Representative from the government of all nations in North and South America, with the exception of Cuba, met in Quebec City, April 19-22, 2001. The purpose of this summit was to work on developing a NAFTA-like free trade agreement that would span all of the Americas. Around 100,000 activists showed up to protest against the FTAA.

Why people are concerned about the FTAA

• www.a20.org

Accounts of what happened in quebec

• A collection of accounts from Z magazine. Tons of other info here, too.
• Pictures from the Toronto Catholic Workers group that protested in Quebec.
• Pictures from the student Christian movement of Canada
• Shedding Democracy for Tears A very informative article about tear gas use in Quebec, and the dangers of tear gas in general. From the Monkeyfist Collective
• An excellent collection of photos with commentary. Also from Monkeyfist.
• A Photo Essay by Jeremy Chapman.
• A Change in Consciousness: Quebec City Protests

Photos

1. Street Theater
2. A view of the wall
3. Toilet paper and the wall
4. A few of police through the fence
5. Protesters near the fence
6. Two people recovering after being tear gassed
7. Tear gas near the fence
8. A line of riot cops
9. Police protecting capital
10. Protestors milling around near one of the main areas of conflict
11. Police appropriately labeled
12. A puppet from the march on Sunday
13. Practice Safe Trade: A giant green condom from Greenpeace at Sunday's march.
14. Frankentony with some young protestors at Sunday's march
15. The raging grannies singing at the march
16. Another scene from the march
17. A banner at the march
18. The march viewed from above
19. Looking up a street at a cloud of tear gas
20. A street scene on Sunday
21. A barricade of riot police in front of an area where the fence was torn down
22. Somebody getting arrested
23. Toronto Catholic Workers collective
24. Toronto Catholic Workers collective again
25. More Toronto Catholic Workers collective
26. Another picture of the Toronto Catholic Workers collective
27. A scene from a street corner
28. A horrific cloud of tear gas
29. The street corner after the tear gas
30. Residents and protestors talking to the line of riot cops
31. A new batch of riot police arrive
32. Dancers
33. Bubbles!