That's what they call it. They've used the bridges outside along the center to construct a space for those who wish to protest. It's not all that populated, and out of the way unless you were looking for it. Surprisingly though, protesters were able to stand right besides the bottleneck to enter the center with credentials. No wingers though, instead LaRouche protesters mumbling something about Al Fromm from the DLC, lol, irrelvancy meets its match. I'm gonna go write a guest post for the DNC's blog. Here are a few photos including the "cage" surrounding protesters in the free speech zone:

There were not very many protesters, and of those there are, 90% of them are from the further left than the Democratic Party. I saw less than a dozen rightwinger protesters while circling the Fleet. Remember this in contrast to NYC, a month from now.