Convention Protests Detalled.

The activists who disrupted meetings of international agencies in Seattle and Washington, D.C., plan at least four mass marches, a candlelight vigil and a bevy of other nonviolent acts during the Democratic National Convention in August, according to leaders of the involved groups.

The groups intend to flood the streets of Los Angeles with protesters to draw attention to what they see as the corporate dominance of the economy, both globally and locally.

The plans mark what activists say is a logical shift in the focus of their protest, from the effects of esoteric global policies to domestic issues such as police brutality, welfare and gay rights. Similar actions are scheduled for the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

Although the Seattle demonstrations last year produced a violent clash in that city, there are no plans to damage property or to provoke any violent confrontations in Los Angeles, the organizers said.