Pix from the DNC Protests

Tuesday, August 15 - Wednesday, August 16

DNC Pix Sunday - Monday Last updated: August 17, 2000 9:15 pm EDT (pix updated nightly)


THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
by marc farjeon 6:05pm Thu Aug 17 '00 seeings@yahoo.com
Rubber bullet wound.


>Anarchists stake claim to fence
by Joe Nicholson
5:11pm Thu Aug 17 '00 jnich@u.washington.edu
Protesters dive for cover after LAPD pepper spray the crowd in an effort to disperse them away from the Staples Center security fence Monday evening.


Anarchists stake claim to fence
by Joe Nicholson
5:01pm Thu Aug 17 '00 jnich@u.washington.edu
An anarchist leaps down form the security fence of the Staples Center Monday evening after placing a black flag in the fence.


Anarchist in Police Brutality March
by Don Maddox
1:15pm Thu Aug 17 '00 dsm@asis.com vAnarchist in march to protest police brutality, mass incarceration, the death penalty and to free all political prisoners.


Youth March Against Police Brutality 8-16-00
by Michael Lovejoy
12:54pm Thu Aug 17 '00 address: 9625 Mason Ave. 13A Chatsworth phone: 818-775-0203 fflight@pacbell.net
Photo: Police Line blocking protesters peaceful entrance to official protest zone at conclusion of march.


Youth Run for Justice
by Chris LaRochev 11:55pm Wed Aug 16 '00 lcla40@hotmail.com
This photo is from August 16, in a youth march organized by a coalition of youth from the youth student network of the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, the Mechas, and the Anarchists. They wanted to take the streets and speak their minds for the freedom of Mumia, to stop the criminalization of a generation, and to stop police brutality.


Queer and Allied March
by Jordan Silverman
11:28pm Wed Aug 16 '00 phone: 802.238.7282 Jordan@Delphi.com
Police await the coming of the Queer and Allied activists on 3rd steet yesterday afternoon.


Police Brutality Marchv by Jordan Silverman
10:47pm Wed Aug 16 '00 phone: 802.238.7282 Jordan@Delphi.com
One of the many dancers in a march in downtown L.A. this past wednesday.


WHO'S STREETS?
by DEVIN ASCH
9:56pm Wed Aug 16 '00 MASTERDEVIN@HOTMAIL.COM
FIGUEROA AND OLYMPIC


A police officer struggles with a demonstrator during a protest in downtown Los Angeles, August 16, 2000. Several thousand angry demonstrators surrounded Los Angeles police headquarters on Wednesday, burning an American flag and shouting obscenities in one of the most dramatic confrontations of the Democratic Convention week. So far in the week, 189 people have been arrested on various charges. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich - (Wednesday 16 August, 9:08 PM ET)


A woman tries to defuse a standoff by making peace signs between police and demonstrators at Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., just outside the designated protest area for the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000. Protesters were being prevented from entering the area. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)


Demonstrators against police brutality march near Los Angeles City Hall during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


Members of the Animal Defense League attack the store front of Edward Borovay Furs near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. The protesters were later arrested by police. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)


Construction workers watch as demonstrators carry anti-Al Gore signs during the Bus Riders Union march near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)


A police officer loaded with rubber bullet cannisters, stands guard while other officers arrest members of the Animal Defense League for attacking the store fronts of two fur shops near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)


Los Angeles police officers arrest a large group of animal rights protesters from the "Animal Defense League" at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Grand St. in downtown Los Angeles after they reportedly shook the metal grates on the storefronts of nearby fur stores while marching near the Democratic National Convention on August 15, 2000. Police on the scene said they would be charged with conspiracy to commit vandalism. REUTERS/Jim Bourg


Demonstrators protest outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles August 14, 2000 after a concert by Rage Against the Machine outside the Democratic Convention. About 300 demonstrators out of 8,000 threw chunks of concrete, causing Los Angeles police to respond on horseback and foot with pepper gas and rubber bullets. (Bob Strong/Reuters)


Mary Ann Stratton, from the group Citizens Against Human Experimentation, right, speaks to a vacant designated protest area in front of the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. Volunteer assistant Doug McDaniel holds Stratton's informational placards. (AP Photo/Mike Musielski)


An unidentified activist sleeps on the floor as others work at the Independent Media Center at the Shadow Convention at Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 14, 2000. The Shadow Convention is being held near the Staples Center, the site of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


Sam Soleimany, of San Louis Obispo, Calif., stands in front of a in the Independent Media Center at Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 14, 2000. Soleimany is one of the few independent journalists that holds a credential to attend the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


What Democracy in LA looks like: "Is biking a crime?"V by Darren JackV 5:56pm Thu Aug 17 '00 address: 1600 Campus Road Box 0299 jackd@oxy.edu
These are images from the DNC protests including the entrapment of critical mass cylists on 8/15/2000. After being escorted by police cruisers, bicycles and motorcycles for nearly an hour, critical mass bicycle riders were corralled under the 10 freeway, violently arrested and detained for nearly 48 hours.


