{"id":20530,"date":"2016-05-08T08:36:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T13:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20530"},"modified":"2016-05-08T08:37:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T13:37:26","slug":"people-before-profits-thousands-rally-against-ttip-us-corporate-rule-gmo-wars-in-rome-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20530","title":{"rendered":"\u2018People before profits!\u2019 Thousands rally against TTIP, US corporate rule, GMO &#038; wars in Rome (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"article__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/342242-stop-ttip-rome-protest\/\">\u2018People before profits!\u2019 Thousands rally against TTIP, US corporate rule, GMO &amp; wars in Rome (VIDEO)<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2016.05\/original\/572ea2f3c461887c108b4583.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Ruptly\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">\u00a9 Ruptly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">Tens of thousands came out in the capital of Italy to decry the secretive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal between the EU and the United States, which protesters believe would push Europe into corporate slavery.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>Demonstrators gathered in Rome\u2019s San Giovanni Square holding up anti-TTIP banners reading,<em>\u201cAmerican chicken filled with hormones on our tables? Stop TTIP,\u201d<\/em><em>\u201cPeople before profits,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>\u201cFree circulation? Not capital, but people,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0while chanting slogans denouncing the treaty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KOF07Bo_bzk\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Protesters believe the treaty will lead to a deterioration in agricultural practices, as well as quality of work and services.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFirstly, because it accelerates privatization, and secondly because big corporations will rule over European governments,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0demonstrator Loretta Boni told RT\u2019s Ruptly video agency.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 450px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 177.7500%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset MediaCard-mediaPlaceholder NaturalImage NaturalImage--fill js-playableMediaInterstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayGloor\/status\/729031992327720961\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/729031946546892800\/pu\/img\/i4b_PH9eUDKqxYfO.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:poster_image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayGloor\/status\/729031992327720961\" data-tweet-id=\"729031992327720961\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand u-floatRight\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"\"><a class=\"FollowButton follow-button profile\" title=\"Follow Lindsay Gloor on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayGloor\" data-scribe=\"component:followbutton\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayGloor\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/726898192034480129\/V32Whg4D_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/726898192034480129\/V32Whg4D_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/726898192034480129\/V32Whg4D_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Lindsay Gloor\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Lindsay Gloor<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" title=\"\u200e@LindsayGloor\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">\u200e@LindsayGloor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Various organizations\u00a0gathered in\u00a0<a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rome?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Rome<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today to protest\u00a0<a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TTIP?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">TTIP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayGloor\/status\/729031992327720961\" data-datetime=\"2016-05-07T19:35:46+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">3:35 PM &#8211; 7 May 2016<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a class=\"u-linkBlend customisable-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A7d588036fe12e124\">Rome, Lazio, Italia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Some other signs held up by protesters warned\u00a0<em>\u201cNATO and TTIP chain us up to wars! No TTIP! No NATO!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s demonstration was organized by one of Italy\u2019s largest trade unions, the General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018People before profits!\u2019 Thousands rally against TTIP, US corporate rule, GMO &amp; wars in Rome (VIDEO) \u00a9 Ruptly Tens of thousands came out in the capital of Italy to decry the secretive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal between the EU and the United States, which protesters believe would push Europe into corporate slavery. 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