A group of AIDS (news - web sites) activists stage a naked protest outside of New York's Madison Square Garden August 26, 2004. The protesters blocked 8th Avenue in midtown Manhattan outside the Garden, site of the Republican National Convention. Law enforcement authorities expect thousands of protesters to descend on the city before the start of the convention on August 30, 2004. REUTERS/Jeff Christensen
Layla Love, right, from the Brooklyn borough of New York, and Leila Brahimi, left, from the Manhattan borough of New York, dressed as the Statue of Liberty, take part in a rally for reproductive rights sponsored by Planned Parenthood
From left, Michelle Mazzarno, Danni Wright, and Jennifer Nordstrom, who call themselves 'Elephants against Republicans,' stand Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004 at the Ground Zero in New York to protest the Republican National Convention which begins on Monday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Reproductive rights supporters gather next to City Hall in New York August 28, 2004. Planned Parenthood (news - web sites) organized the march, which began in Brooklyn, marched over the Brooklyn Bridge, then gathered next to City Hall. The protest was one of many scheduled in conjunction with the Republican National Convention which begins August 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Henny Ray Abrams/Reuters)
| Protesters march through the streets in New York looking for Starbucks coffee restaurants on August 28, 2004, the site of the Republican National Convention. Police expect large protests and have planned for the possibility of attacks when the convention starts in New York on August 30. REUTERS/Chip East |
Planned Parenthood (news - web sites) organized a reproductive rights march from Brooklyn, across the Brooklyn Bridge, and into lower Manhattan, August 28, 2004 in New York. The protest was one of many scheduled in conjunction with the Republican National Convention which begins August 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Organizers estimated a crowd of 15,000. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams