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New: Protesters go from Berkeley to Oakland for Millions March

Bay City News
Saturday December 13, 2014 - 04:21:00 PM

Hundreds of protesters have made their way from Berkeley to a "Millions March" in Oakland this afternoon in which the group says they are calling attention to violence against communities of color. 

Oakland police said there were about 300 people who planned to take BART from Berkeley to the Rockridge BART station in Oakland as of around 1:45 p.m. 

As of about 2:15 p.m., 300 protesters were at 14th Street and Broadway in Oakland, police said. 

A "Million March" was scheduled at 2 p.m. at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, according to a Facebook event page. 

In Berkeley around 1:50 p.m., there was a large demonstration traveling south on Ashby Avenue to Berkeley's College Avenue corridor and people have been advised to avoid the area, Berkeley police said. 

There was a "Ferguson2Cal" rally scheduled at noon today in Berkeley at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue near the University of California at Berkeley campus, according to community organizers.  

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit lines 49 and 51A have been rerouted due to the Berkeley protests, transit officials said.