From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [L-I] G20, day 2 CP. 17 November 2001. Protesters march on G-20 meeting site, police arrest several. OTTAWA -- Police arrested about a dozen protesters Saturday as more than 1,000 marchers converged on the G-20 conference from two sides to demonstrate against the global finance meetings. Armed officers pushed their way into both marches and pulled out several protesters who were dressed in black. At least one demonstrator was bitten by a police dog and another was hit in the head with a baton. Police appeared to be targeting anarchists, who smashed some windows and vandalized property downtown Friday. Marchers shouted their opposition but remained peaceful and continued on to Parliament Hill where they gathered in front of metal barricades chanting, "Shut it down," as police looked on. One group of protesters set an American flag on fire as others cheered. Most demonstrators then headed for the front of the nearby Supreme Court building where organizers had set up a base. A rock band was playing and there were portable toilets. Many accused the police of brutality during a peaceful protest. "The police moved very quickly, very swiftly, viciously with their dogs," said Paul Smith of Global Democracy Ottawa. "They took people down in the street; they held people off with riot sticks and they threatened them with guns. I don't know whether they were plastic bullets, but basically it was an unprovoked attack." Protester Jamie Kneen added: 'They are trying to provoke a confrontation." He said one organizer was arrested for urging police not to haul away demonstrators. The protesters, including students, labour activists, church groups and others, have a range of concerns. Many complain the meetings of the G-20, International Monetary Fund and World Bank are no help to world's poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews with continuing coverage of WWIII _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ----------
