100 arrests today. N16 TABD. PHOTOS, audio, VIDEOS. Brutality in Cincinnati Ohio

100 arrests today. N16 TABD. PHOTOS, audio, VIDEOS. Brutality in Cincinnati Ohio. Many LINKS. 

The links are also clickable here: 
http://www.ovimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/168 Ohio Valley IndyMedia. 
http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=865 SF Bay Area IndyMedia allows article comments. 
http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=10273 IndyMedia.org allows comments. 

Summary: N16 TABD. Many LINKS. TransAtlantic Business Dialogue protests in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 15-18, 2000. 100 Protesters Arrested today, Saturday, November 18. PHOTOS, audio, VIDEOS. Appropriate that Cincinnati is finishing up its months of "Pig Gig" celebrations. Cincinnati is historically known as "porkopolis" from its hog processing history. In the last 2 weeks 2 African-Americans have been killed by the police, one from asphyxiation during his arrest. A particularly brutal arrest of an N16-protester was similar in style. Beanbag shotgun rounds have been used indiscriminately. These rounds break car windows.

Please copy and distribute widely. Get solidarity for the 100 arrestees by passing this on widely. At this early stage there are varying reports on the number of arrests. But besides those taken in to the jail police have been detaining many people illegally and then letting them go after awhile. This is a standard Cincinnati police tactic. They did it recently for the people supporting the actors strike who were arrested actually doing civil disobedience against Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati. This tactic also was used at the Republican (R2K) and Democratic (D2K) national conventions in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Go to the archives of the IndyMedia sites for those cities. 

Also, from many TV and IndyMedia reports the Cincinnati police during N16 stopped many groups of people on SIDEWALKS and made them wait around a long time until the police let them go. Many Cincinnati N16 protesters and bystanders were stopped and illegally frisked numerous times. One could call those arrests too. All this follows the R2K and D2K patterns, too. The R2K and D2K police  attempted to corral protestors in fenced-in protest pits. 

Groups of people can legally walk on sidewalks without permits and without being searched. That is the law. 

International Journalist provides an unbiased perspective.
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/163 

N16 TABD. 100 Protesters Arrested today, Saturday, November 18, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/165 

TABD Conference, Protests End CINCINNATI, OH Scripps Howard WCPO TV (relayed ny John Zeh, OVIMC). Corporate media report. On arrestee numbers: "That brings the total of arrests this weekend to 56."
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/169 

N16. Clickable links to PHOTOS, audio, VIDEOS, 100 arrests info, and more. 

N16.org is easy to remember, and the links there eventually lead to most of the links below. N16.org homepage also has an updated calendar and schedule of events. 

N16 TABD. 100 Protesters Arrested today, Saturday, November 18, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, "the land of the free." Cincinnati is finishing up its months of "Pig Gig" celebrations because Cincinnati is historically known as "porkopolis" from its hog slaughtering and processing history. But in the last 2 weeks 2 African-Americans have been killed by the police, one under suspicious circumstances, from asphyxiation during his arrest. A particularly brutal N16-protester arrest was similar in style to the arrest that killed the black man. Was the N16 training of the police the cause of both of these very violent arrests? And why was no medical help offered in a timely way by the police in both instances? There is much video footage of beanbag shotgun rounds being used indiscriminately against N16 protesters. These rounds hit with enough force to break car windows, and did so during the N16 protests. International journalists in Cincinnati have remarked on the disrespect by police of N16 protesters' rights in many ways. So the porkopolis moniker fits for many reasons. Article says "call the jail at 513-946-6100 and demand that all protesters be released unconditionally." 
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/165 

PHOTO collage page one. Friday's Action in protest against the TABD. November 17, 2000. 
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/159 

PHOTO collage page two. Friday's Action in protest against the TABD. November 17, 2000. The top photo shows that the Fountain Square crowd in Cincinnati was at least 1000 people depending on how many people were on the sides not shown in the photo. If you are using MS Internet Explorer,  right-click the photo, and then left-click "zoom in" a couple times to enlarge the photo. Start counting a few rows of people, especially the ones in the back. 
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/160 

IMAGES from the Cincinnati TABD protest. From alt-weekly Cincinnati CityBeat. Thumbnail photos that can be enlarged by clicking on them. 
http://citybeat.com/tabd/newtabd.html 

N16 TABD PHOTOS. Day 2. Friday, November 17, 2000. Photo links and a report. 
http://blackleatherrain.tripod.com/DayTwo.html 

N16 TABD PHOTOS. Day 1. Thursday, November 16, 2000. Photo links and a report. 
http://blackleatherrain.tripod.com/DayOne.html  

CinciNow: News: TABD Protest Photogallery. 
http://cincinow.com/news/protest_photogallery.shtml 

CinciNow: News. Conference, Protests End. Channel 9 news (WCPO Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Company). Articles, and links to many photos and many videos. Ch. 9 did some of them of the more in-depth TV coverage of the TABD events and protests. 
http://www.cincinow.com/news/topstory1.shtml 

N16 TABD video of activist arrests and black block street march. 2 minutes. 
http://www.indybay.org/display.php3?article_id=842 

N16 TABD video of anti-police brutality gassing by cops. 2 minutes. 
http://www.sf.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=855 

