G8 Bike ride sets off.

Doug | 19.06.2005 13:26 | G8 2005

G8 Bike ride sets of from London to Scotland.

Video Quicktime movie of ride. - video/quicktime 19M

Starting at the National Film Theatre under Waterloo Bridge, on the South Bank in London, the ride progressed to Westminster Bridge and Parliament Square. Then a noisy pit stop at Downing Street followed by a diversion around the 'Changing of the Guard' to Buck House. On to Wellington Arch, up Park Lane and thence to the Edgeware Road where filming stopped.

Doug

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Great

19.06.2005 16:47

Great stuff.

I wish I was as fit as you lot.

Keep Going...

Shaunyboy

hats off

19.06.2005 22:18

Fantastisch. In my view the bike ride is probably the most meaningful event that will happen in the whole G8.

teddy

Wanna go with 'em?

19.06.2005 22:40

If this lots route doesn't go near you, then there're loads of others going. Have a looksie here:

http://www.leedstidal.org/g8rides/

See you there.

Mark

But there's a problem

20.06.2005 08:55

The link above to the other G8 bike rides takes you to a Make Poverty History website and the rides are organised and promoted by Make Poverty History. If you took part in such a ride you would be seen as suporting Make Poverty History which is pretty much the same as supporting the state and the corporations that set to profit from the conditions being imposed on dropping the 'debt'.

If you want to support the american industrial farming and biotechnology industry then supporting the Make Poverty History campaign is a great way to do it. You can join their campaigns if you want to help them paint a legitimate face on exploitation through 'aid' programmes.

Only unconditional debt relief can make a difference, anything else only serves the interest of the rich and powerful.

It's time Africa demanded the debt repayment FROM the industrialised north and took back full control of the natural resources of their own continent.

Not MPH organised

20.06.2005 17:14

There might be people from MPH campaign but the bikeride caravan is not organised by them.

Check out the bike caravan site ( one of several I believe ) at ...

http://www.zenatode.org.uk/g8bikeride/index.html

They are not organising the Bike Caravan.

I believe that Make Poverty History campaign is advertising various events that oppose the G8 ( though mainly liberal ) such as "Demand Our Right To March at Gleneagles" with Tariq Ali at Hoolyrood ( home of Kirsty wark's mates - the Edinburgh Mafia :-) ).

The only way to protest the right to march is to actually fucking do the march that you intend to do - not be a peacock like Mr Ali and his Crounch End chums. The UK and Ireland cops are getting deeper into banning marches ( and any form of more effective protest ) . Last years Mayday march to phoenix Park in Dublin was barred except it happened.....Thanxs for the water cannon....

2nd of August should be interesting with the demo ban. it would be nice to see a mega-riot tear up Whitehall ( though I somehow doubt it :-) .

Shout to Gu