Only 'virtual Protests' Allowed At North American Summit

However, the novel plan to give protesters a voice, while maintaining strict security for the talks, has riled protesters being kept out by a fence, three meters (10 feet) high and 2.5-kilometers (1.5 miles) around the meeting place. "It's a travesty of democracy," Sophie Shoen of People's Global Action told Agence France-Presse. "We must be allowed to directly confront political leaders where and when we choose, not virtually." Full story http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Only_virtual_protests_allowed_at_North_0820.html

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