Protesters repeatedly interuppted the summit speach of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
The delegate staggered into the theater just after lunch. "What's this one about?" he asked, as officials rearranged the stage between presentations. The Ford Foundation was about to launch a book describing what it calls "sustainable solutions," community projects that spark economic development and help protect the environment. "What time does it start?" the delegate continued. The World Summit on Sustainable Development was just four days old, but the man was already in a daze, giddy from all the meetings, speeches, exhibitions and protests. "I'm not even sure where I am," he confessed. "There are so many people talking I've forgotten...
