Free the SF 8
8 June 2009
A spirited picket line of some 300 people filled the block in front of the San Francisco County Courthouse chanting “Drop the charges” and “Free the eight.” The June 8 rally loudly announced that the community will not allow the persecution of the San Francisco 8 to go forward without a concerted struggle. The picket line was joined by SF Supervisor Eric Mar, who is introducing a resolution Tuesday to the entire SF Board of Supervisors calling on the California Attorney General to “Drop the Charges.” Mar also called the San Francisco 8 case “COINTELPRO 2009” referring to the FBI counter-intelligence program carried out with local police agencies to destroy the Black Panther Party.