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Will Free Trade Kill Democracy? - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/23/quebec/index.html
Coverage of the protestors, and how free trade impacts the countries that sign the agreements. [Salon.com] |
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Summit Under Siege - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1288627.stm
Police and anti-globalisation protesters in Quebec fight into the early hours, delaying the official opening of the pan-American summit. [BBC News] |
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FTAA Diaries - http://www.geocities.com/ftaadiary/
Zine highlighting personal political feelings of the protest in Quebec City in 2001. |
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CNN: Police push back protesters as Quebec summit opens - http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/04/21/summit.americas.03/index.html
Leaders of countries across the Americas opened talks on a regional free trade pact as police pushed back demonstrators opposed to further globalization. |
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Disinformation: Corporate Totalitarianism and the FTAA - http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id1054/pg1/index.html
The corporate media realizes that the anti-globalist movement poses a threat to their domination, as interest in the movement might inspire some viewers to seek out more alternative media outlets. By Wes Moore. |
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CNN: Six with explosives arrested in Canada before summit - http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/04/18/summit.bombs/
Six people who authorities say planned to disrupt an international conference with smoke bombs, grenades and other "frightening equipment" have been arrested. |
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A-infos Radio: Interview with Jaggi Singh of the CLAC - http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=2754
Interview with Jaggi Singh about topics including the anti-globalization movement, FTAA, the Quebec City Protests in April, and American Imperialism. Downloads in MP3 format. |
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For Activists Today, It's Marks, Not Marx - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A38223-2001Apr19
Coverage of students opposing free trade agreements. [Washington Post] |
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NY Times: Demonstrators at the Summit Are Greeted With Tear Gas - http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/21/world/21SUMM.html
The Summit of the Americas got under way in this fortified city today with 34 leaders passing through color guards and red-coated Mounties inside the delegates' hall, while outside hooded protesters tangled with riot policemen under billowing clouds of tear gas. By Anthony DePalma. [Free registration required.] |
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Globe and Mail: Meeting of finance ministers draws protesters - http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20010404/wmartin?tf=RT/fullstory.html&cf=RT/config-neutral&slug=wmartin&date=20010404&archive=RTGAM&site=Front
As hundreds of protesters marched on a meeting of finance ministers in Toronto, Paul Martin said that he agreed with their position that global leaders should focus on social issues and democracy, not just trade. By Allison Dunfield. |