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Breaking News From New York (WEF) by [posted by kitty] Friday February 01, 2002 at 01:23 PM |
Breaking Multimedia News about action against the WEF (World Economic Forum) in NYC (New York City). Including pictures and video
Thursday 31.01.02
Around 1000 union members and other protest outside GAP on 5th Avenue, showing
solidarity with 3rd world workers that are exploited by US corporations.
Video
Photo 1
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7 activists from aids group ACTUP were arrested for trespass just before a banner
drop.
Report
Photo
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WEF website becomes unavailable
at 10.30 am NY time due to various Netstrike Actions.
http://www.thing.net/~rdom/ecd/fools.html
http://www.geocities.com/net_strike_net
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Early morning protests occur just around the corner from the WEF building. FOE
protestors decide not to meet WEF representitives but to protest outside. Members
of Falun Gong the chinese spiritual movement also protest.
Report
(including photos) Photos 2
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