Protestors Undeterred by Killing: Summit Marred by Violence [Genoa Group of Eight]
Davidson, Jane, Anglican Journal
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A member of a three-person Canadian faith and justice delegation to the Genoa Group of Eight summit in July says the fatal shooting of a protestor is even more reason for people to continue to protest at future international economic summits.
Kirsten Mercer, youth initiative coordinator for the Primate's World Relief and Development fund, and acting in Genoa as part of the Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS), said "the issue of someone being killed cannot prevent us from protesting. Over 19,000 children die every day from debt related causes," she noted. "People are dying protesting trade liberalization and globalization in the southern …
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Publication information:
Article title: Protestors Undeterred by Killing: Summit Marred by Violence [Genoa Group of Eight].
Contributors: Davidson, Jane - Author.
Magazine title: Anglican Journal.
Volume: 127.
Issue: 7
Publication date: September 2001.
Page number: 12.
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