On September 14 2004, two weeks to the hour after their arrests with 1200 others during the Republican National Convention, two detainees described their experiences on a live cable access show which was broadcast in Somerville Massachusetts. The detainees were Charles Shaw, a prominent member of the Green Party at the time and editor of an online magazine devoted to political issues; and Mike Hall, the producer of the show and video journalist who was held in police custody for nearly two days. Joining the panel was Savic Rasovic, a self-proclaimed propagandist from Montenegro, who managed a transcontinental media organization from Boston. Participants: Ellen Braune (EB): street interviewer. Michael Hall (MH): videographer and detainee. Savic Rasovic (SR): political commentator. Charles Shaw (CS): Green Party Co-Chair and detainee. Rich Schieferdecker (RS): host. MH: On August 31st, there were a number of civil disobedience actions that were planned, and I didn’t know the exact time or location of these actions, because they were kept fairly secret. But I was in Union Square that evening, and looking around, I could tell that something was about to happen; that there were very heartfelt expressions of dissatisfaction amongst the crowd, and passionate speeches. MH: I found a marching band that was getting ready to march into the street, they were setting up in Union Square. And I thought it was possible that they could be starting this whole business. So, I kept my eye on …