More than two hundred people gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater in the late afternoon of January 15th for “Can You See Me?” at the call of the Interfaith Committee in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter Bay Area.
It was the beginning of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and the first large action of the second annual #96Hours #ReclaimMLK set of events organized by the Anti Police-Terror Project et al.
A number of white coffins were laid out in memory of those killed by local police this year. Songs were song, prayers and invocations were offered, and ultimately the coffins were carried on a symbolic march down 14th St. which ended at Lake Merritt.
Below are tweets and tweetpics posted by some of those attending the gathering.
Interfaith gathered at #OscarGrant plaza. The karma of slavery is a heavy load. I vow to work for racial justice. pic.twitter.com/iequJW7lEg
— Dave Id (@DaveId) January 16, 2016
Gathering @ OGPlaza w coffins flowers banners to honor those killed by police violence. #RECLAIMMLK #96Hours pic.twitter.com/C231ovFNs8
— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) January 16, 2016
RIP Demouria Hogg #canyouseeme #96hours #ReclaimMLK #mlkshutitdown https://t.co/2TloBaUWZP
— Mollie Costello (@missmollie33) January 16, 2016
RIP Richard Perkins #canyouseeme #96hours #ReclaimMLK #mlkshutitdown https://t.co/BRvmQ6ddOi
— Mollie Costello (@missmollie33) January 16, 2016
RIP Nate Wilks #canyouseeme #96hours #ReclaimMLK #mlkshutitdown https://t.co/9U4vEIskb6
— Mollie Costello (@missmollie33) January 16, 2016
RIP Richard Linyard #canyouseeme #96hours #ReclaimMLK #mlkshutitdown https://t.co/LeSC1SMnN6
— Mollie Costello (@missmollie33) January 15, 2016
RIP Mario Woods #canyouseeme #96hours #ReclaimMLK #mlkshutitdown https://t.co/AWfKlEVedp
— Mollie Costello (@missmollie33) January 15, 2016
March crossing Lakeside/Oak now. #ReclaimMLK #96Hours @APTPaction pic.twitter.com/5p9jRRrXSL
— Dave Id (@DaveId) January 16, 2016
Program now at the lake. ‘Gentrification + racism = death’ #96Hours #RECLAIMMLK pic.twitter.com/AghiQzflNR
— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) January 16, 2016
#justiceforyuvette coffin for Yuvette at Interfaith action. #RECLAIMMLK #96Hours pic.twitter.com/7FNbaW32fX
— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) January 16, 2016
The 10th coffin representing others lost, sent off on the lake. #CanYouSeeMe #RECLAIMMLK #96Hours pic.twitter.com/2HsSpBo1eJ
— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) January 16, 2016
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