Greetings All! What is the situation? By now you have
heard that the City Councils of Saint-Foy and Quebec
City have passed by-laws prohibiting the wearing of
scarves to cover a part or a whole of the face,
not only during the demonstrations planned in Quebec
City for the Summit ofthe Americas to promote the Free
Trade Area of the Americas, BUT ALSO IN THE WEEKS
LEADING UP TO THE EVENT! People are subject to fines
and/or a jail sentence.

The intent is to:
*Make it easy for the security forces to spray tear gas directly into the face, mouth and nose.
*Make it easy for the security forces to photograph people who attend in Quebec City so that they can be entered into the security files of the rapidly expanding security system supposedly focused on "terrorism."
*Build a climate of fear and inhibition in citizens to stop people from expressing their rights to assemble and petition the government.

A day of action has been called on April 2nd to protest against the prohibition - with people being asked to wear scaves around their faces and mask up outside government buildings in a show of solidarity with all those who will be protesting in Quebec later in April at the Summit of the Americas gathering.

The main goal of the Summit will be to discuss and implement the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which is the extension of NAFTA to the entire hemisphere by no later than 2005. The Summit will be accompanied by the largest security and police operation in Canadian history.

rest of article at:  http://www.cmaq.net/viewarticle.ch2?articleid=572

background at:
www.quebec2001.net
www.cmaq.net