Counterprotesters gather near San Francisco's Alamo Square Park, which the city had blocked off on Saturday, August 26. Hundreds took to the streets to oppose Patriot Prayer, an anti-government "free speech" group that had planned a rally in the city. The rally was eventually canceled by its organizer, Joey Gibson, and a backup news conference at Alamo Square never happened either.
Counterprotesters gather near San Francisco's Alamo Square Park, which the city had blocked off on Saturday, August 26. Hundreds took to the streets to oppose Patriot Prayer, an anti-government "free speech" group that had planned a rally in the city. The rally was eventually canceled by its organizer, Joey Gibson, and a backup news conference at Alamo Square never happened either.
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A counterprotester, right, interacts with a Patriot Prayer supporter that showed up at Crissy Field despite the rally being canceled there.
A counterprotester, right, interacts with a Patriot Prayer supporter that showed up at Crissy Field despite the rally being canceled there.
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A woman wears a costume outside a counterprotest event at San Francisco's Civic Center.
A woman wears a costume outside a counterprotest event at San Francisco's Civic Center.
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Police move a woman as she tried to enter Alamo Square.
Police move a woman as she tried to enter Alamo Square.
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Gibson, the Patriot Prayer organizer, talks to supporters on Facebook Live after he had canceled the rally due to safety concerns. Gibson has said in Facebook videos that he's been unfairly painted as a white supremacist by politicians when he is himself a person of color. He said the Crissy Field event was for moderates and a way to bring together people who believe in free speech and a way "to build a healthy culture to stand against against antifa, Communists, white supremacists, Nazis."
Gibson, the Patriot Prayer organizer, talks to supporters on Facebook Live after he had canceled the rally due to safety concerns. Gibson has said in Facebook videos that he's been unfairly painted as a white supremacist by politicians when he is himself a person of color. He said the Crissy Field event was for moderates and a way to bring together people who believe in free speech and a way "to build a healthy culture to stand against against antifa, Communists, white supremacists, Nazis."
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A girl stands near police officers who were blocking off Alamo Square. With the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, still fresh in everyone's minds, San Francisco police had braced for the worst, fearing the Patriot Prayer event might attract right-wing extremists. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee urged residents to "unite against hate" and partake in peaceful rallies.
A girl stands near police officers who were blocking off Alamo Square. With the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, still fresh in everyone's minds, San Francisco police had braced for the worst, fearing the Patriot Prayer event might attract right-wing extremists. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee urged residents to "unite against hate" and partake in peaceful rallies.
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A demonstrator holds a sign outside Alamo Square.
A demonstrator holds a sign outside Alamo Square.
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A police officer watches the scene from his post at Alamo Square. San Francisco's chief of police said there was only one arrest and no major incidents or injuries. The arrest was for public intoxication.
A police officer watches the scene from his post at Alamo Square. San Francisco's chief of police said there was only one arrest and no major incidents or injuries. The arrest was for public intoxication.
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A man shows his support for President Donald Trump at Crissy Field.
A man shows his support for President Donald Trump at Crissy Field.
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A sign on a San Francisco house reads "love trumps hate" near Alamo Square.
A sign on a San Francisco house reads "love trumps hate" near Alamo Square.
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A counterprotester relaxes on a street near Alamo Square.
A counterprotester relaxes on a street near Alamo Square.
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Police are surrounded by smoke-bomb smoke in Berkeley, California, on Sunday, August 27. An "anti-Marxism" rally there was also canceled over safety concerns, organizers of that event said. But many people still showed up, and there were <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Flocal%2Flanow%2Fla-me-ln-berkeley-protests-20170827-story.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">a few violent clashes</a> between counterprotesters and Trump supporters, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Police are surrounded by smoke-bomb smoke in Berkeley, California, on Sunday, August 27. An "anti-Marxism" rally there was also canceled over safety concerns, organizers of that event said. But many people still showed up, and there were a few violent clashes between counterprotesters and Trump supporters, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Police guard the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, where the "Say No to Marxism" rally was scheduled to be held.
Police guard the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, where the "Say No to Marxism" rally was scheduled to be held.
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Police detain a protester in Berkeley.
Police detain a protester in Berkeley.
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A banner reading "All you need is love" hangs from the Veterans Memorial Building in Berkeley.
A banner reading "All you need is love" hangs from the Veterans Memorial Building in Berkeley.
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