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The Republican National Convention was held in New York City from August 29 to September 2, 2004. The Republicans were met by one of the largest protest convergences in recent U.S. history.
Protest Groups
- Bike National Convention
- Code Pink: Women for Peace
- Counter Convention
- DNC2RNC
- Don't Just Vote
- Radical Queers
- RNC NOT Welcome
- RNCWatch
- Still We Rise
Alternative Media
- Democracy Now
- NYC Indymedia
Events
- Imagine Festival
Legal
- NYC People's Law Collective
Resources
- The Dispossessed Network
- No RNC Medical Outreach
- Radical Reference
Miscellaneous
- NYPD Rant
Diaries / Blogd
- Evan Derkacz: Evan's RNC Diary
- lostinarden: Memorable RNC in NYC Entries
- Charlie Madigan (Chicago Tribune)
- Starhawk: RNC Update 11: Action and Aftermath
- Starhawk: RNC Update 10: Out of Jail--Keep Support Coming
- Starhawk: RNC Updates 6-10
- Starhawk: RNC Update 5: Democracy Daunted
- Starhawk: RNC Update 4 - Action Bardo
Pre-RNC Resources, Calls, Updates
- CRITICAL INFO on RNC - phones, emails - the works -DISTRIBUTE EVERYWHERE
- Don't Just Vote - Call For a Contingent at the Republican National Convention
- UFPJ RNC rally to be at Union Square Park
- The Umbrella Brigade!
Pre-RNC News
- New York Tramples Bill of Rights to Protect 'Grass'?
- Newspapers Acknowledge What To Cover at RNC
- NY Court Says Anti-Bush Protesters Can't Use Park (Reuters)
- Poll: 81% of NYers Support Protests
- The protesters are coming...
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New articles
- Building Bridges Radio- N.Y. Labor Protests Bush and the RNC
- Relentless Protest: CODEPINK Activists Ejected From RNC Three Nights in a Row (Democracy Now)
- Call to all 8/31 arrestees: The RNC legal team needs your info!
- Josh Banno is free, but financial support is still needed
- 'We Don't Want Our Loved Ones Who Died in 9/11 Used as an Excuse to Start War'
- A Week in Review from the Republican National Convention, Inside and Out
- On the Streets: Police
- At St. Marks Church, a Protest Movement Wises up to Electoral Politics
- On the Streets of New York: Compassion (In These Times)
- On The Streets of New York: Courage
- On the Streets of New York: Security
- On the Streets of New York: Opportunity
- On the Streets of New York: Patriotism
- Coalition Needed For Common Interests
- A New York Giuliani Wouldn't Like
- Republicans Among Us (Alternet)
Photo collections
- AP
/ Reuters
Saturday, August 28 | March for Women's Lives
- A Womb of Our Own (Portland and NYC Indymedia )
- Church Ladies for Choice at the March for Women's Lives (The Indypendent)
Sunday, August 29 | UFPJ March & Mouse Bloc
- 10,000 Ways of Saying No (Alternet)
- 120,000- 400,000 Protestors March in NYC On Eve of GOP Convention (Associated Press)
- Don't Just Vote, Take Action Report from UFPJ March
- Hundreds of Thousands Protest Bush Agenda in New York (The New Standard)
- Protesters' Encounters With Delegates on the Town Turn Ugly
- RNC 2004 : Protest at The Boathouse, Sunday Aug 29th
- Video of Burning Dragon at Madison Square Garden
Monday, August 30 | Still We Rise march, KWRU march and others
- 20 Arrested in Anti-GOP Demonstrations
- Marching to and fro
- Poor People's March in NYC Attacked by Police
- Welcome to Bushville, USA (Alternet)
A31 Protests
- The Man in Black Bloc
- NYC Police Arrest 1,000 GOP Protesters
- NYC Police Arrest Some 560 GOP Protesters
- One version of events during A31 and subsequent 46 hours in jail
- Protesters Demonstrate Against Republican Celebration of Johnny Cash
Wednesday, September 1
- 19 AIDS Activists Arrested in Grand Central at 8:05 this AM
- Protesters disrupt convention events
- Republican Convention Dogged by Relentless Protests
- RNC Protesters Stage "March on the Media" (Democracy Now)
- Tens of Thousands Rally Against Bush Labor Policies (Democracy Now)
- Three-Mile Long 'Unemployment Line' Gives Bush the Pink Slip
Thursday, September 2
- Anti-Bush Protesters Swarm Grand Central Station
- FLASH UPDATES from today's protests
Other Protests
- The Banner Seen 'Round the World (Alternet)
- Starbucks Protest: Legal Update/Request for Witnesses
General (no specific date)
- After this Sunday's March, Make Central Park a Temporary Autonomous Zone
- Mom proud of her defiant deserter
- Protesters Try to Get in Last Word Before Curtain Falls
- Protest Groups 'Empowered' by Large Turnout
- RNC Week Begins: First Impressions
- RNC Week Kicks Off
Analysis (Monday morning quarterbacking)
- Media Declares War on Anti-War Protests
- Protesters, Police Agree on One Thing: This Week was Successful
- Scapegoating the Protests
Arrests and Jail
- 2,000 Arrested In Battle For New York
- Actress Rosario Dawson arrested for violation of anti-mask law
- Call for Support at 100 Center St.
