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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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Breakdancers get ready to rock

02-07-2005 10:11

The system is being set up 10:30 am
The blueberry sound system is being rigged to rock in Bristo square, a breakdance-off is set to happen at 3pm with freerunners, BMX jumpers and Dj's Pablo and Jo (itchy soul hifi)

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Edinburgh Castle

02-07-2005 06:59

Make Poverty History
Make Poverty History

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G8 SEARCHES.

02-07-2005 06:56

It is a well known fact that police do not like paperwork.

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street views of edinburgh

02-07-2005 01:38

pics from walking around

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Council Spokesman Agrees to Remove CCTV at Jack Kane after Pilrig Park Camp

02-07-2005 01:27

A large group of people from the Resist train into edinburgh chose not to go to the Jack Kane campsite with its CCTV, private security, fences and so on.

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Dissent Train Arrives

01-07-2005 23:20

We're here!!
The train from London finally came in to Edinburgh Waverly station tonight at 9.45.

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IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR USING INDYMEDIA PICTURE DESKS

01-07-2005 23:13


During the G8 the Indymedia centers will be running picture desks to enable photographers to upload their pics and reports to the newswire. This is very much training and educational project to help budding photographers to fine tune their skills and learn how to resize their material for the web and try and speed up the process of getting pictures online.

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Edinburgh park occupied

01-07-2005 22:52

200 people have occupied Pilrig Park in Edinburgh, and are setting up tents to make an autonomous camp site there.

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Make Poverty History bike ride

01-07-2005 21:29

Peebles church, the meeting point of groups from Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh
Photos from within the Make Poverty history bike ride

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G8 Train Kings Cross (video + audio interviews)

01-07-2005 20:57

Video Video
This 15 minute 'video' of the departure of the G8 train from Kings Cross is mostly audio due to: the prevention of terrorism Act | a station by-law | because I have long hair [delete as seems most applicable]

The audio from this video (most interviews) may be used as a radio segement.

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Edinburgh before the storm...

01-07-2005 20:36

Some photos from the parliament and Queens' palace in Scotland.

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"Niddrie Welcomes Protesteers"

01-07-2005 20:34

residents erect a banner
Local residents welcome people arriving for the g8 protests.

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G8 train leaves kings x 'let's go save the world!'

01-07-2005 20:22

Video
The beginning of a short film about the train leaving Kings x London, I was going to start with a nice wide to introduce it, when before I had finished my sentence...........

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Reports from the G8 Trains

01-07-2005 20:20

reports from the two trains travelling from london to edinburgh on 1st july 05

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The light (and dark) side of the bike

01-07-2005 19:54

Make Poverty History cyclist on George IV bridge
Two different groups of cyclists have descended upon Edinburgh today, the Make Poverty History cyclists in symbolic white, and another, angrier mass.

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Clown army press conference

01-07-2005 18:54

Clown Army confronts clown journalists
The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) today added their contribution to the media cirus surrounding the G8.

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Irish buses arriving in Scotland stopped for one hour by cops

01-07-2005 18:45

The Irish buses have been stopped by poice coming off the ferry for one hour for intensive search and so they can videotape everyone.

See indymedia.ie for blog

For audio interviews with Irish dissent crew on the buses see

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MEETING POINT ANNOUNCE - Anti-Capitalist presence in Make Poverty History Walk

01-07-2005 17:42

info on meeting pre-Make Poverty History March

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Police visit the Dissent! Info point in Edinburgh

01-07-2005 15:48

At 15:00, on the Friday 1st July, 6 police officers paid a visit to the Dissent! Info Shop (Leith Walk). They stood outside for 30 minutes, pjotographing people and taking notes before going away at 15:30. Here are 2 statements from Dissent! volonteers staffing the space:

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Clown operations begin

01-07-2005 15:24

Briefing the corporate media.
Pics and report below.