Thoughts on the Successful Picketing of the Israeli Zin Line Ship, Oakland, California Sunday, June 20, 2010

History was made Today.

Met together to flame the spark

struck by the Gaza Flotilla.

800 of us.

Long day to me. Up ready at a.m. 4:30

Copwatch Security crew swept into office gearing up.

Last minute hustling for rides to docks.

Wobbly universal-labeled drum carried by Copwatch car.

Down empty streets, past committed comrades stringing out along the road hiking Bart to the dock at Berth 58.

Dropped off across tracks from closest gate a

nd walked across to growing clustered pickets.

Sorting out.

Fellow workers Bruce and Donna

flying red/black flag.

Picket sign.

First forty formed a line at first gate.

Took back copwatch wobbly drum.

Drum beat

march to main gate,

numbers growing.

Wobbly Banner strung across wire fence

fellow workers down from Reno.

Fellow Workers with Security,

Steve and John waving wobbly flag.

6 am line swelled to hundreds.