San Francisco's City Hall was bathed in yellow and blue lights this past weekend in support of the Ukrainian people after Russia invaded the country.
of the top of Salesforce tower lit up in yellow and blue colors in solidarity with the Ukrainian people after Ukraine was invaded by Russia.In a letter to Ukraine Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco Dmytro Kushneruk, San Francisco Mayor London Breed noted lighting City Hall in blue and yellow was to show the city's solidarity with Ukraine in its war with Russia.
"It's a symbolic act, but you can send the pictures to your Ukraine friends in Kyiv and so forth, and it does give them support," he said."It's really important for the people there." Also on Sunday, hundreds of people attended a rally in San Francisco's Civic Center that was titled the"Save Ukraine! Stop War!" protest.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at a rally in support of the Ukrainian people in front of San Francisco City Hall on Feb. 27, 2022.Organizers demanded that Western countries create a no-fly zone for Ukraine, increase military and financial aid to Ukraine and guarantee security for Ukraine with"internationally recognized borders."
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