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Over 25,000 people marched in San Francisco on April 19 against the U.S. government's foreign and domestic policies. The demonstration, organized by the Mo -bilization for Peace, Jobs and Justice, represented a powerful show of opposition to the U.S. war moves in Libya and Central America.
The Bay Area Mobilization is a coalition of labor, peace, anti-apartheid, church, nu -clear freeze, and anti-intervention groups organized around four basic demands: End U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean; Jobs and Justice, Not War; Freeze and Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race; and No U.S. Support to South African Apartheid.
Although opposition to the U.S. attack on Libya was not one of the issues raised by the coalition, the San Francisco Chroni -cle noted that "it was on everybody's mind." This is an understatement. Signs such as "Stop the Lies, Hands Off Libya!" could be seen throughout the march. And most speakers at the rally at the Civic Center condemned President Reagan for the U.S. bombing raid against Libya earlier in the week.
As the marchers wound their way through the Castro District and down Mar -ket Street they were greeted with support and encouragement by many, and questions and curiosity by others.
Leading the march was a contingent of striking TWA flight attendants who drew applause from onlookers. Thousands of marchers carried signs reflecting the demands of the demonstration: "No Aid to the Contras," "Jobs, Not Bombs," "Stop Nuclear Testing," "Embargo South Africa, (continued on page