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Immigration rallies in the Bay Area: yes or no?

13:25 H | Topics: Activism - Immigration - Internet - San Francisco

If dueling Google News headlines are to be believed, there are no immigration rallies here in the Bay Area today and there are several immigration rallies here in the Bay Area today:

The truth is there are rallies, and following is the logistical info:

San Francisco:

Tuesday, May 1, 12 noon
Gather at Dolores Park, Dolores and 18th Streets
(Mission District, 16th St. BART)
March to Civic Center
More info at IndyBay

More rally information after the jump

Berkeley: 11 a.m., Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley. Rally, then march to City Hall, then meet up with protesters in Oakland or San Francisco.

Martinez: 5:30 p.m., March from Martinez Marina to Contra Costa County Courthouse. Interfaith vigil will begin at the courthouse at 6:30pm.

Mountain View: 5 p.m., Day Worker Center, 1880 California St. March to Civic Plaza for rally.

Oakland: 10 a.m., Fruitvale BART Station. March to Federal Building downtown for rally.

San Jose: 4 p.m., Mi Pueblo Shopping Center, Story and South King roads. Rally. Separately, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a march in support of "justice for immigrant children" is planned, from the Federal Building downtown to City Hall.

Santa Rosa: 11 a.m., 665 Sebastopol Road. Rally.

Via / IndyBay and SFGate.com

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