UK Indymedia - UK G8 Germany 2007 Newswire Archive

Video of Prisoner Solidarity March, 08/06/07

12-06-2007 23:29

Video Rushes of the G8 Prisoner Solidarity March

Whats hot and not G82007 Heiligendamm

12-06-2007 19:46

From the streets, blockades and bars- the self- elected unrepresentative group of 8 that make up the whats hot team have this report.

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Why your revolution is no liberation!

12-06-2007 16:33

During the recent weeks and months a spirited debate developed in different German left wing newspapers and groups about the sense or non-sense, the perspectives and the means and goals of the mobilisation against the G8 summit. Different German and Austrian anti-fascist groups started a campaign to criticise a wrong analysis of capitalism widely spread in the anti-globalisation movement. In the context of this campaign several public discussions and lectures were held, a special webpage was set up but above all reader was published that contains a set of basic texts referring to this problem. This reader is available in German and English and will soon also be published in French in order to spread the debate also across other countries. Check it out: www.no-liberation-reader.tk

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Aberystwyth Activists Arrested at G8

12-06-2007 15:27

Three peace and justice activists from Aberystwyth were arrested during the G8 summit near Rostock in Germany, while taking part in a ‘Global Agricultural Day of Action’ on Sunday 3rd June at a local McDonalds.

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The Tyrant Visits Tirana

12-06-2007 13:44

Bush is craving after affection. He fully enjoyed his reception without protests in Bulgaria...

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Post G8 protest debrief meeting

12-06-2007 13:33

Come to debrief about the G8 protests with others who were involved, either in the UK or Germany.

THURSDAY 14th JUNE from 7pm

@ RAMPARTS SOCIAL CENTRE - EAST LONDON

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G8 protester blinded by police

12-06-2007 13:18

During blockades of the West Gate during the G8 summit police used water canons mixed with pepper spray excessively. A number of serious eye and ear injuries were reported including Matt from Liverpool. The force of the jet of water was so serve that his eye came out of its socket. Matt has been left blinded in one eye.
Matt was discharged from hospital in Rostock but faces months of operations and discomfort from his injury. A CAT scan has revealed that he had sustained internal bleeding, extensive damage to his Iris and possible damage to his retina.He faces future operations, cataracts, and glaucoma.

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Europe’s carbon-trading scheme

12-06-2007 00:50

Conflict over global warming took centre stage at the G8 summit with the European countries Britain, France and Germany taking the moral high ground in pressuring the United States to make a commitment to cuts in emissions.

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08/07/2007: International Shell to Sea block and shutdown

11-06-2007 20:25

On Friday samba bands and protestors shut down the Shell garage in Evershagen, Rostock.

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Pics of Saturday's Rostock Demo, 2nd of June

11-06-2007 17:52

Somebody came up to us in the imc and asked us to put up her pics on indymedia - here they finally are.

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Press Release: Liverpool Demonstrator Nearly Blinded by G8 Police

11-06-2007 14:51

A British demonstrator at the G8 summit was badly injured by German police water cannon on Thursday 7th June.

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Climate Change & G8 Day of Action - Full Action Reports

10-06-2007 19:10

Reports have come in from actions around the world held as part of the International Day of Action Against Climate Change and the G8. Here are some details from the actions we know of so far. Please email

info@risingtide.org.uk with any other actions we haven't heard of yet!

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Final demo in Rostock.

10-06-2007 17:27

On Friday the blockades ended and a few thousand people assembled at Rostock train station for a march down to the harbour. Many were returning from spending the night camped out around Heiligendam. It was unbelievably hot and the occasion had a party atmosphere. The activists had good reason to be pleased with themselves. For a whole week the German state had been defied and the G8 had suffered one publicity disaster after another.

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Laage Airport Blockade. Tuesday.

10-06-2007 17:16

Late report due to restricted net access at the beginning of the week.

The blockade was originally planned for Wednesday. Then it come to light that Mr Bush will by flying in a day early so plans are hastily rearranged. Laage is a military airport and it the middle of nowhere. Upon arrival cops stop the coach and we are told that all demos are banned around the airport for the duration of the G8. However the Police have made an exception as there are thousands of people converging on the area so they offer to escort us to the designated protest area. How considerate of them…

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Moving against the G8

10-06-2007 14:48

The following article -- published in the June edition of Red Pepper magazine and written around a month before the G8 Summit -- offers a bit of background to the 2007 G8 mobilisation and the conditions on which it could perhaps be judged a success -- all of which were fulfilled or exceeded last week.

We are winning!

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Video Rush: 07/06/07 - East Gate Blockade Holds Firm, Protestors Take West Gate

10-06-2007 00:23

Video rush of the day's activities on Thursday 7 June, 2007.

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G8 summit: Climate compromise masks mounting conflicts

09-06-2007 16:27

The 3,500 reporters and photographers who travelled to the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, have accomplished their assigned mission. The world has been inundated with reports of progress and idyllic photos: Bush, Merkel and Putin sitting relaxed and chatting in beach chairs; Sarkozy and Blair talking over a glass of beer; a harmonious walk on the beach of the picturesque resort by all of the world leaders.

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