Washington A16, 2000
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Washington A16, 2000 was a series of protests in
Planning
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April 15, 2000
On April 15 the
The day before the larger protest scheduled on April 16, a smaller group of protesters demonstration against the Prison-Industrial Complex in the District of Columbia.
These arrests on April 15 were accused of being false and later spurred a class action lawsuit called 'Becker, et al. v. District of Columbia, et al..'.[7]
April 16, 2000
On April 16 and 17 the demonstrations and street actions around the IMF that followed, the number of those arrested grew to 1,300 people.[11] Between April 15 and April 16th, more than 600 people had been arrested.[9]
Lawsuits
In June 2010, the class-action lawsuit for the April 15th events called Becker, et al. v. District of Columbia, et al were settled, with $13.7 million damages awarded.[14][15]
Other, similar lawsuits have stemmed from mass arrests in the District of Columbia in recent years.
See also
References
- ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "A16, Washington DC". Socialism Today. No. 47. May 2000.
- ^ Griswold, Deirdre (April 16, 2000). "In the streets around the IMF". Workers World. workers.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ WARNER, MARGARET (April 14, 2000). "Protesting Globalism". KQED, PBS NewsHour. PBS NewsHour. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ ""A Movement Begins: The Washington Protests Against IMF/World Bank", New Politics, Jesse Lemisch, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer 2000". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ a b c d e "April 2000 IMF Mass False Arrests, Becker, et al. v. District of Columbia, et al". The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Suellentrop, Chris (2000-04-12). "The Battle of Washington.com". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-030-40071-2.
- ^ Lindsey, Daryl (2000-04-18). "Labor Meets the Granola Crunchers". Salon. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ a b Sarah Sloan (May 4, 2000). "Broad condemnation of police repression". Workers World. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Benjamin Becker et al. vs. District of Columbia et al. Transcript of Fairness Hearing" (PDF). justiceonline.org. June 30, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "Reporters arrested covering violence in D.C., Miami, war in Chechnya - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press". 31 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Robert McCartney (January 7, 2010). "D.C. mass arrest settlement offers needed reminder of rights". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c Maria Glod (July 1, 2010). "D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest". The Washington Post.
External links
- "Beyond Seattle ~ Focus on the International Monetary Fund & the World Bank teachin", International Forum on Globalization
- "In Protest of the IMF and World Bank", Philippe C. Larochelle
- "A 16 and Beyond", Hermes, May 2000, Adam Hurter Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Labor meets the granola crunchers" interview with United Steelworkers boss George Becker about the A16 protests (April 18, 2000) from Salon.com
- Video: IMF/World Bank Protests (April 16, 2000) from CSPAN