Organisers said up to 25,000 people attended the events throughout the night, which were part of the build up towards the G8 Summit in Scotland in July.
wake up to trade justice
marching near parliament square
passing downing street
making noise outside downing street
preparing to hand in banner signed by lots of people
the hand in
passing parliament
make poverty history
more noise
free trade - the empires new clothes
returning to march start point
crowds at end
closing announcements - 25,000 people - thankyou and good morning
hundreds of messages...
don't chicken out on trade justice...
see you there!
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Make CAPITALISM History!
16.04.2005 11:49
After that the programme of events in multiple venues continued, but due to the large numbers many couldn't get inside the various buildings as they filled to capacity - brrr it was a bit cold hanging around outside - and it was a shame that more people could not have heard some of the good workshops.
One workshop in particular was putting the spotlight on EPAs - Since 2002 the European Union (EU) and countries of the Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Group (ACP) have been negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). EPAs aim to establish "new WTO compatible trading arrangements removing progressively barriers of trade between EU and ACP countries" which would build on "the regional integration initiatives of ACP states" and promote "sustainable development and contribute to poverty eradication in the ACP countries ". EPAs as they are currently being set up and negotiated are essentially Free Trade Agreements. While there have been massive mobilisations against the WTO / FTAA etc - EPAs are being negotiated on the quiet... If you don't know about this check
The "Wake Up Government" event was backed by celebrities like Ronan Keating and Beverley Knight, Vanessa Redgrave, Pete Postlethwaite, Thom Yorke from Radiohead and several others. The campaign will continue with mass email campaigns targetting MPs and the Make Poverty History demonstration in Edinburgh on 2nd July ahead of the G8 Summit.
Nelson Mandela said about the campaign:
"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation"
Only time will tell if the governments are prepared to listen, and importantly act, instead of making hollow declarations which seems to have been the pattern over the last decades of similar campaigns.
See you at Gleneagles...
poverty
16.04.2005 12:57
boycotts are fun. corporations +really+ don't like them. so add to the list. even granny and grandad can join in. hit the driving force of world capitalism and go for the domino effect.
nick watson
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Related links
16.04.2005 13:04
April 15th: All-Night Anti-Free Trade Protest In Whitehall + Global Action Week
Free Cinema - Yes Men - Crowd Bites Wolf - The Take + More - April 15 London
Massive Trade Justice Protest 15 April - Programme Announced
Trade Justive PILLOW FIGHT at the heart of the City of London - 12th Apr.05
Ring around the clock - Making Poverty History - Swindon - 5th March 05
Related:
Trade Justice briefing "Stop Forced Economic Liberalisation"
UK Government 'part of the problem' for developing countries in 2005
Full pdf Briefing
Global Week of Action (10th - 16th April)
Global Call to Action against Poverty
Make Poverty History
info
some blurred pics from the vigil through the night
16.04.2005 14:44
spread out along whitehall
massed opposite downing street
holding vigil
line of vigil candles left stretching all the way down whitehall
more pics at:
peace
smash capitalism
17.04.2005 13:38
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25.04.2005 07:06
Bring on the G8...
skychic