'Pirates' protest Forbes global CEO conference

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Protesters condemn the corporate pillaging of those attending the Forbes global CEO conference in Sydney on September 29.the For

A protest by "anti-corporate pirates", organised by the Socialist Alliance, took place outside a global corporate CEO's conference organised by Forbes at the luxury Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on September 29.

Corporate pirates were plundering and destroying the earth and exploiting the world's majority, said Pirate Paul Benedek. "Them scurvy corporate dogs be giving us grassroots pirates a bad name, arrrgh!"

Watch Channel Ten News coverage of the protest:

The protest outside the conference received coverage in, including in the Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Brisbane Times, and even China's People’s Daily Online.

The video of the protest below was filmed by Peter Boyle.

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