Mexico City, Mid-July
2002
Mexican peasants angry
that
the Mexican government intended to take their private property to build
an airport outside of Mexico City, and furious that some were
being
indicted for murders they blamed on right-wing paramilitary groups,
rioted
with machetes, burned police cars and took hostages until the Mexican
government
backed down. Street fighters cheered this "win" despite the
private
property aspect.
May Day, 2002
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Same Old Same Old
Anarchists Battle White
Power Nazis, York, Pennsylvania, January 12, 2002
November 16-19, 2001
Ottawa, Canada Protest vs. IMF/World Bank
Photos of the
Expecially
Violent Genoa Protests in July, 2001 are on the Main
Page
July 2, 2001 La
Paz, Bolivia Small Debtors Protest
Small debtors
demanding
debt relief took hostages in three public buildings, took hostages who
they tied up with dynamite sticks, poured gasoline around the buildings
and carried Molotov cocktails (fire bombs) and homemade bombs. US
street
fighters later organized protests in solidarity with those hostage
takers
later taken prisoner.
June 15-16, 2001
Gothenburg
(aka Goteborg), Sweden Protests vs. European Union Meetings
As usual, it starts with
busting up McDonalds and other shops. Protester loots a rug,
probably
to burn it.
Then it moves on to
smashing
police cars and burning barricades/trash/looted objects in the street.
Next they rip up
cobblestones
and heave them at the police.
At least there were no
Molotov
cocktails this time!!
Protesters clash with
police.
Cops allege they shot
three
protesters because they were attacking a police officer who was down;
of
course, they may just have been in the area of those attacking the
officer.
April
20-21,
2001 Quebec City Protests vs. the Summit of the Americas
Destroying fences to get
to conference attendees and cops.
Fighting with cops;
getting
ready to throw barricade at cops.
Lighting Molotov cocktails
(fire bomb); Molotov explodes near cops; protester runs throuh dropped
Molotov.
One protester alleges
dozens
were thrown.
Smashing cars and partying
into the night
January 20, 2001
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Washington DC Protests vs. Inauguration of George W. Bush
This DC demo was
relatively
tame; a few protesters tore down military flags,
jumped over police and
threw
a barrel, probably at an officer.
December 7, 2000 Nice
Protests vs. European Union Meetings
Street fighters at
the Europe Union meetings in Nice start fires (some burned down a
bank),
break windows and shove their sheilds into the faces of police.
October 17, 2000
Kentucky
Protest v. Presidential Debates
Street fighters showed up
at all three Presidential Debates. Protesters use sheilds and gas masks.
September 26,
2000
Prague, Czech Republic Protests vs. IMF/World Bank
Street fighters stormed
MacDonalds and provoked and threw Molotov Cocktails at Police.
August 2, 2000
Philadelphia
Protest vs. Republican National Convention
Several hundred
protesters
against Republican Convention attack police cars. Several police
officers sustained serious injuries. One knocked down and kicked by
protesters
drew a gun but was stopped from firing it by another officer.
June 16, 2000
Queens
Park, Canada Protest vs. Poverty
Protesters fight with
police;
someone threw a Molotov Cocktail inside the foyer of Parliament.
May 1, 2000 "May Day"
Protests in Zurich & Berlin
April 16,
2000
Washington
DC Protest vs. IMF/World Bank
(Circa
2005, DC Police are STILL mad at any one looking even remotely "black
bloc.")
See
photos of more pleasant aspects
The Black Bloc battles
police
at 14th Street
Woman "defends" other
activists
from cop. Others fight with cop after the fence attack.
Police Vehicles
Trashed
April 16th.
See
more photos from video of property destruction and fighting with police
at DC for Peace
November
30, 2000 Seattle Protest vs. World Trade Organization
Street fighters came
prepared
to trash and the police attacks on nonviolent protesters gave them an
excuse
to do it.
