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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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Ambassadors express sympathy to all those affected by the blasts in London

14-07-2005 12:31

American Cultural Ambassadors David and Renate Jakupca of the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) expresses its deepest sympathy to all those whose lives have been touched, directly or indirectly, by the explosions.

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Anarchists' Teapot and Rampen Plan: catering for the masses

14-07-2005 12:29

Loads of loaves, but no fishes allowed. So how does a vegan catering collective feed the five thousand? With fresh fruit and vegetables from Glasgow market, ingredients from a Scottish wholefood company, as well as the ubiquitous loaves supplied by two local bakers, meaning local companies benefited greatly from the eco-village.

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Moral High Ground

14-07-2005 10:49

No More Brownwash
One of Brighton & Hove WDM's activists reports on their occupation and banner drop on a crane in Edinburgh on 5th July to protest at the UK government's hypocritical claims about alleviating poverty and declare there should be 'NO MORE BROWN-WASH'

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Rumour Mongering - turning the tables on the Capitalist Media

14-07-2005 06:18

Or how to create a media system which is a public utility, instead of a capitalist brain washing outfit, in really easy steps...

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The Propaganda Message is the Context not the Content

14-07-2005 01:42

After years of struggle, now it is time to turn the tables on the IMF, the World Bank, the G8, and the Capitalist Media System, et al, by pulling the same stunt on them that they have been pulling on everyone else for years...

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Blockading the G8: personal accounts

13-07-2005 19:15

Account of the various blockades that took place on wednesday 5th, the first day of the G8 conference. It describes the different actions that took place around Scotland and includes analysis of tactics:

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G8 Bike ride reaches Gleneagles: Photos

13-07-2005 15:37

Welcome to the G8
Some how, amongst much police confusion, where road blocks were not about stopping traffic, but 'discouraging it', we managed to get our vehicles up a narrow lane to what looked like the media entrance of Gleneagles hotel. Hidden behind a police pen and crowd of media was the G8 bike ride people.

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Initial Statement on the Policing of the Protests against the G8

13-07-2005 11:58

The G8 Legal Support Group condems the policing of the G8 - read more to find out why.

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Legal Support Group Statement on the Policing of the G8 Protests

13-07-2005 11:36

During the protests against the G8 over 700 people were detained or arrested by the police, often overnight, and around 366 people have been arrested and charged.

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Interview on Terror Drills still on BBC 5 drive til Thursday

13-07-2005 08:50

Conventionally blinkered minds have been trying to rationalize away the eerie fact of the terror drills at the same time and places as the real explosions. They even cast doubt on the authenticity of the audio clip on Alex Jones website.

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Sound System AWOL

13-07-2005 07:13

Sound system goes astray in Edinborough

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More photos and report from Boogie on the Bridge anti-M74 Action

12-07-2005 23:29

"Stop the M74, Save the Climate!"

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Photos from M74 Boogie on the Bridge on July 8th

12-07-2005 23:18

Boogie on the Bridge on July 8th
Photos of signs and anti-G* and climate change messages at the street party

more photos and my report are at  http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1752466.php

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Update prisoners G8

12-07-2005 22:06

last update from Scotland

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Cynicism and the G8 Deal

12-07-2005 20:59

Are condemndations of the G8 deal on Africa reasonable, or the cynical reaction of those who would never have been satisifed whatever the results of the summit?

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Africa's battle with corruption

12-07-2005 20:54

Not only is much of the west’s third world policy intrinsically corrupt, but those policies also contribute a great deal toward corruption in Africa, the spoils of which may in turn find a warm welcome in the western banking system.

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Glimpsing a better world at the G8 protests

12-07-2005 17:03

Glimpsing a better world at the G8 protests

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From Edinburgh to Glasgow, passing by Stirling

12-07-2005 16:01

Carnival of Full Enjoyment
Pictures from Edinburgh (Carnival of Full Enjoyment), Stirling (M9 blockade), Glasgow (street party on the bridge)

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Cambridge Talk: THE POLITICS OF 'MAKE POVERTY HISTORY'

12-07-2005 15:23

The next meeting of Cambridge Socialist Forum will be on:

WEDNESDAY 13th JULY
7.30pm
EMMANUEL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, TRUMPINGTON STREET

A discussion on THE POLITICS OF 'MAKE POVERTY HISTORY' : G8, Live 8 and the
NGO movement