomorrow.
Cool pics. I had no idea people were actually camping out at these protests. Nice job of capturing the vibe of the event.
Nice photos – gives a good impression of what’s going on. Interesting to see San Francisco as it must have looked often in the 60s.