ABSTRACT
Cancun, Mexico, September 13, 2003. One hundred women—young, old, indigenous, Mexican, African, American, and European—with bolt cutters begin dismantling security walls surrounding the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. Koreans attach 4-inch thick ropes to the tops of the walls. Thousands of protesters join together to pull the walls down, coming face to face with thousands of riot control police. Suddenly, the Koreans on the front line turn their backs to the police. The protesters sit on the ground. Hundreds of flowers appear and a memorial service for Korean farmer Lee Kyung Hae begins. A short time later, the protesters receive word that the talks have collapsed. Third World Nations have joined together, refusing to follow the lead of the European Union and the United States. 1
