G8 2003 - Evian

G8 Summit, Evian, France, 31st May - 3rd June 2003

G8 2003 - Evian

The G8 summit is opening on June 1st in Evian, on the southern shore of Lake Geneva (Leman). Around Evian itself there is to be a large exclusion zone of several miles. Any attempt to get to the actual venue will end up with people confronted by police in the countryside far away from it. Alternative strategies have therefore been developed to overcome the obstacles in our way. more

Eye witness account of police human rights abuses in Lausanne, from a street medic

G8 2003 - Evian

Firstly, there were only a small number of medics, compared to the size of the crowd. The police started firing teargas, even when there was nothing really going on. They gave no warning in any language, and fired randomly into the crowd. more

G8 Black Bloc: Report from an activist in Lausanne

Insurrection | G8 2003 - Evian

Posted 12:18 06 June 2003: This article was originally published on ainfos and is reproduced on this site to highlight the thought processes of an individual black bloc activist. more

WOMBLES report from G8 2003

G8 2003 - Evian

A crew of us arrived in Geneva on Wednesday morning where we witnessed every single window in sight being boarded up - and not with chipboard either, but yellowish, fire-retardent wood - the first swiss person we met said: 'don't worry, it'll all be torn down', which it was, the night b4 the G8 started. more

G8 Evian: Geneve, Lausanne and Annemasse erupt

G8 2003 - Evian

Over a 100,000 people from all over europe march against the meeting of the Group of 8 [G8] in Evian. Geneve and Lausanne kicks-off in a orgy of violence [or something like that]. more