Border rally and march
The rally at Larsen Park started off very uninspiring. Seemed like the organizers wanted us to be spectators instead of participants, they tried to dissuade people from marching to the border, asking people to walk like good quiet slaves. When it became obvious that alot of people where going to march regardless, they co-opted it. At one point the police took someone aside and were immediatly surrounded by people chanting "Let him go", which they did.
The march went well, I would estimate 1-2000+ people. Riot police ran along to protect Nike. When we got to the border, there was a long line of riot police on the highway side of the fence concentrated opposite the black block. We didn't have any problem getting accross the border. In Tiajuna there was a diverse group of Mexican & American activists listening & dancing to speakers and live bands into the night. The San Diego paper reported 500 people at the event, and that anarchists through rocks at police and spray painted several stores, I saw nothing of the sort. It was also reported on some indymedia sites that they were turning everybody away at the border, I know people were coming across as late as 5pm. They were confiscating all banners though.
Original: SD/TJ Border Report