5000 marched in London on the issue of Trade [in]Justice.
Matthew S | 04.11.2001 15:31
SUMMARRY: On November 3rd, up to 5000 people, mostly aligned with one of many
charitable NGOs, marched in London on the issue of Trade Justice. The timing
was prompted by the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Dohar.
charitable NGOs, marched in London on the issue of Trade Justice. The timing
was prompted by the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Dohar.
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MAIN REPORT:
Since I can't find anything about this _anywhere_ on the Web, I thought I would
write a very quick synopsis.
This was one of the fluffiest demonstrations I can remember attending in a long
time...almost all of the thousands strong crowd belonged to one or more of the
numerous NGOs which are part of the Trade Justice Movement, and as a result
there was very little confrontation, just a party atmosphere, complete with
samba band and a few sound systems. The crowd marched from the Imperial War
Museum to Trafalgar Square, via Westminster Bridge, with each NGO having its
own part of the march with a different theme. Oxfam, for example, concentrated
on the non-availability of vital medicines in the Third World due to high
pricing by corporations, while Friends of the Earth created an excellent
looking bloc of hundreds of people all carrying flowing green flags.
At the rally itself, the march was addressed by Naomi Klein, author of 'No
Logo',
a TUC representative, and a charity worker from Mexico who spoke on the
importance of international solidarity against corporate globalisation.
Matt S
MAIN REPORT:
Since I can't find anything about this _anywhere_ on the Web, I thought I would
write a very quick synopsis.
This was one of the fluffiest demonstrations I can remember attending in a long
time...almost all of the thousands strong crowd belonged to one or more of the
numerous NGOs which are part of the Trade Justice Movement, and as a result
there was very little confrontation, just a party atmosphere, complete with
samba band and a few sound systems. The crowd marched from the Imperial War
Museum to Trafalgar Square, via Westminster Bridge, with each NGO having its
own part of the march with a different theme. Oxfam, for example, concentrated
on the non-availability of vital medicines in the Third World due to high
pricing by corporations, while Friends of the Earth created an excellent
looking bloc of hundreds of people all carrying flowing green flags.
At the rally itself, the march was addressed by Naomi Klein, author of 'No
Logo',
a TUC representative, and a charity worker from Mexico who spoke on the
importance of international solidarity against corporate globalisation.
Matt S
Matthew S