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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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Critical Mass to return to Southampton

17-05-2005 16:28

In solidarity with protests around the world coinciding with the G8 conference in Scotland, Southampton activists are calling out for a return of critical mass to Southampton

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People & Planet G8 Festival and other events

17-05-2005 16:06

This year will see the return of the legendary P&P Summer Festival to coincide with the G8 Summit on the 6-8 July. We’ll meet in Edinburgh on July 2nd, as part of a massive mobilisation to Make Poverty History, and after that have a programme packed with inspiring speakers from around the world, workshops, entertainment and loads of action taking us up to the Summit, all in the Scottish sunshine! (P&P cannot accept liability for cloudy days…)

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Video footage of the Birmingham G7 protests May 1998

17-05-2005 12:07

Reclaim the Streets Flyer
May 1998 saw a global street party take place in Birmingham to coincide with the G7 summit being hosted in the city. The following downloadable films contain footage of the street party.

"Reclaim the Streets - Birmingham, UK. An organised street party erupts during the G8 summit." April 1997 (20mb/5'28min)

 http://www.kinokast.net/video/birmingham1998.mov

 http://www.kinokast.net/video/birmingham1998.wmv

Reclaim the Streets - the film!

"May 1995, London, England. A small group of people decide to organise an illegal street party in Camden, a part of the city renowned for its consumerism and incessant traffic. The final location is kept secret, because they know that the state and business will not be amused. Reclaim the Streets! is born, a cocktail of raging love, revolutionary carnival, art and anarchy. Since then, clandestine street parties have erupted all over the world. From Hull to Sidney, Lyon to Tel Aviv, Vancouver to Valencia, people are taking back their streets. And this is only beginning."

Download the Reclaim the Streets film here - it's got footage of the Birmingham G7 street party.

 http://www.ngvision.org/mediabase/385

792.75 Mb mpeg

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Carnival for Full Enjoyment 4 July 2005

17-05-2005 12:01

Start off G8 week on Monday 4 July with a carnival in central Edinburgh — express resistance to the institutions responsible for our precarious lives under capitalism with some fun in the city! See end of article for details on next planning meeting.

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EU counter summit in Luxembourg: status of the preperations

16-05-2005 20:35

Only one month left until the (anti-) european counter summit in Luxembourg.
Whilst in the European public everybody is paying attention to the EU constitution and fear or hope its rejection, networks of the radical left and anarchists in Luxembourg have initiated protests against a Europe of capitalism.

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Dissent! Gathering Draft Agenda: Nottingham 20th-22nd May

16-05-2005 19:37

Please forward this information, and remember to register!

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Anarchist Masquerade Ball!

15-05-2005 17:28

A posh fundraiser for the mobilisation against the G8 summit.
Saturday June 4th, 12-9 pm
Cambridge (in the Green Area, Strawberry Fair)

Dancing, Music, Info-shop, Speakers, Frivolity
Bring masks, ball-gowns, jackets, costumes, friends

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Southampton G8 meetings

15-05-2005 15:58

Last minute reminder about two G8- related meetings-

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International Networking Meeting in Thessaloniki against the bosses of G8

15-05-2005 14:23

poster
20 – 22 of May 2005
International Networking Meeting in Thessaloniki against the bosses of G8

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World Leaders Run Out of Control in Oxford

14-05-2005 15:03

Leaders of the powerful G8 countries ran wild in Oxford today, shaking hands, waving and dancing to samba rhythms.

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Political Policing: Lothian Police Website Promoting Make Poverty History

14-05-2005 03:16

Quite an amazing new website from Lothian and Borders Police.

Which while it deals with policing enquiries and potential road closures and announces a new G8 info telephone number, it also heavily promotes the Make Poverty History demonstration in Ediburgh the weekend before the G8 Summit.

Amazing!

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SHOPLIFTERS UNITE AGAINST G8

13-05-2005 12:17

héroe de la revolución
Stand for peace and freedom and good vibrations

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Anti-G8 Day School: Brighton, 28th May

13-05-2005 11:34

Anti G8 day of events and workshops

As part of the Brighton Fringe Festival, Brighton
Dissent! with the TRAPEASE popular education road show
presents:

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SchNEWS in READING - TOMORROW!

12-05-2005 15:39

HAVE I GOT SchNEWS FOR YOU!

The SchNEWS tour comes to Reading tomorrow....!

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G8-Crashing - Benefit gig in London - Tuesday 17th May - Free entry - £1 a pint

12-05-2005 00:04

G8 awareness raiser in New Cross on Tuesday. Info will be available on the night about how to get to Scotland in July. Dub and Breakbeat Music from : Freq Nasty, Fun-da-Mental(WattsRiot), Smart Monkey and Performance Poetry from Paradox. Decent Line-up. £1 a pint. See You there.

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Tickets still available for Resist G8 Trains!

11-05-2005 23:16

>>SE Assembly transport office open every Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 7pm at LARC, 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London E1.

DEADLINE FOR TICKETS IS JUNE 24th!

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Merseyside Goes Mad For Anit-G8 Protest

11-05-2005 15:21

When the G8 meets in Scotland, Merseyside will be at the forefront pf the protest. Last night (10th May) saw an excitable and positive mobalising meeting which gives promise for a really big and diverse campaign...

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Dissent! Benefit: Brighton, Tonight!

11-05-2005 14:10

Brighton Dissent! Benefit! Tonight!

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FFS! (Fit For Struggle)

11-05-2005 11:59

Would you like to be a bit fitter, and improve your endurance and alertness in the anti-capitalist struggle?