Sydneys Deputy Mayor for caging George Bush during APEC Summit

The Deputy Mayor of Sydney, Chris Harris, has forwarded a proposal to Town Hall bigwigs to hang a giant banner that says Cage Bush, Not Sydney from the top of the building in protest over the restrictions being put across the city ahead of the forthcoming APEC Summit.

Sydney, Aug.27 : The Deputy Mayor of Sydney, Chris Harris, has forwarded a proposal to Town Hall bigwigs to hang a giant banner that says "Cage Bush, Not Sydney" from the top of the building in protest over the restrictions being put across the city ahead of the forthcoming APEC Summit.

The proposal is to be voted on by the City of Sydney tonight.

Councillor Harris is asking the council to take a stand for its citizens by demonstrating its disapproval of the lockdown of Sydney.

Harris has called on the councillors to support his motion for an end to crackdowns on protests likely to take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum next month, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

"While I agree that we should do all we can to protect visiting leaders, it should never be at the expense of the community's democratic rights or the economic well being of our businesses and workers," the paper quoted Harris, a leader of the Greens Party, as saying.

Erecting a cage around the US President, George Bush, would ensure his safety without disrupting Sydney, he claimed.

The Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, would not say if she would support the motion.

"Sydney, as a global city, should be able to take meetings such as these in its stride," a spokesman for Cr Moore said yesterday.

ANI