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MAYDAY 20001 NEWS AND IMAGES

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Scoop S11 Special
Scoop Mayday 2000 Special

CUBA ST -> LAMBTON QUAY -> THE TERRACE
WELLINGTON CARNIVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM

Anti-Capitalists March On MFAT - After forcing the closure of KFC and Star Mart - which avoided an occupation by closing for stock-take before protesters arrived - Wellington May Day protesters, moved to Midland Park, disrupting traffic in Willis Street and Lambton Quay. See... May Day: Mike Moore Burns



The Battle For Manners Mall (Star Mart) -After briefly forcing the closure of KFC, protestors moved on to Star Mart. The doors were closed with a sign saying "closed for stocktaking". Police protected the shop. There were no arrests. See... May Day: Star Mart Closed, Libz Counter-Protest



The Battle For Manners Mall (KFC) - May Day protestors have shut down Kentucky Fried Chicken in Manners Mall this afternoon. Several protestors were ejected by security before police took up position inside the fast food outlet. See... Scoop Images: The Battle For Manners Mall (KFC)

Fun With Fashion - Protestors have now assembled in Cuba Mall to attend an anti-sweatshop fashion parade. “It’s not enough to just boycott Nike and Adidas, if you are wearing any clothes you are participating in the system. You have to smash the system,” said an MC. See... Scoop Images: All Clothes Are Corrupt


Around 50 protestors have gathered at the Freedom Shop in Upper Cuba Street for the shop’s sixth birthday celebrations and to kick off today’s Cuba St May Day Carnival Against Capitalism. See... Scoop Images: Carnival Against Capitalism Begins

EARLIER REPORTS:

Wellington Biotic Baking Brigade's Wellington Invasion
MAYDAY2K+1 Posters #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5

MAY DAY PROTESTS – FULL COVERAGEScoop will be covering today's Wellington May Day Anti-capitalist Carnival live on the streets with pictures provided from a digi-cam team and live protest reports from Guy MacGibbon.
GENERAL PROTEST ADVISORIES:
- Wellington May Day Activists – Timetable Of Events - See... Mayday promises to be biggest protest this year
- Auckland Mayday Activists - Spirit Of Quebec Comes To Auckland On Mayday - May Day March & Rally - Auckland
- Christchurch Mayday Activists - Reverend Jeremiah Lovebucks Is Coming To Town!
SPECIFIC PROTEST ADVISORIES AND RELEASES:
- Radical Society - Students, lead by Victoria University's Radical Society will participate in the May Day Carnival against Capitalism with an anti-Sweatshop fashion parade – see… Sweatshop Fashion: "We'd be better off naked"
- Biotic Baking Brigade – Anti-Capitalist Invasion Of Poneke - Whanganui A Tara - see... Anti-Capitalists Take Wellington
- Ecoaction - On Tuesday May 1, 2001 Victoria University's Ecoaction will be demonstrating against the proposal of Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Wellington Regional Council to transfer the management of our water services to a trust. Cuba Mall's Bucket Fountain For Auction
- Committee for the Establishment of Civilisation - Anarchism And The Anti-Globalisation Movement
- Libertarian Communists - Libertarian Communists Comment On Capitalism
DISSENTING VOICES:
- Libertarianz - “ The May Day misanthropists marching around the country today need to be reminded that free trade is good,”; says Libertarianz leader Peter Cresswell. See... May Day Reminder: Free Trade is Good! Go to Work! and Libz Taunt May Day Misanthropists
- David Miller - David Miller: Why I Won't Be Marching On May Day