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16-06-2006 10:38
While there was immediate criticism from many NGOs after the final G8 2005 communique, the situation now, just a few weeks before the St Petersburg G8 Summit in Russia, is just as depressing.
Some movement yes, but nothing like what's needed.
As to climate change and energy, well, there's plenty of reasons to be protesting against the G8.
G8 2005 - One Year On and We Are Failing the World - Reports
Some recent articles and reports one year on from the Gleneagles G8 (from NEF, Oxfam, WDM etc)....While there was immediate criticism from many NGOs after the final G8 2005 communique, the situation now, just a few weeks before the St Petersburg G8 Summit in Russia, is just as depressing.
Some movement yes, but nothing like what's needed.
As to climate change and energy, well, there's plenty of reasons to be protesting against the G8.
10-06-2006 09:24
Sheriff McColl stated that she believed the two policemen were credible witnesses – although no-one could explain why not one frame of film shot by the countless police and media cameras present in that confined space had captured the accused charging the police lines, as described by Merseyside PCs Grant and Keith.
Interestingly, the reason for the police tactics of mass detention on that day was openly stated – both police witnesses said that the police had decided to cordon and detain the crowd of 200 plus demonstrators NOT because of anything the demonstrators had done, or were doing – but purely to stop them joining up with other groups of demonstrators in the city centre.
Guilty verdict in G8 Carnival Case
A G8 demonstrator was found guilty of Breach of the Peace and fined £300 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 8th June – despite numerous mistakes, contradictions and omissions in the identification evidence by the police witnesses. The demonstrator had been arrested after being penned into Canning Street for around six hours during the Carnival for Full Enjoyment.Sheriff McColl stated that she believed the two policemen were credible witnesses – although no-one could explain why not one frame of film shot by the countless police and media cameras present in that confined space had captured the accused charging the police lines, as described by Merseyside PCs Grant and Keith.
Interestingly, the reason for the police tactics of mass detention on that day was openly stated – both police witnesses said that the police had decided to cordon and detain the crowd of 200 plus demonstrators NOT because of anything the demonstrators had done, or were doing – but purely to stop them joining up with other groups of demonstrators in the city centre.
12-04-2006 20:41
G8 Police get it wrong --- YET AGAIN !!!
Edinburgh yesterday saw the latest in a series of failed prosecutions of G8 cases when G. E. was acquitted of some of the most serious trumped-up charges so far. The antiquated law of “mobbing and rioting” was rolled out on this occasion, with the accusation that G. had been involved in police assault and incitement to riot. The charge carries with it a maximum 5-year prison sentence.
09-03-2006 06:03
An FBI informant identified in the set-up of the Auburn 3 attempted to make contact with the Anti-G8 medics in Scotland 2005. More information needed to determine the extent of her infiltration of the movement...
FBI informant identified in the 'Auburn 3' case contacted Anti-G8 2005 medics
An FBI informant identified in the set-up of the Auburn 3 attempted to make contact with the Anti-G8 medics in Scotland 2005. More information needed to determine the extent of her infiltration of the movement...
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23-02-2006 13:22
'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.
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.
17-02-2006 20:51
G8 blockaders acquitted amid police embarrassment
Two G8 blockaders, Pamela Smith and Keith Malcolm, were found Not Guilty of Breach of the Peace in Perth Sheriff Court today.
18-01-2006 17:57
Sir Bob to save the day as G8 coutries import food from famine stricken Kenya
In an amazing U-turn (that will cause jaws to drop on many cynical anarchist anti-capitalist types who were so quick to criticise the well meaning but slightly deluded ex-pop star during his G8 debacle), Sir Bob Geldof has finally seen the light...
14-01-2006 04:52
The prospect of the G8 summit taking place in Gleneagles, Scotland, in July 2005 promised perhaps the excitement of Genoa, Seattle and the other anti-capitalist mobilizations of recent years, on UK soil. But the movement seemed to lose momuntum after the last Iraq war, and some of us wondered wether the protests would resemble more the last few Mayday demonstrations – with protesters held for hours in a police cordon designed to bore people into submission – rather than the exhiliratation and energy of the 1999 Carnival against Capital. Moreover, most of the predicted crowds were mostly expected to gather around the call by Bob Geldof to protest peacefully to “send a message” to the politicans, rather than attempt to close down the Summit.
Aufheben about the G8 in Scotland
Editors` introductionThe prospect of the G8 summit taking place in Gleneagles, Scotland, in July 2005 promised perhaps the excitement of Genoa, Seattle and the other anti-capitalist mobilizations of recent years, on UK soil. But the movement seemed to lose momuntum after the last Iraq war, and some of us wondered wether the protests would resemble more the last few Mayday demonstrations – with protesters held for hours in a police cordon designed to bore people into submission – rather than the exhiliratation and energy of the 1999 Carnival against Capital. Moreover, most of the predicted crowds were mostly expected to gather around the call by Bob Geldof to protest peacefully to “send a message” to the politicans, rather than attempt to close down the Summit.
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14-11-2005 11:55
Scotland Indymedian Public Meeting Thursday 17.11.2005:
Open a Free Internet Cafe and Free Software Lab in Edinburgh!
