Akwesasne Mohawks pledge to support FTAA protesters

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

FTAA Protesters vs. Canadian Border Patrol
Darryl Leroux, AlterNet April 3, 2001

As the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Quebec City draws near, Canadian
officials have begun to tightly monitor the Canadian border in the hopes of
heading off the thousands of U.S. activists expected to converge on the
city from April 16th-22nd. Judging by reports coming out of Quebec City,
this might be a difficult task: organizers with the Summit of the Americas
Welcoming Committee (CASA) in Quebec -- the group organizing housing for
protesters -- now expects upwards of 25,000 protesters to make the trip to
Quebec's picturesque capital city, over one third of them from the U.S.

Accordingly, in what appears to be part of a concerted effort to keep
leading activists out of Canada, immigration officials have already begun
to crack down on protesters attempting to cross the border. In response,
numerous groups across the continent are planning border actions to protest
not only the Summit and the FTAA, but also the potential closing of borders
between Canada and the U.S.

Meanwhile, in solidarity with the hundreds of groups all over the Americas
protesting the FTAA, the Mohawks of Akwesasne (adjacent to Cornwall,
Ontario) have pledged to open the Three Nations Bridge Crossing between New
York State and Ontario on April 19th, to allow safe passage into Canada for
U.S. activists making their way to Quebec.

Full article: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10690


Louis Proyect
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