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Sunday May 13, 2007 23:03

by AntiG8

Information about the International Demonstration at 2nd of June in the city Rostock in Germany and about the mobilisation to the Leftradical, Antifascist and Revolutionary Blocs in the center of Rostock.

## INTRODUCTION
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The razzias in germany against 40 projects and living places of opposers of the G8 by the german police did lead to a enormous mobilisation-effect. Over 10.000 people and all different spectras of the leftwing movement came together in manifestations against the criminalisation of the anti-G8-movement and also in other countries all over europe there are protest-actions at german embassys. The central preperation-commitee of the manifestation at 2nd of june meanwhile recognized more subscribers from different groups and organizations to the central call for the manifestation at 2nd of June.

-> Infos at Indymedia: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/370112.html

## INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AT 2nd OF JUNE IN ROSTOCK/NORTH-GERMANY
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At 2nd of June there are TWO different demonstrations staring at different places - these two manifestations with different marching-route will end at the same end-point at the harbour in Rostock for a commen end-manifestation. The two initial manifestations at the different starting-places with speeches and music starts at 12 o'clock, at 01:00 P.M. the manifestations will start.

The Demonstration at "Auftakt 1" (see map: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/images/Demoroute_Rostock...2.jpg ) which starts at Schutower Kreuz / Hamburger Strass will lead through industrial area where almost nobody lives.

The second Manifestation at "Auftakt 2" (see map: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/images/Demoroute_Rostock...2.jpg ) starts directly at the Central Railwaystation at the Place "Platz der Freundschaft". This Demonstration directly leads through the Center of the City and inhabited areas.

The Common End-/Final-Manifestation ("Abschluss-Kundgebung" / see map) with different speeches and concert will be at the harbour from Rostock near the Old Center of the City. Some City-Railwaystations away there will be the Rostock-Camp with place for thousands of people.

The Camp and Program is starting at Friday the 1st of June and the Camp will be organized until the end of the protests against G8. Also the leftradical and internationalist groups will organize there own barrios in this camp with information-, film-, discussion- and culture-events. The Convergence and Media Center in Rostock already opened.

--> Demonstration routes at the city-map: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/images/Demoroute_Rostock...2.jpg

--> city map Rostock: http://www.rostock-stadtplan.de/r6.htm

--> Concert at 2nd and 3rd of june in Rostock: http://www.move-against-g8.de/pages/programm/samstag.php

--> Convergence Center Rostock: http://wiki.dissentnetwork.org/wiki/English

## LEFTRADICAL, ANTIFASCIST, ANTICAPITALIST AND
REVOLUTIONARY BLOC AT THE DEMONSTRATION AT 2nd OF JUNE
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The Blocs of the radical and revolutionary left, the International Antifascist, the Anticapitalist and the Internationalist and Revolutionary Blocs are part of the Demonstration with starting point at the Central Railway Station at the place "Platz der Freundschaft" ("Auftakt 2" - see map of the demonstration routes) in the Center of the Rostock-City.

These different leftradical blocs will march together one behind the other. There are international calls for the blocs by the different anti-g8-alliances, like by the Interventionist Left, many Antifa-Groups and anticapitalist Groups, the Anti-G8-Alliance for a revolutionary Perspective, parts from the Dissent-Spectrum, many Antifa-Groups from many european contries, many parts of the antirassist movement, groups of the latinamerica-solidarity movement, autonomous groups from different countries, the antiimperialist anti-g8-alliance, revolutionary anti-g8-alliances from switzerland, organisations and groups from greece, italy, england, spain, basque country, catalunya, france, danmark, sweden and many other countries as well as trotzkyst or internationalist organisations. The Start of the Demonstration will be 01:00 P.M.

At 11 o'clock starts the pre-manifestation with music and speeches, at 12 o'clock will be the initial manifestation with speeches from Ibrahim Coulyband from Via Campesina, Piero Benocchi from the leftwing italian syndicate COBAS, from Tobias Pflüger from the left party from the european parlament and by Nancy Cardoso from Brasil/Porto Alegre.

