Shortly after 1:30 pm on Monday the protesters began collecting on the south entrance of City Hall. A plethora of different causes packed into a long and thick line conforming under the shared idea that Bernie Sanders should be the Democratic party nominee.

Hundreds of blue Bernie 2016 signs floated throughout the crowd amidst the unfurled red flags of a “socialist contingent”, two 51 foot inflatable joints and life size cutouts and puppets of Sen. Sanders.

The three mile journey from City Hall to the perimeter of the DNC security zone saw and heard an estimated 2000 protesters, according to Philadelphia Police Dept. Civil Affairs Lt. Dennis Konzyk.

"Hell no DNC, we won't vote for Hillary." @thesnews pic.twitter.com/XKGtaYkLai

— Stephen Olschanski (@SOlschanski) July 25, 2016

Chanting in unison to a variety of slogans including “Hell no DNC, we won’t vote for Hillary” and “Whose streets? Our Streets”, protesters marched with the goal of providing an unignorable voice to the DNC and delegates who were headed into the convention hall.

Some came with a message to the political elite that the beginning of a “revolution” was underway that the arch of the political spectrum was feigning toward socialist principles.

“This is to show that these ideas are gaining ground with or without Bernie,” Sein, a member of the socialist contingent said sporting a soviet era general cap. “This is the will of the people.”

Sein and the contingent had passed out 100 red flags he said adding too that a solution to the current political strife was to separate state and corporate interests just as how “church and state are separate theoretically.”

Sen. Sanders is a self proclaimed Democratic socialist who ran on the ideas of reining in Wall Street with increased regulation to ultimately redistribute the wealth throughout the country.

Others in the crowd sympathized with Bernie’s stance on the legalization of marijuana. Touting two large inflatable joints, the “free the weed” crowd blared music from a rolling speaker and occasionally passed a real joint around underneath their inflatables.

Currently chasing a giant inflatable blunt down Broad Street. Protest to shutdown the DNC. @thesnews pic.twitter.com/KeCXGQY94U

— Stephen Olschanski (@SOlschanski) July 25, 2016

Many of the protesters felt they had lost their voice and vote and a majority of the protesters showed a startling displeasure with the DNC and Hillary Clinton calling the system rigged. Many used the leaked DNC emails to claim their mumblings of a stacked deck were true.

Others called Clinton a warmonger and promoted Sanders as a peace loving candidate who sought nothing but to bring equality to America. Though they opposed Hillary Clinton they also voiced disgust with Republican nominee Donald Trump.

It’s all about moving the movement forward and that begins with voting for Jill Stein of the Green Party some protesters remarked hoping the Green party could get a seat at the table in the next few years. Furthermore they said if Hillary Clinton is to win the election she’d need their vote and that wasn’t going to happen even after Sen. Sanders endorsed Clinton.

“I’m hoping they’ll understand the reality soon,” Martha Friend of New Jersey, a Hillary supporter, said. “I think at this point if you’re not for Hillary you are for Trump, there’s no gray [area.]”

One protester felt disaffected with the whole makeup of the election, brandishing a picture of the Clintons and the Trumps at Trump’s wedding in 2005. The picture of the four laughing he says proves the whole thing is a scam.

“They’re friends!” owner of the picture, Jax Clay, said explaining how Trump has donated over the years to Hillary’s campaigns and how Clinton refuses to deeply criticize Trump. “He’s helping her get a elected.”

Protesters smothered the gates of the perimeter at the DNC continuing their chants and taunting delegates as delegates passed into the convention area. Some orally clashed with a Christian group, arguing over whether Jesus was a socialist or capitalist.

Protesters are at the gate to taunt delegates as they walk in. @thesnews #DemsinPhilly pic.twitter.com/jaVhz4CoDY

— Stephen Olschanski (@SOlschanski) July 25, 2016

Counter protesters at the DNC mixed in with the Bernie protesters #DemsInPhilly @thesnews pic.twitter.com/AFqMnqJt2G

— Stephen Olschanski (@SOlschanski) July 25, 2016

The Broad Street subway line stopped service to the AT&T station over security concerns. AT&T station is the last stop on the line and drops patrons off at the DNC gates.

According to USA Today no arrests were made but 55 people had been issued a citation for disorderly conduct.