September 3, 2004
ScaryNY photos from Thursday night rally
I attended the Answer Coalition's rally on Thursday night. From my point of view (the corner of 29th Street and 8th Ave), the biggest tension of the evening came from the NYPD's initial refusal to allow protesters to join... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 12:52 AM | # | TrackBack
September 2, 2004
ScaryNY photos from a protest march
I attended the March on the Media event on Wednesday night. The march was intended to confront media corporations about their complicity in the Bush administration's promotion of the war in Iraq, etc, and to rally supporters of independent... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 12:42 AM | # | TrackBack
September 1, 2004
NYPD TARU
[photo source] If you spend any time looking at photos of the protests, you'll see police officers in blue polo shirts marked "TARU" videotaping the crowds. Officers wearing TARU windbreakers also help with the barricades. TARU stands for Technical... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 7:41 AM | # | TrackBack
August 31, 2004
Protests Boil Over
A dispatch from indymedia: 07:45 PM OVERVIEW OF CURRENT SITUATION: Action is taking place all over the city. There are 3 main points, where events are unfolding - 16th street and Irving (near Union Sq.): mass arrests are imminent, reports... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 8:27 PM | # | TrackBack