Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Mexican Peace Caravan Occupies Wall Street

Opposing the "Drug War" on Both Sides of the Border

by David L. Wilson, New York Indymedia
September 8, 2012

The well-known Mexican poet and author Javier Sicilia stood on the steps of New York’s Federal Hall a few feet from George Washington's statue on a hot, humid Friday afternoon and pointed across Wall Street to the Stock Exchange. "That building," he called out in Spanish, "is a symbol of the finance capital that launders money."

Surprised tourists, office workers returning from lunch, and a contingent of police on motor scooters watched from the street below. "That building," Sicilia went on, in the low-key style of someone more accustomed to poetry readings than to political speeches, "is a symbol of the finance capital that profits off narco-trafficking." [...]

Read the full article:
http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2012/09/120367.html

For a version with links, go to:
http://ww4report.com/node/11493

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