Films at 5pm in Forest Cafe, meeting upstairs in Church Hall at 7:30pm
Scotland Indypendent Media CENTRE launch meeting
Scotland Indymedian Public Meeting Thursday 17.11.2005: Open a Free Internet Cafe and Free Software Lab in Edinburgh!
Films at 5pm in Forest Cafe, meeting upstairs in Church Hall at 7:30pm
31-10-2005 15:18
G8 and Data Protection Act Information requests
I think it’s time to do Data Information Requests to the Scottish Police involved in the G8 supression - and to the National Public Order Intelligence Unit where gossip and tittle tattle is held on people suspected of expressing themselves
30-10-2005 18:37
Saorsa Open Day Pictures and Report
The Saorsa Open Day was a full success. The G42 Collective provided t-shirt printing facilities, film screenings, internet access, a rebel cafe and a friendly welcoming atmosphere on the first floor of 674 Pollockshaws Road in the south of Glasgow.
26-10-2005 13:47
G8 medics acquitted
Two street medics arrested at the Carnival For Full Enjoyment during the anti-G8 protests last July were acquitted of Breach of the Peace in court on Friday. The trial took place in a Sheriff’s court in Edinburgh, and lasted for around 4 hours.Full Story | 1 addition | 6 comments >>
17-10-2005 19:12
Here a request for photos of the Geishas that were part of the protests at the G8 summit. The Make Poverty History march, the Faslane blockade or the first day of the summit in and around Stirling were some of the things in which the 'Geishas of Gaiety' were 'mingling in the masses'. Also other actions in Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby had Geishas, any photos of that would be great.
If anyone has photos, please get in touch at
notts@indymedia.org
The photos will be used in a feature article on Notts Indymedia and for a new website about the radical arts collective of which the Geishas are part of.
Just to remind you of what they looked like, some pictures:
Request for photos of Geishas at the G8 summit
Here a request for photos of the Geishas that were part of the protests at the G8 summit. The Make Poverty History march, the Faslane blockade or the first day of the summit in and around Stirling were some of the things in which the 'Geishas of Gaiety' were 'mingling in the masses'. Also other actions in Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby had Geishas, any photos of that would be great. If anyone has photos, please get in touch at
notts@indymedia.org The photos will be used in a feature article on Notts Indymedia and for a new website about the radical arts collective of which the Geishas are part of.
Just to remind you of what they looked like, some pictures:
08-10-2005 15:52
Indymedia - growing pains or symptoms of decay
Over the last couple of weeks a battle has been raging and opening fissures that threaten to drive apart the United Kollectives of Indymedia on this island. Unless you subscribe to the Sheffield IMC mailing list you are likely to be unaware about the arguments over claims of lack of communication, transparency and the existence of hidden hierarchies within the network.
01-10-2005 15:05
25 minute video about the day of blockades during the recent summit in Scotland. (2nd edit)
Gleneagles 2005: A Rural Riot
25 minute video about the day of blockades during the recent summit in Scotland. (2nd edit)
29-09-2005 12:42
It is now the 20th of July, and the big hype is over. Most of the activists were quick to leave, a few stayed to clear, tidy up and reorganise the spaces and to take on responsibility in fulfilling promises made by other people.
"Ode to the cleaners!" - A local perspective after the G8.
It is now the 20th of July, and the big hype is over. Most of the activists were quick to leave, a few stayed to clear, tidy up and reorganise the spaces and to take on responsibility in fulfilling promises made by other people.
28-09-2005 11:32
G8 documentary film to be premiered this Saturday, 1st of October.
Coming to the Filmhouse Cinema, Edinburgh, Sat Oct 1st 5.00pm.
G8 Scotland : "Won't Get Fooled Again" Made with the Young People that brought you the Award winning anti-war film "Old Enough to Know Better" .
27-09-2005 01:30
Another 59 G8 Cases dropped
The Crown Office said proceedings against 59 people were discontinued, with 240 cases still outstanding.
24-09-2005 03:26
Corrects formatting errors in previous version! This piece examines the G8 2005 mobilisation from an anarchist perspective, trying to give a complete overview of Dissent!, the Eco-village, the mobilisation, the Black Bloc, the blockades, the London bombings, and more.
Reinventing Dissent: The Story of Resistance against the G8 Summit
Corrects formatting errors in previous version! This piece examines the G8 2005 mobilisation from an anarchist perspective, trying to give a complete overview of Dissent!, the Eco-village, the mobilisation, the Black Bloc, the blockades, the London bombings, and more.
19-09-2005 23:26
resistg82005@lists.riseup.net
Important information for all G8 defendants
Reposted from resistg82005@lists.riseup.net
17-09-2005 09:46
Those images were made in Edinburgh and Auchterarder during the events around the G8 summit. Due to some bad experience there has to be a disclaimer: The Pictures may be used for other than private purpose, but not without prior authorization. Feel free to contact me.
more protest photography
Late images from the G8 summit and counteractions in Scotland
Those images were made in Edinburgh and Auchterarder during the events around the G8 summit. Due to some bad experience there has to be a disclaimer: The Pictures may be used for other than private purpose, but not without prior authorization. Feel free to contact me. more protest photography
16-09-2005 15:01
