[CIMC-working] Help... PROPOSED FEATURE: Protests Against TABD in Chicago, 11/7-8

[Doug Morris]

Hi everyone,

Can someone proof the feature below and post to the cimc center column?

It is a rough draft in html.

This needs to go up soon.

One thing. It needs a photo or graphic.
The exec or pig shot from this page could be used...:
http://www.azone.org/notabd/main.html

Note:  I did not take the approach of building this up as the first 
Chicago-based "global justice" protest. The protests might well be a flop. 
I stuck to the issues and event.

Note 2: We need to talk about organizing coverage for this event.  Like: We 
need to have our office open and people manning the wire/center column, 
etc. We need to get in touch with midwest imcistas to see if they are coming.

Note 3: Some more links from the call to action article could be included 
at the end of this feature.

The feature is based on this article (cribing some copy): 
http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14715&group=webcast
And this website: http://www.azone.org/notabd/main.html

Let me know if you need me to do more.
Thanks, Doug

Protests Against TABD in Chicago!
November 7-8, 2002

<P>
<a 
href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14715&group=webcast">Protests</a> 
are being organized against the Trans-Atlantic Business Dialog meetings in 
Chicago November 7-8, 2002.  A protest march will be held in the afternoon 
of November 7 and civil disobedience actions on November 8.

<P>The <a href="http://tabd.org/">TABD</a>, 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).

<P>This year, TABD will be co-chaired by two of the world's largest weapon 
manufacturers, Chicago-based Boeing for the US and the BAE Systems for the 
EU. The TABD agenda for Chicago includes
<a href="http://www.azone.org/notabd/main.html">strategizing</a> how to 
capitalize on the war economy.

<P>Protests were held in Cincinnati in November, 2000, against TABD, where 
over 50 protesters were arrested [link: 
http://www.citybeat.com/tabd/index.html]. Chicago police are rumored to be 
organizing to suppress the protests as was recently done in the <a 
href="http://indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/09/2002-09.html#5250">criminalization 
of dissent</a> and violation of civil liberties by police and officials in 
Washington, D.C., during the recent <a 
href="http://indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/09/2002-09.html#5236">anti-WEF 
protests</a>, which were attended by <a 
href="http://chicago.indymedia.org">Chicago police</a> (see CIMC Sept. 28 
center column feature).

[LINK NEEDE: directly to the cimc sept 28 feature - DO WE HAVE Link?].

See:
<a href="http://www.azone.org/notabd/main.html">Azone Anti-TABD Protest 
webpages</a> |
<a 
href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14715&group=webcast">Anti-TABD 
Protest call to action</a>