We’re looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at our Hands Off mobilization at 1 PM at Civic Center Plaza.
Here’s some important information you’ll need to know for tomorrow.
Safety and Nonviolence
This is a peaceful, nonviolent rally. Please help keep it that way in your actions throughout the event.
We may see non-violent agitators who want to start and film verbal confrontations. The best way you can thwart them is to ignore them. Don’t talk to them, yell at them, or anything else. Leave any engagement to our friendly safety monitors in yellow hi-vis vests.
There will be photography at this event, from friendly pro-bono photographers, press, and individuals. Your face may be photographed without your consent. Please be aware of this if you cannot be photographed.
This is a rally only; there will be NO MARCH
We are not planning further events at the end of the rally. There is no march to any other location nor any other further action planned. We are not affiliated with any marches and will not be participating.
Restrooms
Restroom access is limited at this event. We strongly encourage you to use the restroom before you arrive at the rally.
Normally, for a rally at Civic Center Plaza, we would tell you to go to the Main Library if you need to use the restroom. Unfortunately for us, the Main Library is closed this Saturday for a separate special event.
Other restrooms near Civic Center Plaza include:
- Public Works pit stop at Fulton and Hyde (note: might be affected by the same special event, which spans from the Asian Art Museum to the Library)
- Public toilet at Grove and Larkin, across from the Library (note: long self-cleaning cycles between users, so expect a wait)
- Herbst Theatre, one block west of the Plaza at Van Ness and McAllister
- Philz Coffee, one block north of the Plaza at Golden Gate and Larkin
The following restrooms are unavailable for our purposes:
- The Main Library (closed for the event)
- The Asian Art Museum (normally requires a ticket, and may also be closed for the same event)
- City Hall (closed weekends, and would require going through security even if it were open)
We strongly encourage you to use the restroom before you head out.
For those who will be at the human banner event at Ocean beach in the morning, As noted above, there is a Public Works pit stop at Ocean Beach, so if you’re coming from there, you can use that before catching your bus.
Parking
Several parking garages will be available on Saturday. However, we are expecting a large attendance, so if you can take public transit, plan to use it instead.
Civic Center Garage will be open and available. However, since we expect a large attendance, it may be difficult to drive in this area. Enter the garage from McAllister or Larkin. (https://www.sfmta.com/garages-lots/civic-center-garage)
UC Law SF parking garage will be open and available, and is only a block away. (https://sites.uclawsf.edu/garage/)
There are also several parking lots around the area.
Weather
It is forecast to be sunny and warm tomorrow. (A refreshing change, no?)
We strongly encourage you to bring a shade hat, sunscreen, water, and comfortable shoes. Wear your hat and sunscreen to prevent sunburn, and drink your water to prevent dehydration. You’ll enjoy the event much more that way.
If you’re coming from the beach, it will be much colder at Ocean Beach in the morning than at Civic Center Plaza in the afternoon, so the layers we’re all used to wearing will be that much more important.
Signs
We will have pre-printed “Hands Off” signs with a variety of messages. These are free to take and keep. If you choose not to keep it, please recycle it. (If you leave early, you can return your sign to the Indivisible SF table for somebody else to have.)
If you would like to make your own, the Indivisible SF and 50501 SF tables will have sign-making supplies.
You can bring your own from home, of course, but please don’t use wooden or metal poles that could be taken from you and used as a weapon. We don’t expect that level of trouble, but it’s still safer to either hold your sign directly or mount it on cardboard rather than something hard.
ADA/Wheelchair Seating
We will have 20 chairs available for people who need to sit down during the rally, arranged in front of the stage and all marked “ADA”. If you don’t think you can stand for the whole rally, please feel free to take one of the seats. They are first come first serve, so we recommend you bring a wheelchair or folding stool, if you have one, in case the seats are all taken.
Please do not stand in the area to either side of the ADA seating. These areas are reserved for wheelchair users and for other people to get to and from the seats.
Food
If you’re at Ocean Beach, TJ Cafe at Balboa and La Playa is a good option.
If you’re heading straight to Civic Center, there are several good food options in the area, including Max’s at the Opera in Opera Plaza, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches at Polk and O’Farrell (one block east of Tesla), and more. Opera Plaza has limited picnic seating, and there are benches outside the hospital at Van Ness and Geary.
If you’re going to the Human Banner at Ocean Beach
Some of you are also going to the human banner event at Ocean Beach on Saturday morning. This part is for you. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-off-social-security-and-everything-else-trump-is-attacking-tickets-1306185318449?aff=IndivisibleSF)
The human banner will take place near the north end of the beach, near Safeway at Cabrillo and La Playa. There is a Public Works pit stop (public toilet) near there. We encourage you to use it before you leave for Civic Center.
The Muni routes from there to Civic Center are the 5-Fulton and 31-Balboa. The 5 is the more direct route, whereas the 31 requires a bit of walking downhill to the Plaza. On both routes, get off at Van Ness. Note that they have different departing stops: The 5 leaves south along La Playa, whereas the 31 leaves east on Cabrillo. Please look both ways before crossing the street to catch your bus.
Take the earliest bus you can, but don’t try too hard to pack everybody into one bus. You have until about 12:20 to leave in time to see the whole rally.
BEFORE YOU GO: You can get lunch at TJ Cafe (Balboa and La Playa), and we highly encourage visiting the Public Works pit stop just off the beach near Cabrillo.
If you’re planning to go to Tesla
The protest that normally happens every Saturday at noon outside the Tesla dealership at 999 Van Ness (at O’Farrell) is called off for tomorrow—the organizer has asked people to come to our rally instead.
Note that the rally starts one hour later, so you could use that hour to get lunch before heading to the Plaza.
Find your People
In addition to our excellent guest speakers, we’ll also have a variety of organizations with tables you can visit to learn more about them. We encourage you to check out these organizations and look for ways you can get involved.
It will take all of us to resist the Trump regime. Coming to a rally is a start—where will your activism continue from here? We invite you to consider that question as you listen to the speakers and peruse the tables.
Thank you for coming!
We deeply appreciate you choosing to spend your Saturday morning and/or afternoon in an act of resistance. Thank you.
We will get through this by working together, looking out for each other, taking our rest when we need it, and not ever stopping.
This event is being put on by an all-volunteer team from Indivisible SF and 50501 SF, and we are footing all the costs, including permits, sound system, stage setup, and more, out-of-pocket. If you are interested in helping to offset our costs, Indivisible SF and 50501 SF are accepting donations via 50501 SF’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-50501-san-francisco-stand-up-for-our-rights.
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