SOUTH FLORIDA -- Just days before the FTAA conference kicks off in Miami protesters are continuing to get ready for what could be a chaotic week of demonstrations.
Some have already been targeted by police for loitering and other crimes but say that won't deter them from taking to the streets.
Channel 10 reporter Judy Echavez went to Lake Worth, Fla. to see the protesters preparations firsthand.
They showed her their warehouse in Palm Beach County, a spaced filled with oversized paper mache puppets and anti-free trade slogan signs.
In Miami, there is another "Say 'No' to FTAA" warehouse that is protected by barbed wire. Echavez was not allowed inside. But, it's where activists are already gathering. Protestors will gather at the warehouse to learn of mobilization plans for massive street demonstrations. It is also feeding place and information center.
Some activists shielded their faces from Channel 10's cameras as they entered the warehouse.
The convergence center is on North Miami Avenue and 23rd Street -- two blocks from where Miami-Dade robbery detectives stopped and questioned three self-proclaimed anarchists on Tuesday. They were reportedly on their way to set up the center but were placed under arrest after failing to show identification.
The three appeared in bond court charged with loitering, prowling and resisting arrest.
Kaitlyn Tikkun, 32, of Vermont will be back in court Thursday. Her bond was set at $7,000, but the arresting officer said he wants to testify to convince the judge to keep her in jail.
Two other men are facing misdemeanor charges. Their bond is set at $1,000 each.
Many of their friends are angry about the arrests.
Laura Ripple, protester, said police are intimidating them.
"People have a right to walk down the sidewalk. People have a right to conduct their lives without the police descending upon them," Ripple said.
City officials say they don't yet have an accurate picture as to the number of anti-free trade protesters that will take to the streets next week, but estimates run as high as 100,000.
Brenda Shapiro, with the Community Relations Board, said, "I'm assuming the big crunch is coming on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with them being here for the marches."
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