streets

[Doug Millison]

echoes of Vineland....

http://www.indymedia.org/
Even though the World Bank is staying away from Barcelona
<http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?article_id=101345>, protesters are
showing up for an "insurrection." Over 30,000 people
<http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=48800&group=webcast> are
demonstrating in Barcelona today. The protest turned bad when undercover
police dressed as activists physically provoked real activists which gave
riot police an excuse to attack the crowd with truncheons. 32 people were
injured. However, the Associated Press
<http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=48820&group=webcast>
reported that the attack was unprovoked. The City of Barcelona has indicated
that it will investigate the provocations by undercover police during the
demonstrations. Many local press and affinity groups will present videos to
prove the provocations. In addition to the violence by the police in the
street, the General Assembly of the Campaign Against the World Bank was
attacked by police
<http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=48822&group=webcast> during
a peaceful meeting (a peaceful convergence space was also attacked in Sweden
recently). An IMC reporter on-site writes: "There were a couple hundred
waiting around at some square, totally relaxed, it was hot. And the police
drove up, and just ran full speed after anyone they could, firing rubber
bullets and shit. It was out of hand. Now tonight may be the big action, or
it may be nothing, we shall see."

Continuing news is being published at the Barcelona IMC
<http://barcelona.indymedia.org/>. Background about the cancellation is here
<http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=6008>.