"We need to get involved in events and protests beyond the campus, with the issues that effect the world," McKean said. "Harvard students are particularly important to the movement because we can get publicity easier than other students."

Although violence erupted among the 30,000 protestors in Seattle yesterday (please see story, page A-2), the Boston protest was peaceful. The protestors marched from Park Street to the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, located next to South Station. At the bank, the group heard several speeches condemning the WTO and its practices.

Topics included a nationwide drop in union membership, the closing of local factories, increasing water pollution, and concern about rainforest destruction and international human rights abuses.

The event's theme echoed a more famous Boston protest with the slogan, "No globalization without representation." Protestors believe that the WTO, which was created to promote international free trade, should incorporate more viewpoints in its decision-making process.

The rally took on the appearance of a pageant, as people ranging from high schools students to the elderly carried large paper mache dolls, brightly colored signs and props, while others played drums and other instruments.

"Just say no to the WTO!" the marchers chanted, as they made their way to the Federal Reserve Bank.

Then, illuminated by the lights of television cameras, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice director Russell Davis served as emcee, handing the microphone to speakers who ranged from the angry to the erudite.