Anarchists stake claim to fence
by Joe Nicholson
5:08pm Thu Aug 17 '00 jnich@u.washington.edu
Police run down a street to take a tactical position against the Tour of Corporate Greed Monday afternoon.


Corridor Opened to Receive Fellow Marchers
by Don Maddox
1:34pm Thu Aug 17 '00 dsm@asis.com
Near the conclusion of the Police Brutality March, Anarchist and other marchers open a corridor to receive fellow marchers who had been separated into two groups by police after a minor confrontation between police and marchers. Lawyers Guild members and others negotiated successfully with police to allow the marchers to reunite, defusing a tense standoff.


Police mass at Parker
by Peter Maiden
12:58pm Thu Aug 17 '00 pdmaiden@aol.com
Police massed by the Parker Center Station to meet demonstrators who angrily protested police brutality.


RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE FAN!
by Art For A Change
5:07am Thu Aug 17 '00 address: Art For A Change / P.O. Box 5751 Sherman Oaks, CA. 91413 mvallen@primenet.com
The latest fashion wear for demonstrations!


YOUNG REBELS RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE!
by Art For A Change
5:04am Thu Aug 17 '00 address: Art For A Change / P.O. Box 5751 Sherman Oaks, CA. 91413 mvallen@primenet.com
The beautiful faces of the young rebels who will alter their native land.


Police at Parker Center
by Arthur Baker
12:58am Thu Aug 17 '00 arthurbaker@angelfire.com
March and Rally Against Mass Incarceration, Policy Brutality, Death Penalty, and to Free All Political Prisoners


March to Parker Center
by Arthur Baker
1:00am Thu Aug 17 '00 arthurbaker@angelfire.com
March and Rally Against Mass Incarceration, Policy Brutality, Death Penalty, and to Free All Political Prisoners


Clown Block 1
by Jordan Silverman
10:42pm Wed Aug 16 '00 phone: 802.238.7282 Jordan Silverman
Two members of the Clown Block, a group found recently in Philly and now in L.A. too, prepare to take to the streets during the March and Rally Against Mass Incarceration.


BLACK BLOC
by DEVIN ASCH
9:38pm Wed Aug 16 '00 MASTERDEVIN@HOTMAIL.COM
POLICE BRUTALITY MARCH


OVER THE BB
by DEVIN ASCH
9:39pm Wed Aug 16 '00 MASTERDEVIN@HOTMAIL.COM
POLICE BRUTALITY MARCH


Demonstrators shout as police officers stand guard during a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles, August 16, 2000. Several thousand angry demonstrators surrounded Los Angeles police headquarters on Wednesday, burning an American flag and shouting obscenities in one of the most dramatic confrontations of the Democratic Convention week. So far during the week, 189 people have been arrested on various charges. REUTERS/Claudia Daut


Los Angeles police officers watch a demonstration through downtown Los Angeles, August 16, 2000. Several thousand angry demonstrators surrounded Los Angeles police headquarters on Wednesday, burning an American flag and shouting obscenities in one of the most dramatic confrontations of the Democratic Convention week. One-hundred-eighty-nine people have been arrested on various charges during the convention week. REUTERS/Claudia Daut


Police prevent a protest march against police brutality from advancing into the designated protest area for the Democratic National Convention outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000. Another rally was taking place in the area while this march was held up. (AP Photo/Mike Museilski)


Members of the Animal Defense League are loaded onto a police bus after being arrested for attacking the store fronts of two fur shops near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000 (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)


Police arrest members of the Animal Defense League for attacking the store fronts of two fur shops near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Editor Note: The guy in the yellow hat is probably an arrested legal observer.


Los Angeles police officers handcuff an animal rights protester (R) from the "Animal Defense League" at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Grand St. in downtown Los Angeles as they rounded up and arrested a group of several dozen protesters August 15, 2000 who reportedly shook the metal grates on the storefronts of nearby fur stores while marching near the Democratic National Convention. Police on the scene said they would be charged with conspiracy to commit vandalism. REUTERS/Jim Bourg


Police arrest members of the Animal Defense League for attacking the store fronts of two fur shops near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)


Two demonsrators attempt to scale a fence separating a protest area from the Staples Center, site of the Democratic National Convention, August 14, 2000. Los Angeles police with riot gear eventually succeeded in dispersing the demonstrators from the area. (Bob Strong/Reuters)


Police arrest a member of the Animal Defense League for attacking the store fronts of two fur shops near the Staples Center, site of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

 

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