From
      the
      27th
      to
      the
      30th
      of
     
     
      July,
      Protests
      against
      the
      World
      Trade
     
     
      Organization
      (WTO)
      took
      place
      during
     
     
      the
      pre-ministerial
      meeting
      held
      this
      year
     
     
      in
      Montreal.
      After
      concern
      surrounding”
     
     
      the
      upcoming
      protests,
      the
      hotel
      in
      which
     
     
      the
      meeting
      was
      to
      be
      held
      backed
      outat
     
     
      the
      last
      minute,
      forcing
      a
      new
      mesting
     
     
      area
      to
      be
      found.
      In
      the
      end,
      it
      had
     
     
      decided
      that
      it
      could
      be
      held
      at
      the
     
     
      Sheridan
      in
      downtown
      Montreal,
      afid:the.
     
     
      incident
      simply
      showed
      just
      how
      worried.
     
     
      they
      actually
      were
      over
      this
      proiest,
      And
     
     
      really,
      I'm
      just
      curious,
      butt
     
     
      worried
      about’a
      protest,
     
     
      at'what
      people-think
     
     
      that
      perhaps
      they
      don't
      quite
      like
      W
     
     
      being
      done
      with
      it?
      But
      I'm
      just
     
     
      aren't
      you?
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      day
      of
      protests
      began
     
    
   
   
    
     
      July
      27th,
      which
      was
      intended
      to
      be
      a
      ©
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      peaceful
      demonstration
      in
      which
      alf
      could
     
     
      attend,
      including
      children.
      Peaceful
      it
     
     
      was,
      and
      children.there
      were.
      This
      protest
     
     
      included
      a
      large
      number
      of
      signs
      of
      vari-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ous
      sizes
      carrying
      a
      host
      of
      different
      mes-
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sages,
      and
      arranged
      speeches
      were
      given
     
     
      (where)
      to
      mark
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      three
     
     
      days
      of
      dissent.
      During
      these
      speeches,
     
     
      persons
      of
      various
      race
      and
      ethnicity
      rep-
     
     
      resented
      themselves
      by
      means
      of
      a
      speak-
     
     
      er.
      One
      quite
      memorable
      speech
      was
     
     
      given
      by
      a
      Palestinian
      man
      -
      a
      stateless
     
     
      Palestinian
      man
      -
      who,
      upon
      noticing
     
     
      police
      helicopters
      circling
      the
      crowd
      in
     
     
      the
      sky,
      became
      slightly
      agitated,
      explain-
     
     
      ing
      that
      the
      last
      time
      he'd
      seen
      or
      heard
      a
     
     
      helicopter
      he
      was
      back
      in
      his
      home
      coun-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      where
      many
      people
      were
      dying.
      I'm
      sure
      tes
      S
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      was
      full
      of
      nostalgia
      for
      this
      stateless
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Brad
      Deighan
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      %
      but
      simply
      to
      give
     
    
   
   
    
     
      __
      other
      arrestees,
      without
      water,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      Te
      al
      This
      area
      was
      known
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Protesting
      the
      WTO
      in
      Montreal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      face
      danger
      for
      their
      lives
      if;
      heading
      off
      to
      a
      protest,
      and
      even
      to
      do
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
       
     
     
            
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
           
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      return
      to
      their
      home
      countries,
      some
      scouting
      the
      nights
      before-hand.
     
     
      new
      federal
      policy,
      are
      refused
      e:
      Once
      this
      occurred
      the
      protesters
     
     
      Canada,
      othets
      facing
      deportation
      b
      had
      been
      split
      up
      into
      smaller
      groups,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      unsafe
      countries.
      making
      it
      easier
      for
      the
      police
      to
      snatch
     
    
   
   
    
     
      them,
      but
      also
      easier
      for
      these
      smaller
     
    
   
   
    
     
      first
      day
      w:
      groups
      to
      hide
      and
      sneak,
      and
      coordinate
     
     
      relatively
      their
      movements
      -
      through
      a
      mess
      of
     
     
      quiet
      and
      excited
      and
      unsure
      protesters,
      which
      can
     
     
      upbeat,
      the
      actually
      be
      quite
      confusing
      at
      times.
      The
     
     
      second
      day
      police
      then
      basically
      began
      arresting
      any-
     
     
      turned
      into
      a
      one
      and
      everyone
      who
      may
      have
      been
      a
     
     
      mess
      when
      thé’
      protester.
      This
      did
      not
      stop
      after
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ee
      mass
      protest
      had
      finished
      either.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      day
      and
      night
     
     
      After
      what
      had
      happened
     
     
      the
      day
      before
      we
      were
     
     
      worried
      it
      was
      simply
      a
     
     
      mouse-trap
      of
      arrests
      for
     
     
      us,
      and
      it
      felt
      like
      the
     
     
      group
      consisting
      of
      four
     
     
      of
      us
      were
      walking
      into
      a
     
     
      trap
      as
      we
      crossed
      the
     
     
      lines
      of
      police
      and
      riot
     
     
      squads
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      part
      of
      the
      protest
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      medical
      aid
      to
      those
      i
      in
     
    

