Nate,
There is quite a good discussion about Seattle going on on the ARNOVA-L
mailing list (that's non-profit research) probably because so many NGOs
showed up for both the meetings AND the demonstrations.
Most importantly, there are some people sending quite detailed reports from
the streets there.
If you want me to forward you any of this let me know. It seems a lot to
send to xmca.
And yes, the key thing about this protest is that it is the first major
demonstration since the general strike was outlawed that protests corporate
power itself, not civil liberties, not specific issues, it is rather a great
unification that even sees (gawd help us) the libertarians and the greens
finally seeing what common ground they have. Quite interesting indeed.
Something of a dialectically inevitable consequence of the globalization of
corporate power, ha!!! What a way to start the new millenium, eh?
Paul H. Dillon
Paul H. Dillon
-----Original Message-----
From: Nate Schmolze <schmolze@students.wisc.edu>
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 7:56 PM
Subject: RE: Robert Brown
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ricardo Ottoni [mailto:rjapias@attglobal.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 6:25 PM
>To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>Cc: xmca@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Robert Brown
>
>
>Ricardo.
>- keeping my eyes in Seattle news...
>
>Ricardo,
>
>There seems to be big issues involved - am unclear if it is or will be the
>protest of the century. I read a few articles over the past few days, and
>its absence in discussion is interesting. There is somthing very
neo-liberal
>(including myself) of pokemon becoming a social issue where the WTO meeting
>is absent.
>
>One article talked about the "third world problem", Brasil specifically, in
>regards to child labor and other issues. There also seems to be major
>issues in regards to labor, and the environment with this globalization
>thing.
>
>I would be curious of your thoughts on the issue? And any anyone who has
>news from the front line.
>
>Nate
>
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