Uproar in Pittsburg over G-20 Conference

     Pittsburg is having issues controlling riots over the G-20 conference.(1). They have been busy all week trying to control or disperse protestors of the Conference. On Thursday the march was considered illegal as soon as it started out and over 70 people were detained and arrested from the march. The police have also been breaking up many different protests at various businesses and organizations.

     The reason the police broke up the protestors was that they did not have a permit to protest and the police deemed what they were doing was unlawful. Some of the protestors were wearing ski masks, others had saftey goggles and hard hats.

     The protestors are asking "the "affinity groups" to protest Friday morning at companies that it says represent greed, exploitation, warfare and other social ills, with potential targets including banks, Starbucks, McDonald's, grocery stores and a Marine Corps recruiting center." Meaning that the groups are being asked to show non-violent demonstrations to company's with high resales and propogandas.

     The G-20 conference, which is "causing" all the commotion is otherwise known as Group 20. (2). This is comprised of 20 nations who met a year ago when the world was facing a global financial colapse. They have formed a permanent counsel to help regulate global economy and to try to prevent any future global economic meltdowns.

     Many nations in the G-20 conference have not made any strides in their own countries to fix their economic issues. America's Congress, as well, has not made much headway in this issue, with being bogged down with Health Care Reform and other issues.

    

(1). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33017820/ns/us_news-life/
(2). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32987868/