Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

Photos from August 31 4:00pm Gathering at Union Square

 

While hundreds of protestors responded to the A31 call for decentralized direct actions throughout midtown on Tuesday, a crowd of about 250 people gathered in Union Square to protest the Bush agenda. Around 4:00pm the police moved in and made a few targeted arrests of youths wearing cardboard tubing on their arms while the crowd chanted “Who’s Park? Our Park.†More police arrived on the scene and they appeared to be preparing to close the park but after a few minutes the police left the interior of the park. For the duration of the afternoon a large number of police remained at Union Square but did not interfere with the protests.

  • Photo 1 – Police leaving the park after backing down from their decision to close the park.
  • Photo 2 – Signs in the park.
  • Photo 3 – Missile Dick Chicks street theatre

More photos from the 4:00pm convergence at Union Square.

 

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