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G20 London - what the f***'s going on?

Ldn | 19.02.2009 19:35 | G20 London Summit

Hey kool kats? What is going on around the g20 in London April 1st and 2nd?
Can someone post a list of the demos so far publically announced please?

As this is one of the most important dates in the London calendar and as the times are heating up, the response by radicals so far has been crap, no?

Rough List

Seems to be the liberal PUT PEOPLE FIRST mass demo SAT 28th FEB
 http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/

Then STOP THE WAR demo APRIL 1st

April Fools Day April 1st in The City climate 'prank' actions

A protest at the G20 itself called by the Stop the War Coalition, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the British Muslim Initiative and CND on April 2nd

Ldn

Additions

Details coming soon for radical/militant action

19.02.2009 22:46

There is a lot being organised, some patience at the moment wouldn't go a miss ; )

Meetings have taken place organising a mass convergence in the city of London, targeting the financial institutions that uphold economic policies and the capital itself. Details and a press release coming soon, next week word has it. The organising has been late, not crap, as the g20 date was only agreed late last year. Since then meetings have devloped as fast as possible. Calls for action have already been announced in France and abroad for example.

It might seem like there has been silence from radicals, anti-authoritarians and anarchists alike as a lot is going on under the surface. This will all be revealed next week as other groups echo the call(s) for action (that's an incentive to write one on behalf of your group).

There's also this link, not sure of the relevance though  http://www.g-20meltdown.org

smash the city


G20 protest

19.02.2009 22:48

There is a meeting in London this weekend and one on Wednesday in Bristol to discuss it. But yeah so far it's not looking great.

 http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/689854

 http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/689802

G20 member


(pre)G20 summit films

19.02.2009 23:46

We are seeking films, speakers, ideas, and venue for an evening (or evenings) of G20 related film and discussion - international financial systems and alternative economics perhaps? Recommendations and collaborations very welcome.


Indymedia cinema (London)


autonomous workers bloc

20.02.2009 09:15

there will be some sort of autonomous bloc at least on the trade union march on the 28th. more details will follow in the coming couple of weeks...

lolwob


Financial fools day - Climate Camp in the City

20.02.2009 09:55

Climate Camp hits the City of London on April Fools Day, the eve of the
G20 leaders' London Summit. Join us!

Climate camp 2009 /// Stopping carbon markets /// Because nature doesn't
do bailouts.

First the city traders speculated with our homes, jobs and money – with
disastrous results. Now they are speculating with our climate and the
very future of life on earth – and once again our governments are
cheering them on.

By creating a brain-bending system of carbon pollution licenses, fossil
fuel companies and trading firms have found a way to keep on churning
out global warming gases and to reap huge windfall profits at the same
time. Meanwhile, the UK government is justifying a third runway at
Heathrow and a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth by saying that
these new “carbon trading” schemes will magically make all their
emissions vanish.

They are handing control of our climate over to the same people and
systems that caused the financial collapse. All the workable and fair
alternatives aren't getting a look-in.

We need to stop this foolishness.

We've camped against the Heathrow runway, we've camped against the
Kingsnorth coal power station. Now its time to camp against the
over-arching problem: absolute faith in unfettered markets and endless
economic growth. On April 1st the G20 leaders arrive in London. At a
time of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is
emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage
consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this mess
- just the things that will make the climate crisis worse.

Don’t let them get away with it: join our camp in the Square Mile!
Gather at noon, April 1st, at the European Climate Exchange, Hasilwood
House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW. Bring a pop-up tent, sleeping bag, wind
turbine, mobile cinema, action plans and ideas...let’s imagine another
world.

Don't let the financial and fossil fools make the rules!

for updates, information or to get involved, visit:
 http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20 or subscribe to announcements at:
 https://lists.riseup.net/www/subrequest/climatecamp

To get more involved, come to our planning meeting:

March the 7th/8th in Nottingham

Keep an eye on www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20 for the latest details
and subscribe to our facebook event:
 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49600653225


PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!


************************************
"As if individual speculators were to be allowed to export the clouds
out of the sky, or the stars out of the firmament, one by one. We
shall be reduced to gnaw the very crust of the earth for nutriment."

Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods 1864

Climate Camper
- Homepage: http://www.climatecamp.org.uk


Clarification

20.02.2009 14:00

As the name suggests, G20's related to the G8, but bigger. So the G8 plus various assorted allies like Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Still, no matter how many countries they come from, the ruling class is still our enemy. See you in London, hopefully.

Helpful anarchist
- Homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20_industrial_nations


Comments

Display the following 9 comments

  1. my sentiments exactly — Time 4 action
  2. people first — StWC member
  3. all i can say — anon
  4. We wont pay for their crisis! — LDN
  5. clarification — stupid anarchist
  6. G20 London April 2 Excel — @
  7. Beyond reactionism — 'ave a go Joe
  8. Its not exactly Seattle is it! — Time 4 action
  9. "Whatever would Robert have said ... ?" — The Devil in Citizen Jones
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