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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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Media spotted entering and leaving Police Pen

08-07-2005 13:46

Shock! Horror! No they don't do they! Read on.

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PARTYING FOR POVERTY – Article and pictures from Edinburgh

08-07-2005 13:43

How do we change the world with marches and super musical concerts.

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G8 Day3: Edinburgh timeline

08-07-2005 13:35

While protestor are out in Glasgow on an action day about climate change, people in Edinburgh will be out for jail solidarity actions and a demonstration "Demonstration against capitalist wars and terrorism". Reports also come in from people release from prison and about people being rearrested for breach of bail conditions.

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The clown blocs must go!

08-07-2005 13:23

A critical look at the "Clown Bloc" because not everybody loves a clown.

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G8 outcomes: better than nothing but...

08-07-2005 13:02

$50bn for Africa, $3bn for Palestine but no progress on climate change

In a statement outlining the results of talks at the G8 summit, Tony Blair described the G8 agreements as "a beginning not an end".

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African Activists: Make Poverty History is being co-opted

08-07-2005 12:37

Patrick Bond, Dennis Brutus and Virginia Setshedi argue that the celebrity chasing paternalism of Make Poverty History and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is an unwelcome retreat from the global democratic challenge to market-led globalisation.

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Glasgow "Boogie on the Bridge" Timeline

08-07-2005 11:56

News from the "Boogie on the Bridge" Street Party in Glasgow.
( Pictures 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | )

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Edinburgh street art

08-07-2005 11:54

Guerilla art from the streets of Edinburgh.

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Images from the 'Horizone' eco-village at Stirling

08-07-2005 11:47

Pics and a brief description of the protest camp

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police blockade at Stirling continues

08-07-2005 11:32

Only those with Exceptional circumstances allowed to leave

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Photos from 7/7 Edinburgh vigil against war and bombings

08-07-2005 11:28

Fight Poverty, Not (in) War(s)
Photos from a vigil held in Edinburgh last night. There are also photos of an Iranian contingent who were there last night and held a demonstration in the same location at 11am today. more info at  http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1751454.php

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A Timely Reminder...Duplicity Reigns!

08-07-2005 11:23

Audio Our Illustrious World Leaders!
It seems wholly appropiate in this G8 week to make musical comment on our illustrious 'World Leaders'.

Even more so, given the events of the last day or so.

So here, for your delectation is a little tune wot I wrote a year or so back, telling you exactly what I think of careerist politicians.

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Pictures of kids action at Stirling eco-camp entrance on Thursday evening

08-07-2005 11:18

On Thursday evening when we wanted to leave, the kids came with their banner wanting to persuade the cops to lt them through.
But as the police lines tightened, an impromptu street party took place instead.

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Security failings at G8 Summit

08-07-2005 11:07

Camping in the South Ochil Hills just 2 miles from the Gleneagles Hotel we exposed a security lapse that even a fairly amateur terrorist could have exploited.

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Stirling eco-camp siege on Thursday evening

08-07-2005 11:01

On Thursday evening w passd by Stirling eco-camp site. The atmospher was calm and relaxed, with many people rcovering and having a drink.
Later on some kids had organised an actionassumingly to try to break through the police line with the Rbel Clown Army and with humour and laughter, but then gave up bcause of the huge dominance of the police and startd dancing and drumming instead aving a spontanous entrance party..

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The London Bombings: Time for Blair to Wake Up or Resign

08-07-2005 10:23

The US & UK’s oil & war-hungry foreign-policies look set to see London and other major western cities facing years, perhaps decades, of terrorist guerrilla warfare. Could our elected representatives be doing more to speak out against the illegal wars that have precipitated these barbaric acts?

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Stirling Update - Cops Confused

08-07-2005 10:02

Police lines still in place, some confusion as to why...

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Siege tensions eased with film show

08-07-2005 09:58

After several hours of drums and dancing from the Childrens Block, riot police were called in to support a wall of police yellow-coats. Tensions increased and things began to look ugly . In response members of the European Cretive Forum helped organise a film show for the police officers.

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Who is to blame?

08-07-2005 08:58

British and London authorities should be ashamed of themselves for the
London bombings events.

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M9 drumming Blockade and Cow Stampede

08-07-2005 04:26

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Morning on the 6th July near Stirling. We see the M9 being blockaded by radical drummers who pile trees and rocks on the road. They move on when 9 Police vans turn up at high speed. But their exit into a field of cows starts a stampede. One protester is injured by. And the farmer turns up at high speed in his 4x4 and starts to threaten the protesters with a hammer. Police then run in to arrest just about everyone including the farmer.