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Selected video clips from coverage of the demonstrations outside of the Fleet Center in Boston

Express Yourself!

demonstrations outside the 2004 Democratic National Convention

The demonstrations outside of the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston were relatively tame compared to the events that would occur in New York a month later. However, the presence of riot police in full armor set an ominous tone outside of the Fleet center during the last week in July, and the construction of demonstration pens to be used for the expression of dissent was particularly ironic considering that only blocks away, more than two centuries before, the model of world´s first free democracy was formed.

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"Express Yourself!"

camera and editing: Michael Hall

public speakers: Dennis Kucinich, Amy Goodman

cast: of hundreds

Express Yourself! is copyright (c) 2004 by Michael Hall.

 

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