 On the 8th of October, as the IMF and World Bank meetings got underway,
an estimated 300 protesters took to the streets, carrying "chains of
debt" to the IMF and World Bank, marching with them to the White
House-and finally draping the paper chains over the White House Fence,
and getting away with it! The march went right past the front and back
doors of the World Bank and wound around the IMF before proceeding to
the White House. A giant "Loan Shark" puppet was constantly circling,
like a real shark smelling food. Jubilee and other activist groups
participated in the demonstration.
Weekend of IMF Resistance in D.C.
 300 March Against IMF and World Bank Debt
On the 8th of October, as the IMF and World Bank meetings got
underway, an estimated 300 protesters took to the streets, carrying
"chains of debt" to the IMF and World Bank, marching with them to the
White House-and finally draping the paper chains over the White House
Fence, and getting away with it! The march went right past the front and
back doors of the World Bank and wound around the IMF before proceeding
to the White House. A giant "Loan Shark" puppet was constantly
circling, like a real shark smelling food. Jubilee and other activist
groups participated in the demonstration. article, photos, audio, video // More photos // IMF Resistance website
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An anti-IMF/World Bank banner was dropped in Falls Church, Va., early Friday morning.
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Noisy Midnight March Wakes Up Mayflower, Concordia Hotels
After dodging cops all the way from 16th and Harvard Streets, the
Friday night march arrived at the Mayflower Hotel, packed with IMF
delegates, at about 11:30 PM. At around midnight the march reached the
IMF-owned Concordia Hotel. At the Mayflower security quickly shut the
doors, remembering their experience last Spring when they were stormed
by another anti-IMF night march.
The arrival here was like stirring up a hornet's nest, with MOTORCYCLE
cops appearing to suddenly come up the Metro escalators, motorbikes and
all!
All night cops blustered and threatened, one person reported tackled,
but I did not witness any arrests. I did see barricades thrown in the
streets to delay the cops both near the start and at the Mayflower.
The IMF-owned Concordia got TWO wakeup call, as the march passed by
them twice. Both times cops were stationed outside the door (unlike the
Mayflower), again like in Spring 2010 during the "soccer riot" outside
this IMF-owned excuse for a hotel. article, photos, video
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Goldman Sachs Lobby Disrupted by Protesters
On the 8th of October, animal rights activists stormed the lobby of
Goldman-Sachs, protesting their continued status as a shareholder of
Fortress, the lifeline of Huntingdon Life Sciences. As this is the
weekend of the IMF and World Bank meetings, protesters against
Huntingdon Life Sciences have chosen to focus on financial institutions
that invest in Fortress or otherwise are connected to HLS for this
week. The Friday timing caught security by surprise at Goldman-Sachs,
and protesters were able to storm into the lobby blowing air horns and
wielding bullhorns.
Nomura, another major stockholder in Fortress, had their doors held open
for bullhorns before security was able to close and lock them.
Fortress Investment made a $100 million dollar loan to HLS, without
which HLS would not be closed. Since HLS kills 500 animals a day on
average, that's a lot of dead beagle puppies because of Fortress—and
their investors, Goldman-Sachs and Nomura among them. video, photos, article
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Second night march takes on the IMF, ends in arrests, police violence, broken windows
On October 9, a second night march against the IMF and World Bank
meetings was met with police violence and and an illegal mass detention
where people were detained and released individually. This skirts close
to violating the terms of court settlements and legislation against
meaningless arrests stemming from IMF protests in 2000 and 2002.
In addition to the mass detention, there was a report from a legal
observer that one person was thrown to the ground by four cops and ended
up in the hospital with a bleeding head wound. As is usual when the
pigs inflict personal injury, they charged him with "assaulting a police
officer"- For what? Hitting the pavement they were standing on with
his or her head?
The march still managed to pay a visit to the Mayflower Hotel, where IMF
delegates were staying, keeping them awake marching around the back
and side of the building-an unexpected line of attack. video, photos, article // Report on police violence
After the Saturday night march against the International Monetary
Fund and World Bank was dispersed by the DC metropolitan police,
affinity groups used the situation to attack targets (photos)
in the Friendship Heights shopping district. Windows along the main
strip including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, a Microsoft office,
and an ATM at a bank were hit in the middle of the night.
Anticapitalist and anarchist graffiti was seen along the Galleria walls
and behind banks.
Further updates and more information at: http://imfresistance.org/
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