Protest Is American

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  • Protesters at the Axis of Eve: Mass Flash rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters and anti-protestors meet during the United for Peace and Justice March, the main demonstration against the Republican National Convention in New York City, Aug. 2004. Some 400,000 people flooded Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Avenues on 14th Street, marching from Madison Square Garden to the rally site on West Side Highway.
  • A protest leader yells slogans at the Still We Rise march, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Policemen guard the Fox News building during the Shut-Up-A-thon rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters, estimated some 400,000, at the United for Peace and Justice March, Aug. 2005. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters at Ground Zero ring bells to remember the victims of September 11, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters at the March for Women's Lives event in support of women's rights in reproductive health issues, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters form circles and dance at the Axis of Eve: Mass Flash rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • A girl waits for her turn to buy a protest button, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Young protesters hold the peace signs at the Union Square, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • A protester crosses the police line at the Fox News Shut-Up-A-thon rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Fa Lun Kung members take advantage of the media attention for the RNC protests and demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • A toddler awaits while members of the Mothers Opposing Bush (MOB) gather for interviews on the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • A protester holds a "corporate American flag" during the Still We Rise march, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Mourners listen to the names of the Iraq war dead at the St. Marks Church, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters gather at the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters gather at the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign rally, New York City, Aug. 2004. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • Protesters, estimated some 400,000, at the United for Peace and Justice March, Aug. 2005. From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.
  • A protest leader from Code Pink leads the Shut-Up-A-thon rally outside the Fox News building, New York City, Aug. 2004. called From August 26 through September 2, summer 2004, hundreds of thousands of protesters from around the US gathered in New York City to participate in massive marches, activist meetings, public forums - some hundreds of events - voicing their escalating anger toward the Bush administration and its policies.

In the summer of 2004, two months before President George W. Bush's re-election, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in New York City; some as delegates of the Republican National Convention at the Madison Square Garden; the majority, however, arrived as protesters.

From August 26 through September 2 some hundreds events took place, including massive marches, activist meetings, public forums, art exhibitions, and film screenings, while debates and vigils went on every day....
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