Read More... A Black Lives Matter protester outside of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Thursday, July 21 (Credit: Salon/Ben Norton) Thousands of people from all over the country convened in downtown Cleveland this past week to protest the 2016 Republican National Convention. A huge variety of activists appeared, from anti-racist protesters to migrant justice organizers, from anti-war dissidents to revolutionary socialists. During these varied demonstrations, a group of Cleveland residents organized a campaign to call out the government for prioritizing the RNC over its own citizens. They unified their actions under the hashtag #CLEoverRNC.