--> Demonstration Routes at the city-map: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/images/Demoroute_Rostock...2.jpg

--> more informations: http://www.antig8.tk/home_en.php | http://www.come.to/heiligendamm | http://www.resistance2003.gr/en/ | http://www.gipfelblockade.net | http://www.aufbau.org | http://www.londonclasswar.org/ | http://www.cobas.it/ | http://www.nodo50.org/antifa/ | http://www.nuevacolombia.de/cute_ru/index_en.php | http://www.g8versenken.de/ | http://www.aamd.de.md/ | http://ru.dk/ | http://www.antifa.se/

## TRAVEL INFORMATION BY AUTOBUS, TRAIN AND CARS
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All over Germany and also from some european countries there are published in the internet many travel opportunities by bus where activists can check in for a small price. And Attac for example organizes Special Anti-G8 Trains to Rostock. When you are coming from other countries you have to be aware that there will be border-controls, like the german Minister of the Interior already announced.

Before reaching Rostock and all around Rostock at the streets and autopistes leading in there will be massive police controls. Also the police could say to you when you're coming by autbus that you only could go the the parking place in the industrial area near the first starting point of the manifestation which starts outside the city - even if you want to travel to the second manifestation at the central railwaystation in the inner city ("Auftakt 2"). But also near the Central Railway Station there is a big parking place for autobusses and in the south from the City of Rostock there are more parking-places.

--> Anti-Repression information "What to do if its burning" and "Red Help G8Xtra" by the Red Help Association with tipps and information against repression also for our comrades from foreign countries in different languages: http://www.rote-hilfe.de/topnews/g8_other_languages

--> Travel Opportunities by bus and train: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/Demo_Anreise.html
--> Demonstration routes at the city-map: http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/images/Demoroute_Rostock...2.jpg

## Camp, Barrios and Sleeping-Places in Rostock
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In Rostock some City-Train-Stations ("S-Bahn") away from the Center of the City will be a Camp with Thousands of sleeping places. There are different tends for Reunuions, meetings, information-events and a n Indymedia-tend with internet connections.

How to reach the camp: from the Rostock central railway station you go by City-Train (its a fast train in the city, all city-train-stations are marked with a sign with a green arrow as) in direction to "Warnemünde" (see routes of the trains at the maps at the train-stations). You go by the train to Train-Station "S-Bhf. R-Bramow" or to "S-Bhzf. Marienehe" where you go out. From "S-Bhf. Marienehe" you go over the rails than you go right, you cross the emty parking place and than you have to go along the streets "Fischerreihafen" and "Schlachthofstrasse" until you see signs which will lead you the way to the camp.
From "S-Bhf. R. Bramow" you go along the street "Schwarzer Weg" in direction to the harbour, than you go left to the "Schlachtstrasse" and there you will see signs which will lead you to the Camp.

At the Camp there will be different "Barrios" organized by different spectras and movements from the different countries. In these areas at the camp - the "Barrios" - there will be informations events and discussion reunions and film and cultural programms.
Drinking and meals (food not bombs) will be organized by the camp organization together will the structures from the different "Barrios". Because there is not so much money its asked to spend a little money for the camp structure if you can afford for sleeping in the camp. sanitary installations as toiletts and shower are prepared.

As known until now there are the following areas/barrios in the Rostock-Camp, more Barrios are planned, so watch out for more informations:

++ Barrio Junirevolte (Socialist Youth Organization from the PDS | http://www.smash-g8.de/ )
++ Barrio Rojo ("Internationalist und Revolutionary Barrio" | http://www.antig8.tk/home_en.php )
++ Yellow Barrio (Student activists | http://block-g8ucation.org/ )
++ Hedonist International Barrio ( http://www.hedonist-international.org/?q=en/node/156 )

--> Map of the Camps: http://www.antig8.tk/aktivitaeten_2007_camps.jpg

## ANTIREPRESSION
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During the action days against G8 there will be "Legal Teams" (german: "ErmittlungsAusschuss"/"EA") who can be reached by telefon all around the clock. The Legal Teams are in contact with many lawyers who will go to help the arrested/prisoners. The telefon number will be published the following days at the homepage of the Legal Teams/"ErmittlungsAusschuss".

