Original sentence: Almost all of the charges from those arrests were later dismissed.On Sunday, July 30, a multi-issue march and rally drew nearly 50,000 participants from a wide variety of liberal causes.Other demonstrations were organized by the Kensington Welfare Rights Union under Cheri Honkala's direction, direct actions led by the Philadelphia Direct Action Group and numerous smaller protests.There were many arrests as the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania State Police
Edited sentence: All of those arrested were held in jail for up to 14 days and some court cases were drawn out for over three years.Nearly all of these cases were won by protestors.Numerous smaller protests focusing on health care, gun control and pro-choice issues happened throughout the week of the 2000 RNC.On Monday, July 31 there was a massive march from Philadelphia City Hall down a seven mile stretch of South Broad Street, organized by the Kensington Welfare Rights Union.On Sunday, July 30, a multi-issue march and rally drew nearly 50,000 participants from a wide variety of causes.Philadelphia and Pennsylvania State Police arrested 420 people in connection with the demonstrations on that day, the largest group of arrestees being in a preemptive strike on a West Philadelphia warehouse where 79 puppeteers were preparing a day of street pageantry.Tuesday, August 1 was designated a day of direct action with a focus on the prison industrial complex and the death penalty coordinated by the PA Abolitionists, Philadelphia Direct Action Group and other orgainizations