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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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Good spiritual perspective on the G8

26-02-2005 00:18

The process of globalisation formally began in 1975
The process of globalisation formally began in 1975 when, from 15th to 17th November, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America met in the first annual economic summit of the world's greatest nations.

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Sheffield G8 Meeting - 2 March

25-02-2005 20:42

A group of people involved with the Sheffield Social Forum have arranged a meeting on Wednesday, 2nd March, 7.30pm The Rutland Arms on Brown Street, Sheffield to discuss what to do when the G8 comes to Sheffield in June.

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G8 meeting, Lancaster Mar 14th

25-02-2005 13:33

A meeting to advertise that there are different groups opposing the G8 summit, and to start the process of getting people together to discuss their collective responses...

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G8 Direct Action Trainers Workshop

24-02-2005 17:16

G8 Direct Action Trainers Workshop happened in Glasgow last weekend.

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Report with photos of Public Rally in Glasgow on Wednesday 23rd February 2005.

24-02-2005 05:07

From left; Tommy Sheridan MSP, Iraqi Ahmed Rustan, Chair, Writer A L Kennedy.
This is a 1,300 word report with 5 photos of the Public Rally in Glasgow on Tuesday 23rd February 2005 which was to help build for the International day of action on Saturday March 19th 2005.

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April 15th: All-Night Anti-Free Trade Protest In Whitehall + Global Action Week

22-02-2005 21:02

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Whitehall in April to take part in an all-night demonstration against free trade and forced economic liberalisation in what campaigners have called a protest against the "obscene world trade system".

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Make Poverty History G8 July - Travel + Accommodation Details

22-02-2005 16:30

The Make Poverty History campaign has set up a website for booking travel, accommodation and tours of the area for its supporters who will be attending their G8 summit demonstration march and rally in Edinburgh on Saturday July 2nd.

See:  http://www.makepovertyhistorytravel.org

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RESIST G8 // 2nd South East Assembly

22-02-2005 12:46

The South East Assebly is a co-ordination of groups and individuals opposed to the G8 and who are mobilising towards the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland in July 6th-8th.

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G8 Detention Centres, Anti-Terror Stop and Searches and Special Court Sittings!

21-02-2005 12:59

Several press reports over the weekend and today (21st Feb) have indicated the following:

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G8 and OILWATCH interview on Climate Summit Cop10

20-02-2005 08:33

24/7 365
The Convention on Climate Change is the platform where the world decides what to do about "the Climate". Every year the climate big wigs give birth to pretty horrible things in the name of "sustainable" development. Kyoto was one of those. With russia about to ratify the Kyoto climate change agreement...

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no human patents pls

20-02-2005 01:46

no not to human patenting

humane rights for all species

..a timely article in the steading fight against slavery

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Sheffield Social Forum open meeting report-back

19-02-2005 21:19

Sheffield Social Forum had its first ‘open meeting’ of 2005 on 17th February. This is a report back by one of the organisers, and some reflections on the social forum movement in 2005. This is just one person’s local point of view.

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More Fecund Cant - SWP Join Police in denouncing G8 Protests.

18-02-2005 11:46

When a group - no matter how insignificant - claim to be a part of the anti-capitalist movement and repeatedly promote the police’s malicious propaganda against other parts of it, it rankles. Readers of these pages have no doubt had enough of Leninist sect bashing. However, when one of their leading members fires off shots at the anti-capitalist movement, in the capitalist press, Harry Hamlet feels something must be said.

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Summat for the Summit, 10th March

18-02-2005 11:43

Who do the G8 think they are?! Who, in fact, are they?!

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RESIST G8 // 2nd South East Assembly

17-02-2005 23:28

The South East Assebly is a co-ordination of groups and individuals opposed to the G8 and who are mobilising towards the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland in July 6th-8th.

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Direct Action Trainers workshop

17-02-2005 19:18

training coming up for activists from South of England, helping share tips on doing direct action trainings, in run up to G8 - limited places filling fast.

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nano links and open sourcing

17-02-2005 03:29

follows is a link..

it's not comercial but it is in the world..

it concerns open sourcing. both in principle and actualy..

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Keep left in Bath

16-02-2005 20:28

As the Bath Spa stumbles from disaster, to handout, to rip off, to begging bowl...to the next disaster, there is one institution in Bath to be proud of. The monthly Leftism club night - third Friday of the month, every month, with a few specials thrown in.

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Trade Justice and Injustice - Discussion Day

16-02-2005 15:27

A range of speakers including Caroline Lucas (Local Green MEP) will be speaking in Southampton on Trade Justice and Injustice on the 26th of February.

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Competition! Win a better world and infinite contentment

16-02-2005 10:59

Verbal resistance at the G8!
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