Several thousand people have marched through the centre of Sydney protesting against globalisation and the treatment of asylum seekers. Police provided the protesters with an escort despite refusing to issue permits for demonstrations.Traffic along George St in the city's central business district was brought to a standstill while the demonstrators marched from the town hall to the offices of the Immigration department.
They carried placards and banners reading "Welcome refugees, kick out the WTO". It is the first of many protests to be held in Sydney during an informal meeting of the World Trade Organisation later this week. Protest organisers say there is widespread opposition to globalisation.
Police have begun making a number of arrests as protests continue in Sydney's central business district against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting. Among those arrested was a protester who jumped onto the roof of a Government bus. Earlier, demonstrators burnt an American flag outside the US consulate. Twenty-six-year-old Natasha Verco is one of the protesters taken into custody.
She spoke to the ABC from the back of a paddy wagon.
"I was standing behind the police lines, I was actually behind the horses," she said
"They were pushing somebody's head into the ground and there was about eight police on one male and I was saying there is no need to hurt anybody, there is no need to be violent and they said 'get her' and they just picked me up and bent my wrist back and threw me in the back of the van."
By Inspector Gadget 14 November 2002
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What is a real job? Writes Political Reporter Malcolm Farr Daily Tele Article 11 Nov 2002. "It would start if candidates had a CV of real jobs, such as medicine (Senator Brown), or even zoo keeping (NSW Upper House Green Lee Rhiannon ). Which leaves the type of candidate summed up by Kerry Nettle, who was elected a NSW senator at the poll a year ago.
Koch's Skoff Channel 7' Sunrise
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