Fwd: [Infoshop News] Anti-capitalists shut down Washington, DC; Over 600 arrested

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Sat Sep 28 14:34:13 PDT 2002



>Anti-capitalists shut down Washington, DC; Over 600 arrested
>
>by Chuck0
>
>This story will be updated throughout the day
>
>September 27 | 3:00 pm EDT
>
>The residents of Washington, DC were treated to a small version of
>the general strikes which shut down Argentina earlier this year.
>Thousands of anti-capitalists and concerned citizens converged on
>Washington, DC this morning in a successful effort to shut down the
>capital of Empire (the United States).

Only thousands? (The UK Guardian says 2,000, according to the police -- about the same number as last year.) Has this mode of protest reached a plateau in the States? -- Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>



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