LOS ANGELES, 21 May 2006--In spite of the obvious provocation, protest organizers agreed in advance that non-violence was the order of the day in confronting the minutemen's march against migrant rights along the now-historic Gran Marcha route. And so it was, but the protestors' hard-bitten contempt was palpable, and the the shoppers and shopkeepers along Broadway were clear in their resentment.
Full report: Provoking Violence: The Minutemen Confront Migrants and Supporters in Downtown LA by Leslie Radford
UPDATE: Two protesters, including a well known Chicano activist, were arrested in Downtown, Los Angeles during a confrontation with members of the volunteer border patrol the Minuteman Project. Activist clash with Minuteman Project by C.J.
Provoking Violence: The Minutemen Confront Migrants and Supporters in Downtown LA