The telefon number of the legal teams also will be announced during the manifestation, at the convergence centers and at the camps. please write down this number (at paper or your skin of your arms). if you or your comrades get arrested (also if your just in the way travelling to Rostock) call this number and say the names and birthday of the arrested persons. This will give the laywers the opportunity to ask for the people at the police prisons. if somebody gets released he or she should call again immediately the number of the Legal Teams/"Ermittlungsausschuss" to tell them that you our your comrade with that and that name and birthday did get released. This will help the lawyers to reduce needless work.

--> Legal Teams/"Ermittlungsausschuss": http://www.ermittlungsausschuss.antifa.net/

Many informations about the german laws concerning the protest against g8 and how to act at manifestations you can find at the homepage of the Red Help Association or will be distributed at the different convergence centers in different languages.

The Red Help Association exists in nearly all cities in germany and is a anti repression organisation where people from all different spectras of the leftwing movement from germany work together and which supports people from all different leftwing spectras if they are under repression by the german state. The Red Help for example helps by financial support of 40% of the bills of lawyers and fines. The money almost comes from the membership-fees from over 4.500 people. But the Red Help Association this year reckons that there will be a need of a lot of more money because of the estimation of perhaps heavy repression and many prisoners of the upcoming anti-G8-protests to support all people. For that there exists a donation acount of the Red Help Association.

Donations within Germany:

Rote Hilfe e.V.
Konto 191 100 462
BLZ 440 100 46
Postbank Dortmund
Stichwort: „G8 Gipfel“
Donations outside of Germany:

Rote Hilfe e.V.
IBAN: DE75 4401 0046 0191 1004 62
SWIFT-BIC: PBNKDEFF
Postbank Dortmund
Purpose: „G-8 Summit“
If you are sending donations from outside of the EU please make group or joint contributions of at least 50 euros. Otherwise only the banks will receive anything as the fees are very high.

--> Donation Account Informations: http://www.rote-hilfe.de/ueber_uns/spenden/donations

--> Antirepression-Information and texts "what to do if its burning" and "red help g8xtra" in different languages: http://www.rote-hilfe.de/topnews/g8_other_languages

--> Homepage Red Help/Rote Hilfe e.V.: http://www.rote-hilfe.de

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G8 Summit

by Miriam Cotton

Wed May 16, 2007 10:27

Preparation & Information
Hi everybody out there in the Indymedia worlds, the next G8 is on our doorsteps, starting with a big demonstration on June 2nd in Rostock, in less than 3 weeks. Most Indymedia websites have
reported about the wave of repression that hit the German protest preparation last week. We were glad to see so much care and attention all over the network.

There will be one week of actions and protests; there will be many, many
media activists and we want to invite you to join us, in Rostock or
wherever you are, doing the many things Indymedia's good at:
independent, alternative coverage of big protests.

We have prepared some things but we still need a lot of help.

* 1 Where
* 2 When
* 3 Who
* 4 How
* 5 What we need your help with
* 6 Donations
* 7 General information
* 8 G8 protest information

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1 Where
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There will be two physical media centres, one in a school in a Rostock
city district called 'Evershagen', a bit to the north-west of the city
centre, on the way to Heiligendamm. Here there will also be offices of
other groups such as demonstration organisers, blockades, camps, but
also a convergence centre, accomodation, information points and food.