    
     
      need
      of
      help,
      be
      it
      any:
     
     
      thing
      from
      tear
      gas
      to
      |
     
     
      heat
      exhaustion.
      Luckily
     
     
      such
      help
      was
      not
      in
      \
     
     
      great
      need,
      though
      one
     
     
      individual
      -
      an
      individual
      |
     
     
      from
      the
      island
      -
      did
      go
      3
     
     
      unconscious
      due
      to
      the
      7/to
     
     
      8
      hour
      wait
      stuffed
      in
      a
      Sf
     
     
      police
      van
      with
      a
      number
      of\
      X
     
    
   
   
    
     
      walking
      the
      streets
      was
      dangerous,
      one
     
     
      could
      be
      arrested,
      as
      the
      police
      had
      been
     
     
      taking
      pictures
      during
      the
      protest
      in
      order
     
     
      to
      single
      people
      out
      and
      make
      it
      easier
      to
     
     
      catalogue
      who
      was
      there.
      While
      talking
      in
     
     
      a
      telephone
      booth
      a
      friend
      was
      arrested
     
     
      when
      a
      police
      vehicle
      pulled
      up
      and
      two
     
     
      officers
      jumped
      out,
      reached
      into
      the
     
     
      booth,
      and
      hauled
      him
      off.
      It
      was
      approxi-
     
     
      mately
      7:00
      pm
      and
      just
      getting
      dark
      out.
     
     
      He
      was
      also
      simply
      a
      street
      medic,
      and
      I
     
     
      believe
      I
      have
      mentioned
      that
      a
      street
     
     
      medic
      is
      not
      actually
      a
      part
      of
      a
      protest?
     
     
      On
      this
      subject
      I
      could
      fill
      a
     
     
      whole
      paper,
      especially
      after
      my
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      hiding
      and
      plunging
      through
      the
     
     
      woods
      for
      over
      an
      hour
      and
      a
      half
      on
     
     
      Mont
      St.
      Laurent
      with
      a
      group
      of
      other
     
     
      individual
      protesters.
      Snatch
      squads,
      con-
     
     
      sisting
      of
      16
      passenger
      vans
      containing
     
     
      riot
      police
      in
      full
      gear,
      had
      been
      spending
     
     
      the
      remaining
      time
      roving
      the
      city
      streets
     
     
      looking
      for
      smaller
      groups
      of
      protesters
     
     
      who
      could
      be
      surrounded
      and
      carted
      off
      to
     
     
      a
      holding
      cell,
      which
      we'll
      talk
      about
      later.
     
     
      We
      were
      lucky
      (ha).
      After
      watching
      a
     
     
      friend
      from
      the
      island
      get
      jumped
      by
      four
     
     
      officers
      from
      behind,
      along
      with
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      he
      was
      also...
      well,
      a
      street
      medic
     
     
      (and
      visibly)
      heading
      to
      the
      washroom
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      washroom,
      and
      had
      to-be
      “
     
     
      fushed
      to
      the
      hospital:
      A
      few
      tourists
      y
      were
     
     
      also
      arrested,
      and
      simply
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ov
     
    

    
     
      own
      nae
      ier
      agem
     
     
      then
      closed
      in
      for
      the
      kifl,
      w
     
     
      mately
      150
      arrests
      were
      made.
     
    

    
     
      At
      one
      -
      a
     
     
      day,
      after
      reachi
     
     
      cades
      lined
      with
     
     
      officers
      ran
      along
      th
     
     
      as
      they
      were
      stuck
      i
      na
     
     
      attempting
      to
      block
      t
     
     
      behind.
      Along
      with
     
     
      the
      use
      of
      helicopters
      and
      advanced
      com-
     
     
      munications
      technologies,
      were
      able
      to
     
     
      coordinate
      in
      such
      a
      way
      so
      as
      to
      follow
     
     
      the
      protesters
      one
      street
      over,
      parallel,
      and
     
     
      on
      each
      side.
      Upon
      realizing
      what
      was
     
     
      happening,
      the
      group
      shifted
      and
      began
      to
     
     
      quickly
      turn
      and
      move
      back
      down
      the
     
     
      street,
      taking
      a
      left
      up
      another
      street...
      and
     
     
      meeting
      more
      police.
      Luckily
      however,
     
     
      there
      was
      an
      alley
      to
      the
      left
      of
      this
      street,
     
     
      which
      was
      used
      as
      an
      escape
      -
      it
      pays
      to
     
     
      know
      your
      way
      around
      the
      streets
      before
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
        
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      red
      protesters,
      "street
      hospi-
     
     
      tals",
      and
      various
      workshops
      designed
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      in
      which
      under-
     
     
      s
      could
      and
      did
      roam,
     
     
      but
      also
      an
      area
      in
      which
      permission
      for
      a
     
     
      "chill
      zone"
      for
      the
      protesters
      had
      been
     
     
      granted.
      The
      green
      zone
      was
      also
      10
     
     
      blocks
      away
      from
      where
      the
      dispersal
      of
     
     
      protesters
      occurred
     
    

    
     
      An
      interesting
      detail
      here
      is
      that
     
    

    
     
      there
      are
      three
      general
      areas
      during
      a
     
     
      protest
      of
      this
      sort,
      and
      during
      the
      second
     
     
      day
      those
      areas
      basically
      reversed
      roles.
     
     
      First
      off,
      there
      is
      a
      "green
      zone",
      a
      "yel-
     
     
      low
      zone",
      and
      a
      "red
      zone".
      As
      can
      be
     
     
      assumed
      -
      noting
      that
      the
      green
      zone
      is