Where:
Quebec City
Where:
Quebec City
When: April 20-22
The purpose: More than 9,000 delegates from 34 countries in North,
South and Central America, members of the Organization of American
States, will meet as part of the continuing talks toward an agreement
on a Free Trade Area of the Americas, lowering trade barriers
throughout the Western Hemisphere.
The opposition: As many as 25,000 demonstrators are expected
to
descend on Quebec City to protest against the FTAA, which they say
will serve the interests of richer countries and multinational corporations
at the expense of human rights, the environment and the poor.
Security: More than 6,000 police officers from across Canada
will be
on duty during the summit, hoping to prevent the chaos and violence
that have marred similar meetings.
Cleanup
crews erase memory of summit protests
WebPosted Tue Apr 24 00:43:59 2001
CBC News
Also,
for a different perspective you can read stories about the
summit in a special section of the Montreal
Gazette.
To view more pictures click here,
which were taken by Quebec
Chronicle - Telegraph photographer, and
contributor to Ukrainian Directory - "Sobor",
Mike Reshitnyk.