- Earth First! activist arrested and needs support
- Father of Arrested Protester: "My Son Has Been Disappeared By This State (Democracy Now)
- Guantanamo On the Hudson: Detained RNC Protesters Describe Prison Conditions (Democracy Now)
- Judge Orders New York to Immediately Release Hundreds of Protesters in Lockup
- Lawrence anarchists arrested at GOP convention
- Lawyers Flood the Courts, but Demonstrators Trickle In
- Making Protest Painful: Detained RNC Protesters Held in Crowded, Oil-Contaminated Conditions (Democracy Now)
- Native Youth Movement Press Release
- Pier 57 Likened To Guantanamo
- Police arrest 1,100 people in protests
- Police Questioning and Plea Bargains: Keeping It Safe in the Aftermath of RNC Protests
- Solidarity for RNC Arrestees
- Support Jamal Holiday
Anarchists
- Anarchist lets feet do his talking
- Anarchist vows Bronx cheers for delegates
- Anarchist People of Color Call for Support
- Anarchists promise disruptions
- Anarchists Target Republican Convention
- Anarchists To New Yorkers: Don't Worry (1010 Wins)
- Anarchists vow disruptions despite lack of permits (Newsday)
- Anarchists, Provocateurs and Puff the Magic Dragon
- Arrests top 500 as trouble looms: Anarchists vow to close streets (Boston Herald)
- As NYC Braces for RNC, Anarchists Blast Media Coverage as Scare Tactics (Democracy Now)
- Big Apple anarchists are disappointingly dull (The Times-Picayune)
- Detectives monitoring 35 anarchists (Philly.com)
- Don't Just Vote, Get Political
- Heartland Radical: Anarchy Explained
- Lawrence anarchists to protest in N.Y.C.
- Protesters at Heart of Debate on Security vs. Civil Rights (New York Times)
- Reply to New York City tabloid/police smears
- Three Missourians followed by FBI say they are anarchists
- We are all anarchists now
Anti-War Movement
- Anti-War Protest Interview With Sue Niederer, MFSO Anti-War Mother
Bikes / Critical Mass
- Call to Cyclists Arrested Around the Week of the RNC
Indymedia
- Arturo Commando, pdx indymedia radio reporter, arrested in NYC on Tuesday (Portland Indymedia)
- Cascadia-based indie journalist detained in New York (Portland Indymedia)
- Feds Hunt Source of GOP Data (Wired News)
- Indymedia and Al Jazeera Reporters Discuss the RNC Stories Ignored by the Corporate U.S. Press (Democracy Now)
- Indymedia, the RNC and the Battle for New York (Democracy Now)
- Police Harass Anarchists in Melbourne at Request of FBI
- Secret Service Seeks Indymedia Logs (Slashdot)
- Secret Service Subpoenas NYC Indymedia over Delegate Lists
Inside the Convention
- ACT-UP Activists Face Assault & Riot Charges for Protest Inside RNC (Democracy Now)
- Crashing the Party: Famed Indian Writer Arundhati Roy Goes Inside the RNC (Democracy Now)
- Crashing the Party was Surprisingly Easy, Activists Say (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Father of Soldier Killed in Iraq Ejected From RNC For Holding Sign Reading: "Bush Lied. My Son Died" (Democracy Now)
- GOP Delegate on RNC Protest Arrests: "There Weren't Any Were There?" (Democracy Now)
- Protesters waylay cop, disrupt "Hardball," reach RNC floor, nearly touch Cheney
- Protesters' Encounters With Delegates on the Town Turn Ugly
Labor
- Hundreds Protest Starbucks Union-Busting Efforts; Organizers Arrested
- In Depth: IWW Starbucks Union Rally, IWW Arrests in NYC, 8/28
Neighborhoods
- Harlem Rallies Against Bush & GOP (Democracy Now)
Protest Tech
- Demonstrators, Police Stalk Each Other
- The latest protest tool: 'texting'
Radical Librarians
- Library workers raise voices
- Radical librarians protest Laura Bush
- Radical reference at RNC!!
- "Radical Reference" Librarians at Convention (Library Journal)
Tabloid Coverage
- Anarchists hot for mayhem
- PROTEST-BUST LAWSUITS COULD $OCK US BIG
- Protest rap sheet a cause for concern
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