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pics from today's 'put people first' march in london

rikki | 28.03.2009 19:32 | G20 London Summit | Climate Chaos | Globalisation | Workers' Movements

tens of thousands took to the streets in london this afternoon in the run-up to next week's G20 talks. they held placards protesting about a variety of connected issues including the banking crisis, climate change, worker's rights, and anti-war.

the front of the march
the front of the march

militant workers' block
militant workers' block

baby class warrior
baby class warrior

apocalypse now
apocalypse now

united colours
united colours

the four horsemen
the four horsemen

blocwatch
blocwatch

sambaistas
sambaistas

more horsemen?
more horsemen?

the ritz hotel boarded up just in case!
the ritz hotel boarded up just in case!

tax the land
tax the land

bankers first
bankers first

piccadilly
piccadilly

eat chris knight?
eat chris knight?

police escort
police escort

things will get worse
things will get worse

hyde park thinning out after rain
hyde park thinning out after rain

pigeonwatch
pigeonwatch


estimates range from 30 to 150 thousand on the march - always depends who you ask.
at hyde park, the weather turned nastier and many left without listening to the speeches.

here are a few pics of the event

rikki
- e-mail: rikkiindymedia[@t]gmail(d0t)com
- Homepage: http://www.socpa-movie.blogspot.com

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Thanks Rikki

28.03.2009 20:40

And thank you for blurring the faces of (most of) our autonomous friends.

rogue


nice one

28.03.2009 22:02

good photos from the demo there, echoing the above.. nice one on blurring faces. i hope more indymedia reporters follow suit as/when required.

davie


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I missed that one ... and that too

29.03.2009 00:46

I missed the blurred faces. Where were they again?


So, let's reflect on this "action" boys and girls. What was accomplished? The blocs allaccomplished what exactly? Marched from A to B and I bet that that has the filth and the G20 quaking in their finest leather boots.

"Ooooh - they are protesting"

"No, really?"

"Yes - see there they go!"

"Thank god that they didn't actually do anything"

"OK back to bed boys (& girl)"

No doubt, this will be a mere variant on the dominant theme - so what really was accomplished here? A piss poor turn out, a great deal of frantic hype, but nothing on the ground? So much for the hyped summer of rage ... just an orderly march within the boundaries so carefully negotiated with the cops.

Did that make anyone have an epiphany? Has anyone seen the light, the error of the old ways and the necessity for change?

Has this helped herald in a new era of Aquarius, an era of fairness, equity, peace, tolerance? No - not the fuck it has. Instead, all the participants can wank themselves off thinking that they made a difference.

I've maintained on these fora before, countless times, such that I am already boring myself, that we should actually do something ... and a little march with our respective blocs is definitely not that thing.

V for Vendetta, Guy Fawkes ... now there's some English spirit for the masses. Burn the fuckers in their cozy HP, their rich enclaves, their police state enclosures.

There's some sport after all, matey. Now where is my blasted shotgun - I remain hopeful for a turkey shoot.

Gladys


Don't get it.

29.03.2009 01:27

'Put People First'. Isn't that a bit like 'Down With That Sort of Thing'? It's so vague. I saw media coverage of the demo and it was baffling to know what the demo was about. There seems to be a recent trend of demos with a sub heading of several issues such as Stop The War; Free Palestine. I think demos should stick to one point otherwise the exposure they get is watered down to make it near pointless.

Mr Confused


*cough*

29.03.2009 08:32

Go away Gladys. I think it is great that the protest was peaceful and restrained.

XXX


Was this lady fined?

29.03.2009 09:06

"You can't say that, miss, it's a State Secret!"
"You can't say that, miss, it's a State Secret!"

Anyone know the outcome of this incident?

This was outside the Institute of Electrical Engineers. The Filth had just confiscated her banner on the grounds that it was "offensive", and are obviously using her passport as proof of identity. Was she being given a spot fine?

Presumably the slogans "Fuck the System" and "Bankers are Wankers" was more than the Old Bill could tolerate.

Gregory Beetle


Demonstrations in Germany

29.03.2009 19:27

Pictures and Videos from the demonstration in Frankfurt (near the EZB):
 http://www.casino-schliessen.de/index.php?id=5237

Pictures from the demonstration in Berlin:
 http://www.casino-schliessen.de/index.php?id=5238
 http://de.indymedia.org/2009/03/245399.shtml

Spaceman


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