Protestors assembed at the Commons for the Boston Tea Party 2009, or Tea Bagging Day, to rally against recent government policies, mostly taxes.
The protest was part of a nation-wide event on IRS' income-tax day. Other protests took place in D.C., Miami, and Sacramento.

Photos by Eric Baumann

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