San Francisco claims victory after right-wing group shut out

Protesters opposing a right-wing gathering in liberal San Francisco claimed victory Saturday when the event was cancelled after city officials walled off a city park — a move that the event’s organizer said was more about silencing his group’s message than preventing a violent clash.

“San Francisco as a whole, we are a liberal city and this is not a place for hate or any sort of bigotry of any kind,” Bianca Harris said. “I think it’s a really powerful message that we’re sending to people who come here to try to spew messages of hate that it’s just not welcome in this city.”

Benjamin Sierra, who organized counter protesters, said the demonstration had become a “victory rally.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/san-francisco-claims-victory-after-right-wing-group-shut-out/2017/08/26/1dfb4550-8ac4-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.e4a42efa0cb3