The second media centre will be in the city centre of Rostock, smaller
and mostly for less public video and audio production, likely with a
little public access space. More info here:
https://g8.indymedia.org.uk/InfoForInternationals#Who_-...re.3F,
which will be updated regularly. We are hoping to be able to provide
public access computers in the camps. At the moment three camps are
secured. More info at http://www.camping-07.de; a map here:
http://www.camping-07.de/content/view/92/104/lang,en/. The radio
broadcasting van of Radio "UnerhÃ¶rt Marburg" will be at the camp in
Reddelich, which will also be a main access point for activists. There
may be another media bus, from the Netherlands, either at this or
another camp.

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2 When
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The week of action will start on June 2nd with a big demonstration, and
is likely to finish on Friday, June 8th, when the summit is over. More
on the 'choreography' of the actions: http://dissentnetzwerk.org/node/1844

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3 Who
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Indymedia is one part of the media activism in Rostock; there are other
groups too. We're collaborating closely, but we're not the same. Don't
be surprised when some prefer not to be labeled Indymedia! What we have
agreed on is the term "Independent Media Centre' (which in German is
"UnabhÃ¤ngiges Medienzentrum" and so sounds completely different.
Slightly bizarre, but nothing but a local specialty. We do like each
other). More details below, in the Contact section.

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4 How
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* subscribe to the imc-g8 list
(http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-g8, English)
or imc-g8-2007
(http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-g8-2007, Deutsch)
and the g8-mediaactivism list
https://lists.nadir.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/g8-mediaac...ivism;

* have a look at our wiki pages (https://g8.indymedia.org.uk, far
from complete);

* find us on IRC: irc.indymedia.org #g8
(see http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Sysadmin/IrcHowTo to learn how to
use IRC);

* for mail that shouldn't be publicly archived contact indymedia at
imc-g8@lists.so36.net

* Radio: jetsam[at]nadir.org and g8[at]freie-radios.de
(en/fr/es/de), phone: 0049 (0)381 490 95 70, fax: 0049 (0)180 502 11 21
32 60, http://radioforum.fm
* Video: videoactivism(at)nadir.org,
http://www.videoactivism.de/g8.html and http://g8-tv.org
* Foto: g8-foto[at]riseup.net
* Translations: if you want to help do translations or co-ordinate
translations, please contact translation[at]lists.indymedia.org or
subscribe to http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translation

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5 What we need your help with
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Generally speaking, we need support with all aspects of media activism:
editorial, print, supporting the public access spaces, translations,
radio, dispatch, tech, video etc. because we do have the impression this
is going to be BIG! Details and workspace on the wiki here:
https://g8.indymedia.org.uk/ We will also need quite a few people ready
to help out with very basic things such as doing the helpdesk at the
entrance of the media centre(s), preparing information about how we work
(see https://g8.indymedia.org.uk/Main_Page#G8_Reporting_Guides),
preferably in a way that can easily be printed and hung on the walls of
the IMCs.

What we would like to know more specifically is:

- Who will be coming and what are you planning to do?

- We will be doing multilingual reporting on the German Indymedia
website. See the coordination page here:
https://g8.indymedia.org.uk/Coordinating_Translations. So we are
wondering what the best way would be to make languages 'available',
other than English and German. As there is no one Italian website
anymore, nor one central French or Spanish language website, do you
think it makes more sense to collect material in these languages on the
German website, with your support, similar to
http://de.indymedia.org/en/ for English or maybe just a category? Or
would you rather do this on different websites? And if yes, which?

Which other languages will be interested/worth doing?

We will need more website editors, please get in touch if you are
interested.

- Can you bring hardware? There is a general lack, and more specifically
a need for video and audio editing computers.

- The current plans for video coverage and radios are being prepared by
groups with very specific concepts (see below). What we don't have so
far are people/groups who would like to offer places for video and radio
activists 'in an indymedia style', basically areas in the imc for them,
organising for computers that can be used for this, preparing support
and some kind of collective atmosphere for video/radio activists to feel
'at home'. If you would like to feel responsible for this. please let us
know.

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6 Donations
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There is a major financial deficit at the moment, we're lacking approx.
â‚¬11,000. Please help and ask for donations in any possible way!

