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"Fight the Right"

At the April 14, 1996 National Organization for Women (NOW) Mass Event

[Mounted_Park_Police]

In a quiet time as participants gather a mounted park policeman awaits. Park and city police appeared non-hostile - unlike during the Viet Nam War protests. Times do change!



















[Marching_Band]

The San Francisco Gay And Lesbian Freedom Marching Band prepares for the parade. Logo on sousaphone is a musical staff over a heart.















[Supervising_Monitor]

Supervising event monitors were experienced in defending clinic access and were well equiped with modern communication equipment.






















[Instructing_Monitors] Instructions were given to volunteers in gently handling potentially violent activities by hecklers, hotheads and provocateurs. Techniques taught include isolation of disruptive individuals where necessary by forming a ring of monitors.












A band warms up the crowd at the assembly point.
[Stage_Band]











A panoramic view of some of the participants as the assembly in the street begins.

[Gathering_Panorama]







A young girl, "walking tall".
[Walking_Tall]



























[Flush_Baker] Two parade participants exhibit signs. "LESBIAN RIGHTS" - "FIGHT THE RADICAL RIGHT" - "Its a Wet Year - Flush Radical Cong. Bill Baker" Yellow tag on Flush Baker sign reads:
Greed
Oppression
Poverty

















Lead banner carriers. "MARCH TO FIGHT THE RADICAL RIGHT"

[Lead_Banner]




















Signs - "STOP THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS! DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION"
"CHILDREN WILL GO HUNGRY - DEFEAT THE CONTRACT ON AMERICA"
[Defeat_Contract]




















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