Demonstrators hold banners at an Office Depot store in Miami
November 19, 2003. Protesters said the chain of office supply stores
is the 'FTAA Poster Child of Deforestation'. Thousands
of demonstrators protested against the FTAA. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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A demonstrator gestures to riot police during protests
against meetings of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
in Miami, November 20, 2003. Demonstrators gathered
on Biscayne Boulevard to protest as FTAA ministers met
in a nearby hotel. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Animal rights activists march during demonstrations
against meetings of the Free Trade Area of the
Americas in Miami November 20, 2003. Dozens
of groups participated in protests as ministers
of the FTAA met nearby. REUTERS/Marc Serota
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A protester receives aid from a medical worker
during demonstrations against meetings of the
Free Trade Area of the Americas in Miami
November 20, 2003. The protester said he was
hit by a police baton. Riot police attacked
demonstrators as ministers of the FTAA met
in a nearby hotel. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Protesters placed gags over their mouths to protest the City of Miami's
passage of a law banning objects including wood greater than one
quarter-inch-thick, glass bottles, and even golf balls prior to
the protests against the FTAA.
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Thousands of Steelworkers joined the permitted march
against the FTAA. Most wore "FTAA Sucks" t-shirts.
Photo: Dannah Baynton
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Marchers carry "Free Theft Area of the Americas"
signs to the permitted rally. Photo: Chris Jones
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Union members wore their grievances with the FTAA
on their backs. Photo: John Mathew Davis
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