About 250 people marched on Parliament on Friday to protest against the visit of Nelson Rockefeller, They were mainly students, though a few others joined the march in the final stages.

As they passed the IBM building on The Terrace (which also coincidentally also houses the American Embassy), a chant began.

What do we think of IBM (CIA/Rockefeller)?

Piss poor! What shall we tell Rocky? Go home!'

Cameras must have been clicking away behind that tinted glass.

At Parliament the demonstrators grouped behind the crown barriers while a guerilla theatre group entertained the lunchtime crowds, with the Rocky song. Don Carson (International Vice-President of NZUSA) and Don Borrie (a clergyman in Porirua) spoke to the crowd about the Rockefeller empire and the importance of his visit. But Rockefeller himself never appeared.

Of course the most important part of the demonstration is simply letting people know that not everybody fawns at the shine of capitalism. And I think the costumed procession that led the demonstration - representing Rocky and the countries and companies he controls - illustrated, this well. This same procession opened the forum on Thursday, to the song "you're the despot that we love" (tune as in Cinderella Rockefeller).

The 351 people gathered at the forum saw a blindfolded New Zealand groping after a learning caricature of Muldoon whorishly attired and carrying a sign saying 'nuclear warships' representing his protitution to Rockefeller's political and economic designs.

Then speakers enumerated on the subject. First was Rob Campbell (from, but not a representative of, PSA) who outlined Rockefeller's interests in the international oil companies. He stressed that though Rockefeller may be quite a nice guy (Then again he may be a prick').

The important issue to demonstrate against was the role of Rockefeller as part of the international capitalist structure into which New Zealand fits. He showed that international oil companies cannot be considered as an asset to New Zealand, because they are profit-making organisations, not charity bodies.