June 12, 1982: 42 years ago, June 12 1982, 50,000 people marched in San Francisco to call [...]

42 years ago, June 12 1982, 50,000 people marched in San Francisco to call for an end to the nuclear arms race. Coinciding with the opening of disarmament talks at the U.N., demos were held across the country, including a protest of one million people in New York’s Central Park

A massive rally was held in Civic Center Plaza where the chant “Choose Life, Choose Life, Choose Life” echoed through the crowd

Midway through the rally, a smaller group of people split off and set out on an 8-day hike to the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to protest the production of nuclear weapons at the lab