Big March in Washington Heights Against DR-CAFTA

[struggle4progress]

As opposition to CAFTA mounts in the U.S. Congress, hundreds of people came out to the streets of upper Manhattan on Saturday to say NO to the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement. The marchers, many from the Washington Heights area, largely defied the sterotype of young, white anti-globalization protesters. <snip>



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[expatriot]

1. I don't see anywhere why it was in Washington Heights

i mean it is just as good as any but was there something going on there?

[Laughing Mirror]

2. CAFTA includes Central America and Dominican Republic

Washington Heights is a part of upper Manhattan with a majority Dominican population.

[meow2u3]

3. Washington Heights has a large Dominican population

They don't want their compatriots exploited by multinational craporations.