Washington A16, 2000
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Washington A16, 2000 was a series of protests in Washington, D.C.
against the International Monetary Fund
and the World Bank
, that occurred in April 2000. The annual IMF and World Bank meetings were the scene for follow-on protests of the 1999 WTO protests.
In April 2000, 10-15,000 protesters demonstrated at the IMF, and World Bank meeting. (Official numbers are not tallied).
training at Foundry United Methodist Church.
Washington D.C. Police preemptively raided a Convergence Center at 1328 Florida Avenue.
Mass arrests were conducted; 678 people were arrested, mostly at 20th Street between I and K streets.
Three-time Pulitzer Prize
winning, Washington Post photographer Carol Guzy
was detained by police and arrested on April 15, and two journalists for the Associated Press
also reported being struck by police with batons.
In November 2009, the suits were settled, with $13.7 million damages awarded.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
against the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, that occurred in April 2000. The annual IMF and World Bank meetings were the scene for follow-on protests of the 1999 WTO protests.
In April 2000, 10-15,000 protesters demonstrated at the IMF, and World Bank meeting. (Official numbers are not tallied).
Planning
The International Forum on Globalization held non-violent civil disobedienceCivil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance...
training at Foundry United Methodist Church.
Washington D.C. Police preemptively raided a Convergence Center at 1328 Florida Avenue.
April 16, 2000
Some Anarchists used the cover of non-violent groups, to commit petty vandalism. A George Washington University Police Department vehicle had a window broken.Mass arrests were conducted; 678 people were arrested, mostly at 20th Street between I and K streets.
Three-time Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography was awarded from 1968 – 1999, thereafter being renamed as the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.-List of winners:...
winning, Washington Post photographer Carol Guzy
Carol Guzy
Carol Guzy is a four-time Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post photographer.-Life and career:Guzy grew up in a working-class family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania....
was detained by police and arrested on April 15, and two journalists for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
also reported being struck by police with batons.
Lawsuits
A class action lawsuit was filed for: conspiracy to disrupt First Amendment rights, the raid on the Convergence Center, mass false arrest, the exclusion zone, and excessive force.In November 2009, the suits were settled, with $13.7 million damages awarded.
Eyewitness Accounts
- "Pauline Morrissette's A-16 Washington LETS Trip Report", Washington,D.C. April 16th,2000
- "A Movement Begins: The Washington Protests Against IMF/World Bank", Jesse Lemisch
- " A report on the anti-IMF/World Bank protest in Washington, D.C.", Montreal Mirror, JAGGI SINGH photos by JASON FELKER, April 20, 2000
- "IMF & World Bank meets in Washington DC", ARCHIVE of Global Protests, April 16-17 2000
- "BLAST FROM YER PAST: A16 "Coming Out Party", Apr 08 2000", YouTube
- "Sunday April 16, 2000 The A16 Anti IMF/World Bank action in Washington DC"
- "ps/o4.d.@a16," Ultra Red
- "Save The Redwoods/Boycott The Gap at IMF-World Bank Protests in D.C."
- "Photos from D.C. - A16", Mobilization for Global Justice
- "A16", FACES of RESISTANCE, Michael J. Bayly
- "On The Road With John Tarleton"
- "April 16th, 2000 Anti-World Bank Imf Protest", Urban75
- "A16 - Interview with Black Bloc member Flint Jones" Radio 4 All
Media coverage
- "IMF & World Bank Protests, Washington D.C.", Anup Shah
- "The Battle of Washington", Slate, Chris Suellentrop, April 11, 2000
- "The Story Behind the Washington Protests", Time, Tony Karon, Apr. 14, 2000
- The GW Hatchet, April 17, 2000
- "Labor meets the granola crunchers", Salon, Daryl Lindsey April 18, 2000
- "The Meaning of April 16", Robert Weissman, Wed, 19 Apr 2000
- "The IMF: Dr. Death?", Time, ERIC POOLEY, April 24, 2000
- "What Developing Countries Want", BusinessWeek May 1, 2000