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photo gallery - 02 November 2007: Dia di los Muertos
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Dia di los Muertos - Day of the Dead - is celebrated in San Francisco each year with
a parade in the Mission District. This year, the 29th in which the day has been marked
in the City, the annual procession began at 24th and Bryant St., and wound through
the neighborhood to return to Garfield Park where many individuals, families, and groups
had built altars to honor los Muertos.
Act Against Torture turned its infamous Guantanamo Cage into an altar in memory of
detainees who died in custody, far from home, brutalized by the United States
government, and without even the small comfort of the
Geneva Conventions (let alone the rule of law).
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A couple of hours before the march, some of us went to Garfield Park to transform
our Guantanamo cage into an altar.
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The cage was decorated with orange paper flowers, banners, and photos of detainees who
lost their lives to brutal, lawless conditions imposed by the United States government.
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At the same time many others were setting up altars to honor their loved ones.
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Candles decorated with a silhouetted image of the iconic 'shock treatment' photo from Abu Ghraib
and other images were set around a table where we distributed invitations for folks to
join our campaign to demand repeal of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
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AAT did not have the only political altar in the park...
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Getting in costume before the procession.
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Chained.
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Racoons.
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The march was ... ghoulish.
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When the march reached Garfield Park, people circulated among the many altars, acknowledging remembrances
and admiring the artists' work.
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Milling about.
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At least a couple of orange-suited ghouls lingered by the AAT cage/altar to
explain to others why we were there.
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Posing for the camera.
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The night began to wind down after everyone had taken in the many altars.
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The bottom line: Stop torture. Shut down Guantanamo. No more muertos.
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