Stanford Student Civil Disobedience Follows Prop 8 Announcement

By cell and text, Stanford LGBT student activists and the Raging Grannies stayed in close touch as they covered the city of Palo Alto with protest.

The Grannies covered the El Camino/Embarcadero intersection near the Stanford University Galvez St. entrance from 11am. The students led protests and blocked the road on the northern side of the city at another busy intersection. Both groups were dismayed upon hearing the ten a.m. announcement that the CA Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 banning gay marriage, and vow to move forward together as they continue to fight for justice.

Near both entrances to the Stanford campus the same chant could be heard:

California, hear our call...
We want equal rights for All!