On the same day in San Francisco, Calif., over 100 Filipino activists from BAYAN USA Northern California, GABRIELA, NAFCON and other supporters held a People’s State of the Nation speakout at Union Square. Speaker after speaker spoke of human rights violations and economic conditions forcing the mass migration of Filipinos from their homeland to the U.S. to find jobs to support their families in their homeland.
The protesters then marched through the busy shopping areas around Union Square and Market Street, ending at the Philippines consulate where they held a closing rally.
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