London G8 2005 Newswire Archive

24-03-2006 17:22 | 2 additions

NUJ drops support for Indymedia?

The National Union Of Journalist held the first part of its Annual Delegate Meeting today. Within the 175 motions to be officially decided during the two-day conference was one of particular relevance to Indymedia...

23-02-2006 12:22

G8 Book Out Now!

'Shut Them Down! The G8, Gleneagles 2005 and the Movement of Movements', published by Dissent! and Autonomedia is out now and available from www.shutthemdown.org or from your nearest radical bookshop/social centre. Read more >>

02-02-2006 18:19

G8 Genoa Diaz Trial: British Testimonies and a Personal Report

RETURNING TO GENOA : BRITISH TESTIMONIES IN DIAZ G8 CASE

Last week the final British witnesses gave their evidence in the Italian court case against 29 police officers accused of crimes relating to the horrific raid on the GSF Diaz school in Genoa, when Italian police stormed their way into the school and savagely beat scores of people. In the building opposite the police immobilised the grassroots media, smashed equipment and phones, stole video tapes and took the hard drives of the volunteer legal team's computers. Read more >>

30-01-2006 23:48

Personal report of Genoa 2001 G8 trials starting in Italia recently

Diaz school story Read more >>

04-01-2006 19:20

The Day the Music Failed

A reflection on 6 months after the Live 8 concerts, the broken G8 promises and the silence of the campaign leaders. Read more >>

12-12-2005 23:41

G8 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia - call to protest

Someone published a nice write-up on dissent during the G8 in Scotland, 2005. A call for G8 2006 in Russia has been published, and a dedicated website has been established. Read more >>

29-11-2005 14:57 | 1 addition

Two Edinburgh G8 court cases collapse

Two recent G8 court cases in Edinburgh saw the prosecution case completely collapse. Defendants were found not guilty when the Procurator Fiscal threw in the towel halfway through the trials. Read more >>

03-11-2005 17:09

“DROP THE G8 CHARGES” DEMANDS DEFENDANTS SOLIDARITY GROUP

The July 2005 Solidarity Group, a support group for people arrested at the G8, has denounced the police publication of “Wanted” photos of anti G8 demonstrators. The Group states that they will support all facing charges arising from the G8 demonstrations, and calls for all charges to be dropped. Scotland against Criminalising Communities, a grass-roots organisation campaigning against the “anti-terrorism” laws, is supporting the stand of the July 2005 Solidarity Group. Read more >>

24-10-2005 22:02

G8 trials at the Sheriff Court in Edinburgh

This is a brief account with 4 photos of the trial of five G8 protesters and members of the SSP (Scottish Socialist Party) at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 24th October 2005. Read more >>

24-10-2005 14:59

Indymedia cinema this Thursday

@ The Synergy Centre, 220 Farmers Road, London SE5 (nearest tube is Oval) Read more >>

20-10-2005 18:59

It's a Fair Cop: Inspector's Honesty Scunners G8 Case in Glasgow

A South Yorkshire police inspector caused a G8 trial to collapse yesterday when he admitted he was unable to identify the accused as the man he arrested. The Not Guilty verdict, was the highlight of a busy morning for G8 defendants at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Read more >>

17-10-2005 11:08

G8 Eposed - Indymedia Film Night - Tonight

Monday 17th October

Inn On The Green (W10) - 7:00pm - Free/ Donations Read more >>

03-10-2005 16:36

Make Poverty History?

THE G8 DEAL EXPOSED
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26-09-2005 18:49

Here we go again - G8 Finance Ministers to meet in London on December 10th

G8 Finance Ministers to meet in London on December 10th
Read the extract below Read more >>

02-09-2005 19:00

Punk and Soundsystems to support G8 protesters

On the 1st of October, East Oxford Community Centre will be the scene of a long night of punk bands, DJs, spolen word, acoustic acts and art displays. The funds raised will be used to cover costs involved in the protests against the G8 and for the London group Campaign Against Climate Change. Read more >>

03-08-2005 22:01

Forum for those arrested at the G8

A private forum has been created for those who were arrested at the G8 and wish to share information and possibly co-ordinate transport. Read more >>

02-08-2005 10:54

G8 Debrief cancelled to support the Mass Act of Defiance in Parliament Square

LONDON RISING TIDE G8 DEBRIEF CANCELLED SO ALL CAN ATTEND THE ‘MASS ACT OF DEFIANCE’ (LRT FILM NIGHT - 'I HEART HUCKABEES' – GOES AHEAD, LARC, 6PM). Read more >>

22-07-2005 12:42

g8 bikeride video

Fairly long video containing interviews with cyclists prior to setting of on bike ride from London to Scotland for G8 protests.

approx 18 minutes long

preview and screening versions available Read more >>

20-07-2005 22:22

Post G8 Debrief and random funny film night

Post-G8 action debrief and showing of 'I HEART
HUCKABEES', August 7th.
care of London Rising Tide
Read more >>

19-07-2005 21:04

The originator of the acts of terrorism in London was standing near Tony Blair

And his name is Vladimir Putin. Read more >>

14-07-2005 12:31

Ambassadors express sympathy to all those affected by the blasts in London

American Cultural Ambassadors David and Renate Jakupca of the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) expresses its deepest sympathy to all those whose lives have been touched, directly or indirectly, by the explosions.
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13-07-2005 11:36

Legal Support Group Statement on the Policing of the G8 Protests

During the protests against the G8 over 700 people were detained or arrested by the police, often overnight, and around 366 people have been arrested and charged. Read more >>

13-07-2005 08:50

Interview on Terror Drills still on BBC 5 drive til Thursday

Conventionally blinkered minds have been trying to rationalize away the eerie fact of the terror drills at the same time and places as the real explosions. They even cast doubt on the authenticity of the audio clip on Alex Jones website. Read more >>

12-07-2005 20:59

Cynicism and the G8 Deal

Are condemndations of the G8 deal on Africa reasonable, or the cynical reaction of those who would never have been satisifed whatever the results of the summit? Read more >>

12-07-2005 20:54

Africa's battle with corruption

Not only is much of the west’s third world policy intrinsically corrupt, but those policies also contribute a great deal toward corruption in Africa, the spoils of which may in turn find a warm welcome in the western banking system. Read more >>

12-07-2005 17:03

Glimpsing a better world at the G8 protests

Glimpsing a better world at the G8 protests Read more >>