Oh, Kev. Sweet sweet Kevin. I want to thank you, seriously, thank you.

You bring up sooo many good points, and I know that many people use that same faulty logic that you just blew up all our asses.

Number 1: There are solutions. No matter what the problem, no matter what the time, no matter what the place; There is always a solution. It is there if you choose to see it. I don't like cop-out, can't-do attitudes. There is a saying, "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem." I've heard before the critisicm that these marches, actions, demonstrations, etc. do not accomplish anything, and also that the people who protest do not have any solutions.
That is total bullshit. We have the answers, or at least the will to find them. The main point of demonstrating is to make a scene, to make our voices heard. I remember once they had this thing in ancient Greece they called "Democracy," where everyone had their say. What a concept, huh?

Number 2: Another important aspect of marching and organizing is to create an event that people talk about, just like we are doing. Do you think anyone on this blog, or at my school would even know what the IMF and World Bank are or how horrible their policies are if there was no rally? Doubtful. I remember we were walking through some neighborhoods from an organizing meeting and some little black girls said to us, "Ya'll going to protest the IMF?" That is so beautiful, man.
Demonstrating creates awareness to issues. Granted, awareness is not enough, but it is where all discussion starts. Change begins in the mind and the heart, baby, then the body.