Republican National Convention- NYC '04
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- Missile Dick Chicks protest RNC -- Members of the activist organization Missile Dick Chicks demonstrate in front of the Regency Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Monday morning, the first day of the Republican National Convention. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/29/2004 -- New York, NY -- Protesting the RNC in NYC -- Hundreds of thousands (???) of peaceful protesters streamed through the streets of New York of a hot Sunday morning. In this picture, they paused in front of the Republican National Convention site at Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. As of 4 pm, protesters were still marching past the starting point of the parade. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/28/2004 -- New York, NY --Pro-choice march over Brooklyn Bridge -- Thousands of protesters marched over the Brooklyn Bridge representing a range of causes, most of them Pro-Choice related. As of 1:00 pm (this picture was taken at 12:45 pm), the activities were peacable on this Saturday afternoon, August 28. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- 2nd Avenue at 47th Street - a massive police presence marshalled an evening protest march in Manhattan on Monday night, August 30, 2004. Monday was the first day of the Republican National Convention, and police saturated the city streets to ensure order. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
![9/1/2004 -- New York, NY -- Security presence -- Fraser Nelson, the poltiical editor for the Scotsman Newspaper, watches out of the window of a Starbucks on 8th Avenue near Madison Square Garden. Police stood guard on nearly every corner to secure the vicinity of the Republican National Convention. Nelson said, "[The police] have been very effective. If you look at the potential dangers, things have gone pretty well. They've been able to combine overwhelming numbers with a really relaxed manner."](https://photos.smugmug.com/Journalism/Republican-National-Convention/i-m4ZtgR8/0/0f267ca1/L/September1_1-L.jpg)
9/1/2004 -- New York, NY -- Security presence -- Fraser Nelson, the poltiical editor for the Scotsman Newspaper, watches out of the window of a Starbucks on 8th Avenue near Madison Square Garden. Police stood guard on nearly every corner to secure the vicinity of the Republican National Convention. Nelson said, "[The police] have been very effective. If you look at the potential dangers, things have gone pretty well. They've been able to combine overwhelming numbers with a really relaxed manner."
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- Protesting the RNC in NYC -- Members of the activist organization CODEPINK march down Park Avenue in Manhattan on their way to the Regency hotel for a demonstration. The group was divided roughly in half, with one contingent representing the "rich Republicans" demanding champagne and hors-de-vours service from the other contingent, who represented "poor people." CODEPINK is a women-initiated peace and social justice movement that demonstrates in creative and non-violent ways -- and always in pink. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- Protesting the RNC in NYC -- Members of the activist organization CODEPINK march down past Tiffany & Co in Manhattan on their way to the Regency hotel for a demonstration. The group was divided roughly in half, with one contingent representing the "rich Republicans" demanding champagne and hors-de-vours service from the other contingent, who represented "poor people." CODEPINK is a women-initiated peace and social justice movement that demonstrates in creative and non-violent ways -- and always in pink. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- Near United Nations on 1st Avenue and 47th Street -- Amanda Martin, an activist from Columbia, SC with the Carolina Peace Resource Center, blows bubbles as she and Arnold Karr (left; also from SC and the CPRC) stand in an evening rally near the United Nations in Manhattan on Monday, August 31, 2004. Amanda said: "I'm blowing bubbles because they're a sign of peace and hope. They're made of soap...and of water. It's time to scrub this country clean." Monday was the first day of the Republican National Convention. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/30/2004 -- New York, NY -- A member of the Missile Dick Chicks activist group dashes by a line of police during a protest rally near the United Nations in Manhattan on Monday evening, August 30, 2004. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/28/2004 -- New York, NY --Pro-choice march over Brooklyn Bridge -- Thousands of protesters marched over the Brooklyn Bridge representing a range of causes, most of them Pro-Choice related. As of 1:00 pm (this picture was taken at 12:45 pm), the activities were peacable on this Saturday afternoon, August 28. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/28/2004 -- New York, NY -- Central Park -- Saturday, Noon -- Joel Cook, a protester from San Fransisco, looks over an exhibit in Central Park called Eyes Wide Open. The exhibit was created by the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, and is on a nationwide tour. It displays 972 pairs of shoes -- one for every American soldier killed in Iraq. Nearby, a wall lists names and incidents of 600 Iraqi civilians killed in the war. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe
8/31/2004 -- New York, NY -- 55 Washington Square South -- Eyes Wide Open exhibit -- Judson Memorial Church -- Rob Sarra (left) and Tim Goodrich, both veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, shed tears as they adjust an American flag on the boots labled with the name of a fallen comrade, Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, whom Sarra called "Ski" for short. "Ski" was a Wisconsin native, and drowned in Iraq while trying to save his fellow soldiers when their helicopter crashed in the river. Sarra has tattooed Ski's name and number on his upper arm. Sarra and Goodrich were viewing an exhibit called "Eyes Wide Open," which displayed 975 pairs of militarty boots (the current number of US soldiers KIA) and hundreds of civillian shoes to represent those killed in the war. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
![8/29/2004 -- New York, NY -- Protesting the RNC in NYC -- Sunbathers Lily Phan and Glen Reppy laugh as their peaceful Sunday afternoon in Central Park becomes the staging grounds for political street theater. The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army, or CIRCA, held an impromtu revival service with a puppet doll of George Bush as the prohet. Here, they are seen racing over the lawn past the sunbathers. Lily said, "We came to Central Park to get away from [the protests]. They came to us." She does no plan to vote this year. Glen is undecided as to for whom he will vote. He said, "Both parties are moving toward the ends of the spectrum, not toward the middle." During the day, hundreds of thousands (???) of peaceful protesters streamed through the streets of New York of a hot Sunday morning. As of 4 pm, protesters were still marching past the starting point of the parade. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Journalism/Republican-National-Convention/i-qMZsqBm/0/948da4cd/L/August29_4-L.jpg)
8/29/2004 -- New York, NY -- Protesting the RNC in NYC -- Sunbathers Lily Phan and Glen Reppy laugh as their peaceful Sunday afternoon in Central Park becomes the staging grounds for political street theater. The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army, or CIRCA, held an impromtu revival service with a puppet doll of George Bush as the prohet. Here, they are seen racing over the lawn past the sunbathers. Lily said, "We came to Central Park to get away from [the protests]. They came to us." She does no plan to vote this year. Glen is undecided as to for whom he will vote. He said, "Both parties are moving toward the ends of the spectrum, not toward the middle." During the day, hundreds of thousands (???) of peaceful protesters streamed through the streets of New York of a hot Sunday morning. As of 4 pm, protesters were still marching past the starting point of the parade. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
8/31/2004 -- New York, NY -- Police broke up a large protest in front of the FOX News headquarters in Manhattan. In this picture, a policeman pushes a protester that is slow to move and is questioning why he must move in the first place. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe.