We will be publishing bank account details within the next days.

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7 General information
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This is an excerpt from the general info brochure that will be
distributed everywhere and will contain information on all parts of the
protests:

_______________________________________

The Independent Media Centre (IMC) is a media collective which will be
organising reporting on the official G8 summit, the alternative summit
and, of course, the protests. The IMC promotes a method of reporting
which does not treat news as goods. Instead, it is about grassroots
reporting, by the people involved in the protests themselves, by you!

DONâ€™T HATE THE MEDIA â€“ BE THE MEDIA!

We want to offer you the possibility to publish your observations and
experiences in the form of text, images, audio or video clips; directly
from the streets, to disseminate all over the world. Don't wait for the
news industry to spin out stories about your life and our movements;
instead, help create and determine the news and, together, we can tell
the 'people's news' by making the stories ourselves!

This is how it works at the G8 2007:

The IMC is located at the protest centre in the Evershagen school,
together with the convergence centre. Here, in the camps and in the 2nd
media centre in Rostock City (Friedrichstr. 23), we will set up
computers with public access. Just look out for the ((i)) sign! You can
use these computers to write your texts and upload your reports with or
without photos. If you are a radio or video activist, you can also come
to the IMC and find fellow activists with similar ideas, as well as
people with knowledge and experience in case you need technical support.

Independent Media - tune in here:

Internet:
You can find up-to-date news and reports in different languages on
http://de.indymedia.org. Various other media collectives are also linked
on this page.

Mobil phone (WAP):
If you have a relatively new mobile phone, you can access
http://de.indymedia.org/wap. This wap-ticker will always keep you up to
date with reports about what has happened around Heiligendamm.

Radio:
You can find our radio programs on http://de.indymedia.org and in
different languages on http://radioforum.fm. From the 1st to the 9th of
June we will have a radio live-stream with practical information about
the latest developments on the spot as well as several
streaming-programs for independent radio stations throughout the world.
It might be useful to carry a small radio with you.

Video:
The latest video-clips can be found on http://g8-tv.org. From June 2nd -
8th, at 9.00 p.m. they will stream a half hour program with the â€˜News of
the Dayâ€™ in German and English language. There will also be public
screenings of these and other videos at the convergence centre and at
the camps.

Print:
We will try to come up with a tiny daily/nightly â€˜newspaper.â€™ It will be
available on the internet, so that everyone can print, copy and share
it. We will try to make these â€˜newspapersâ€™ available at every camp.

Participate:

If you make an important observation that has to go out immediately for
the up-to-date news or the newsticker: Call: 0162-3568957 (sms and maybe
mms possible as well). Watch out for more phone numbers! This number is
only for incoming news, and not an info hotline!

If you want to participate in the IMC as a translator (all languages),
reporter, tech or in any other form, send an email to
g8-mediaactivism@lists.nadir.org (public archive) or g8-media@so36.net
â€¦or just drop in at the IMC at the convergence centre

If you want to help out the radio, e.g. as reporter: jetsam@nadir.org
Contact for video activists: videoactivism@nadir.org
Contact for still images: g8-foto@riseup.net
General questions and information about the IMC: 0162-8727086
Any kind of donation or support is welcome and highly appreciated!

One more request:

Taking pictures or video at a protest brings great responsibility with
it. Your material could get people into big trouble no matter whether
they are actively participating or just standing by. Therefore: Take
pictures in a way so that faces can not be recognised (during actions).
Make sure that you take memory-cards/-chips and films to a secure
location regularly, to minimise the risk of confiscation by the police.
In any case, before publishing: All peopleâ€™s faces must be blurred! Even
those of people who might not have been directly part of an action at
that time.

Important: Make sure that the date and time of your camera is set
correctly, because this can be crucial evidence afterwards. Do help
document police violence and actions in general.

If you report on the protests on your own website and/or upload photos
and videos, please tag your posts with "g8" and "heiligendamm" so they
become part of the independent summit reporting.

