In his book The Practices of Global Citizenship (2008, Published by Rowman & Littlefield), author Hans Schattle discusses his interviews with Americans and Czechs who took part in the Global Economic Summit Protests in Prague (Czech Republic) in September 2000.
Chelsea Mozen, a U.S. citizen from Atlanta, Georgia, was a spokesperson for the Initiative Against Economic Globalization (INPEG), a Czech group that coordinated protesters at the summit. In her high school years, Mozen organized a school fund to help build a Habitat for Humanity house, and was also a volunteer worker for urban Atlanta children. Although, she joined INPEG as a volunteer, she became a familiar face on worldwide television as IMPEG’s English-speaking spokesperson during the protests.
After the September 2000 protests, Mozen stayed in Prague and helped to start Krkova Kolon, a library and café that continued to be a popular meeting place for Czech activists.
CLICK HERE for photos (from The Prague Post) of Chelsea Mozen and others associated with the 2000 Global Summit Protests in Prague.
Schattle also interviewed Evan Henshaw-Plath, an American from Arcata, California, who was co-founder of the website, www.protest.net. Henshaw-Plath discusses how he was arrested in Prague while protesting at the IMF and World Bank meetings, and deported from the Czech Republic.
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