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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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August 29, 2004

Small group of protesters skirmish with cops

In what seems to be about the most violent incident related to the convention so far, members of a group called Black Box Black Block scuffled with police after attempting to set fire to a papier-mache dragon. The fight broke... Continue reading...

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