( ( ( i ) ) )

R e s i s t â€“ R e f u s e - R e p o r t

... independent news from the streets for the global community !!!

__________________________________

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8 G8 protest information
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- Dissent network (10+ languages)
http://dissentnetwork.org/
- Small group with a lot of info
http://www.gipfelsoli.org/Multilanguage
incl. newsletter
-> https://lists.nadir.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gipfelsoli-int
and newsfeed http://gipfelsoli.org/feeds/rss2/98

more lists:
- International Dissent Network list
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/g8-int
- If you want to receive press releases in different languages, mostly
German, subscribe to https://lists.nadir.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/imc-presse

Issues that play a role in the mobilisation:
- G8 and agriculture network (5 languages)
http://dissentnetzwerk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Arbeits...chaft
- Migration network (engl.)
http://dissentnetzwerk.org/node/82
http://g8-migration.net.tf/
- Antimilitarism
http://www.g8andwar.de/rostocklaage/rl2.php
http://dissentnetzwerk.org/node/113
- International Day of Direct Action Against Climate Change and the G8
http://risingtide.org.uk/g8

Groups and networks:
- Mass blockade network
http://www.block-g8.org/index.php?lang=en
- Protest coalition
http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/index_en.html
- The NGOs
http://www.g8-germany.info/english/index.htm
- Alternative summit
http://www.g8-alternative-summit.org/en/

Practical info
- Busses and accomodation for the big demo June 2nd
http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/Demo_en/Demo_travel.html
- Forum for car sharing and travel organization
http://forum.free4alter.org/phpBB2/index.php?c=5
- Camps
http://www.camping-07.de/
- attac special trains from Austria and Switzerland
https://www.attac.de/sonderzug
- Legal Information
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH What foreigners need to know about german
police and laws for G8:
http://gipfelsoli.org/rcms_repos/Antirepression/When_th...h.pdf
UK VISITOR WINNERâ€™S GUIDE About police & protest against G8 in Germany:
http://gipfelsoli.org/rcms_repos/Antirepression/UK_visi...e.pdf
- Border Situation
http://dissentnetzwerk.org/node/675 (will be updated)

Most of the practical info, including translations into many languages,
can be found either at http://dissentnetwork.org/ or
http://gipfelsoli.org/Multilanguage.

Anna
for the IMC G8 prep group

FYI

Wed May 16, 2007 10:30

The information above was sent via the IMC Women's list from a subscriber based in Germany.

Info meeting/workshop

by Starstruck - WSM (Pers Cao)

Wed May 16, 2007 14:20

Thanbks for that info Miriam,very helpful and useful indeed.
For those thinking of/travelling to Hamburg/Rostock for the events and actiosn there is an evening of info and skill sharing in Dublin's Social Centre,Seomra Spraoi on the 23rd of May.
Full details can be found here-- http://www.indymedia.ie/article/82562
Onwards!

Go to Mayo instead

by tinkglobalactlocal

Wed May 16, 2007 17:51

At the risk of sounding like a broken record - there is a weekend of solidarity in Mayo that weekend.

You dont need to spend several hundred euro travelling to Germany to fight capitalism and big business - you can do it here.

Its not a question of "going to both" - its a question of people and time being put into one project or another. ~50 extra people going to Germany will make little or no difference, but in Erris it would make a much bigger difference.

Why do people feel the need to travel so far to get involved in a standoff with the German cops? (Because that is all it will be)

Stay here and build local struggles - there are many, people should not put time and effort into organising stuff hundreds of miles away when so much is still to be done here.

from now on online: http://www.g8-tv.org/

by .

Fri May 18, 2007 19:12

.
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from now on online: videos and films about the protests against the G 8 summit in Germany. Up to know most of the films are in german, but interestting for non-german speakers, too. There's often a small overview in english about the contents of the videos. Soon there will be videos translated in many languages. http://www.g8-tv.org/

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