Audio webcast of TABD coverage. News and music. From Media Bridges in Cincinnati, and its cable access studios. To call in reports or comments, dial (513) 651-4171. Email  n16_dan@yahoo.com
http://www.microradio.net/metafile/ecb.pls 

Ohio Valley IndyMedia Center. Best source for comprehensive up-to-date coverage of N16 TABD events. Photos, audio, video, text, links, and more. Anybody can post anything relevant. Extensive archives. 
http://ohiovalleyimc.org  

N16.org and Cincinnati Direct Action Coalition (CDAC). 
http://n16.org  

Coalition for a Humane Economy. One of the main organizers of the TABD protests and events. 
http://che-2000.org  

Cincinnati CityBeat. Alt-weekly. November 16 TABD issue all about TABD and protests.
http://www.citybeat.com/tabd/ 

Cincinnati Direct Action egroup (around 200 subscribers). 
http://www.egroups.com/messages/CincinnatiDA  

CHE2000 (Coalition for a Humane Economy) egroup (around 70 subscribers). 
http://www.egroups.com/messages/che2000  

Go to N16.org and CHE-2000.org and especially OhioValleyIMC.org for much more TransAtlantic Business Dialog (TABD) protests info, such as calendars, schedules, trainings, meetings, food, shelter, convergences, live web-radio, and many more links. Go to egroups CincinnatiDA (around 200 subscribers) and che2000 (around 70 subscribers) to get in to some of the activist loops and to see the email list archives. Click the direct egroups links above, or use the search engine at the egroups.com home page, and search for the egroup name. Then go to that egoup's homepage and subscribe. Then click the subscriber-activated "messages" link to see the up-to-date list archives. Click CityBeat link above for current (November 16) issue of alt-weekly Cincinnati CityBeat which is all about TABD and protests. 

Please copy, mirror, forward, or paste this list of links and info everywhere! This is a portable temporary autonomous zone. Copy and paste away. :) 

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Sat Nov 18 22:00:36 2000 -- 100 Protesters Arrested Nov 18 2000 Chris Lugo.
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/165

N16 Legal has just informed us at IMC that 100 Protesters have been arrested today. They are being held at Municipal County Jail 1000 Sycamoure in downtown Cincinnati. N16 Legal has asked that we call the jail at 513-946-6100 and demand that all protesters be released unconditionally. Reports have come across that protesters have been refused water , have had their charges changed as many as four times and even denied medication.

A vigil began tonight at 9pm at the courthouse and will continue through the evening to harrass the jail and express solidarity with the protesters.

One protester, Eliza Cohen, is being held on 0,000 bond and charged with two felonies.

A Legal fund has been set up to help get protesters out of jail. Funds can be sent to

N16 Legal 2352 Wheeler Cincinnati Ohio 45219

A permanent site will be set up on Monday for wiring funds for bail. Estimates are that bail needed to be raised for yesterdays arrests is about 00. Today it will probably be upwards of ,000.

Arraignment is set for Monday so protesters are probably being held through the weekend unless bailed out.

Chris Lugo OVIMC

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From the corporate media report below on arrestee numbers: "Officers arrested a total of 47 people Saturday evening for disorderly conduct after they refused to clear downtown streets. That brings the total of arrests this weekend to 56."

Sun Nov 19 00:24:05 2000 -- TABD Conference, Protests End CINCINNATI, OH Scripps Howard WCPO TV (relayed ny John Zeh, OVIMC).
http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/adisplay.pl?which=news/169 and

TABD Conference, Protests End Reported by: Valerie Miller, WCPO TV 9 (Scripps Howard)

Demonstrators held rallies at Fountain Square and along other streets in downtown against the Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue conference.

Protestors planning a peaceful demonstration found a police checkpoint at Fountain Square. Officers searched everyone.

The demonstrators were held behind barriers and police were everywhere.

Police arrested several protesters Saturday, and Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken said he was pleased with the police response.

The rally included a parade of pigs labeled for corporations. Protestors said business leaders gathering in downtown for the TABD conference are responsible for weak regulations.

"We lose environmental protection, worker safety protection, child protection," said Audrey Mayer of Covington.

From Fountain Square, protestors wanted to form a single file picket to drop off the pigs at several street corners. Police refused.

The group wanted to move around town and we weren't prepared for that," said Police Chief Tom Streicher. "We told them 'No'. If we are not prepared for it and there are no permits for it, it becomes a significant disruption in town."

The procession moved up Vine Street to the Kroger building for the second planned demonstration.

Along the way police were visible at every corner. Officers followed on foot and on horseback. After yesterday's few outbursts of vandalism and violence, police were keeping tight control.

The protestors took a seat outside Kroger headquarters. When the final pig was put in place outside the Chiquita building, the peaceful protest was over. The crowd was not ready to leave.

Officers arrested a total of 47 people Saturday evening for disorderly conduct after they refused to clear downtown streets. That brings the total of arrests this weekend to 56.

Police started taking people into custody a few hours after the group's 3-p.m. demonstration permit expired.

The protestors said they simply want to call attention to corporations' treatment of workers.

"We're fighting for everyone in the world. We're fighting for justice. We're fighting for peace," said one protestor. "They're so many people in the world