The Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue is coming to Chicago.
The TABD, an exclusive group of corporate CEOs and senior-level government officials from the United States and European Union (i.e. "the global north"), is a decision-making group for the World Trade Organization. The TABD summits function as a forum for architects of neo-liberal economic globalization to plan the demolition of "trade barriers" (labor rights, enviromental protections, cultural heritage). (Read more at Chicago Indymedia...)
It sounds like the city is gearing up for some heavy protesting. According to opposition organizers it will be a peaceful demonstration. It sounds like the police have other ideas.
According to the Sun-Times...
The city is banning parking in the Loop and asking newspapers to remove vending boxes from downtown streets to brace for expected protests of an international business meeting here this week.
And in a preemptive strike aimed at preventing Seattle-style damage, the Daley administration threatened Monday to sue demonstrators if their "illegal actions" cost taxpayers money. Since 2000, the city has collected more than $2.8 million from people whose illegal activities or negligence have damaged city property...
Officers have been training for months in riot control and flew to Washington to help police control crowds there in September. About 130 officers who are 6 feet 4 inches tall and taller have been selected to arrest violent demonstrators... (Read more of this article at Chicago Sun-Times website.)
I hope to see alot of people downtown for this. If you can be in Chicago on the 7th, come down to the Boeing HQ (Washington and Canal) at 4:30 pm and check out the action.
:: Ira
10:11 AM
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