Prop 8 protests: 13K in L.A., 10K in San Diego

[Shana A]

Prop 8 protests: 13K in L.A., 10K in San Diego
by: Pam Spaulding
Sun Nov 09, 2008 at 08:37:11 AM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8106

I was offline most of Saturday, so I have a full inbox of updates to share.

There was a huge protest yesterday in L.A.'s Silver Lake district and in San Diego. Rex Wockner blogged it; L.A. photos are by Karen Ocamb. These rallies (like the ones for Jena 6) were organized via social networking -- Facebook, MySpace and Craigslist -- along with e-mail and text messaging.

    Some 13,000 protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles' Silver Lake district Saturday evening, as large demonstrations continued across the state against Proposition 8, the ballot measure that amended the California Constitution on Nov. 4 to re-ban same-sex marriage.

    The L.A. action started at Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards and traversed Santa Monica, Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, closing down Sunset and messing up traffic in the area for about two hourrs.