14 foot tall “Detention Center” constructed outside of Salesforce conference
Today activists are demonstrating at Dreamforce — Salesforce’s flagship yearly conference — as the company refuses to drop its contract with US Border Patrol despite widespread reports of human rights abuses.
See photos and video from the action below. These are available for use by press. Check back soon for more.See our press release here.
This 20 foot long mobile billboard is driving around the conference area to drive the message home.
With two activists inside the “Detention Center” to steer it, the group wheeled the 14 foot apparatus right up to the main entrance of the Dreamforce Conference, which expects more than 100,000 attendees
Activists work together to unload the 14 foot tall cage from a truck.
The group then circled the conference center with the cage, rolling it on wheels.
The 14 foot tall, 800 pound metal “detention center” cage was assembled nearby and towed on a truck to the area of the conference.