Taking Stock of Convention Protesters in New York

By Margot Adler

Published August 31, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Protesters gather in the streets in New York.

Protesters against President Bush's policies gather in the streets in New York.

Musicians from Minnesota play on a New York sidewalk, drawn to the city to protest the Republican National Convention.

The Republican convention has drawn protesters from around the country to New York. We hear from protesting drummers of the Rhythm Workers Union from Washington, D.C., and from three young people in Minnesota who came to New York on a whim.

As NPR's Margot Adler reports, the demonstrations also include some long-time organizers who go to protests across the nation.

Margot Adler

Margot Adler died on July 28, 2014 at her home in New York City. She was 68 and had been battling cancer. Listen to NPR Correspondent David Folkenflik's retrospective on her life and career

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