A16 changed all that. It shed a light on the shady practices of these institutions. The fund and the bank have responded by calling the protesters foolish children who don t understand poverty alleviation. The major media, for their part, have repeated the message. But the cat is out of the bag.
Structural adjustment stands increasingly naked.
And the international grassroots connections needed to build a united movement for global justice continue to multiply. This was evident in Washington when Olivera met with leaders of an international network focused on the sale of water and with representatives of the Hemispheric Social Alliance, which unites nongovernmental organizations and unions across the Americas to define alternative approaches to globalization. Prime-time space was cleared for him on the tightly packed schedule of speakers at April 16 s legal rally. Money was collected. Demonstrations alone will not turn around IMF and World Bank policies.