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In case you missed Seattle, heeere's Washington
by Naomi Klein
4:19am Thu Apr 13 '00
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nklein@sympatico.ca
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My friend Mez is getting on a bus to
Washington, D.C., on Saturday. I asked
him why, and he said with all this intensity: "Look, I
missed
Seattle. There's
no way I'm missing Washington."
I've seen people speak with that kind of unrestrained longing
before, but the
object of their affection was usually a muddy music festival
where Beck shares
a stage with the Beastie Boys, or a short-run New York play such
as The
Vagina
Monologues.
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In
case you missed Seattle, heeere's Washington (full story)
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Seattle Prepares for A16: IMF/WB Teach-In, Local Organizing Still
Going Strong
by Kristine Wong
1:39am Thu Apr 13 '00
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phone: 206.720.0285 kristinewong@yahoo.com
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| Sunday, April 9, Seattle -Though this
city won’t be the star of this month’s gathering of resistance
against the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund
(IMF), locals are rockin’ steady and ready to roll over the WB
and IMF come April 16. They've organized a teach-in and an A16
action, while Seattle-based Studio X will do a live, worldwide
web broadcast the streets of DC on April 15-17.
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Seattl
e Prepares for A16: IMF/WB Teach-In, Local Organizing Still Going
Strong
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One of the climbers and Beka Econompolos being arrested
by Adam Green
11:01pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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a_green@mindspring.com
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| One of the climbers and Beka Econompolos
being arrested.
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One of the climbers and Beka Econompolos being arrested
(picture)
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Spread eagle after being removed from the undercarriage
by Adam Green
10:51pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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a_green@mindspring.com
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Blocking Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in
front of the World Bank Group's headquarters, two activists
representing an
international coalition of
environmental, human rights, religious, and social justice
organizations have locked themselves to the undercarriage of a
17-foot panel truck, emblazoned with the words, "WORLD BANK
PLUNDERS THE PLANET - NO
MORE $$$ FOR OIL, GAS AND MINING.
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Spread eagle after being removed from the undercarriage
(picture)
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Climbers being arested (picture)
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| The idea was to scale the World Bank
Facade to display the banner. The World Bank or the Police had
placed Barbed Wire on the Support lines of the Auning on the
world Bank entrance to prevent. Although the Climbers could not
scale the facade, they were able to display the banner moentaraly
before locking themselves to the World Bank building.
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Banner deployed ontop of World Bank (picture)
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Using the top of the truck as a
makeshift stage, Friends of the Earth US Executive Director Brent
Blackwelder and Ozone Action Executive Director John
Passacantando and Beka Econompolos are introducing a campaign
platform demanding that the World
Bank phase out its
financing of destructive oil, gas, and mining projects. The
platform details the ten most harmful impacts of such projects,
from environmental destruction to egregious human rights abuses.
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Speakers on top of truck
(picture)
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| Fire Dept. trying to unlock protesters
who locked themselves to a truck during Mondays action in front
the the World Banka
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Fire Dept. trying to unlock protesters from truck (picture)
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Protester locks himself to truck in front of the World Bank
by Adam Green
10:28pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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a_green@mindspring.com
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| One of two Protesters Locks himself to
truck during Mondays action in front of the World Bank
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Protester locks himself to truck in front of the World Bank
(picture)
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Truck w/makeshift stage halting Traffic in front of World Bank
by Adam Green
10:21pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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a_green@mindspring.com
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| A truckwith banners and a makeshift
stage serve as a platform for 3 speakers and 2
protesters to chain themselves to the truck. This action
succesfully halted traffic for over an hour.
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Truck w/makeshift stage halting Traffic in front of World Bank
(picture)
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| Protesters scale World Bank Building
Monday morning while a truck with banners and a makeshift stage
serve as a platform for 3 speakers and 2
protesters to chain themselves to the truck. This action
succesfully halted traffic for over an hour.
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Protesters Scale World Bank Building (picture)
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HOW INDIA BEAT THE BANK
by Andrew Christie
4:59pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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address: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, po box 2616, Friday
Harbor, WA 98250 phone: 360-370-5500 achris63@hotmail.com
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| Perhaps the greatest environmental
threat of the IMF/World Bank is the threat their policies pose to
marine eco-systems: Pulling all the fish from the sea in the
name of foreign exchange. India fought back and won.
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HOW
INDIA BEAT THE BANK (full story)
www.seashepherd.org
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March
by Michael Bayly
4:06pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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| Participants of the march prepare to
depart from the steps of the Capitol - April 11, 2000.
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March
by Michael Bayly
4:00pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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| A participant in the March holds a cross
symbolizing the crushing $5174 million debt owed by Bolivia.
Other protesters carried crosses for other Third World nations.
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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| Press Release from Monday morning's
action in front of the World Bank.
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Openin
g Action for the A16 Week. (full story)
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March
by Michael Bayly
3:53pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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| Debbie Panek of Rome, N.Y., on the steps
of the Capitol for the "Economic Way of the Cross"
march - Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 11, 2000.
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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| Proclaiming Jubilee -Washington, D.C. -
Tuesday, April 11, 2000.
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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| A woman from Honduras joins the
"Economic Way of the Cross".
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March
by Michael Bayly
3:02pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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| The Witness for Peace organization was
one of many religious groups who joined in Jubilee 2000's annual
"Economic Way of the Cross" March in Washington, D.C. -
Tuesday, April 11 2000.
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The "Economic Way of the Cross" March (picture)
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Jubilee 2000
by Michael Bayly
2:55pm Wed Apr 12 '00
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| Jubilee 2000 USA demands that Third
World debt be unconditionally cancelled - Sunday, April 9, 2000.
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Jubilee 2000 (picture)
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