IMF / World Bank

from infoshop, 25 October 2007: On Friday, October 19th, 300 anarchists and IMF/World Bank opponents marched on Georgetown, home to many of DC’s most wealthy and powerful. Protesters chose Georgetown to remind the ruling elite that in the global struggle between rich and poor, the rich will be held responsible for their greed, even in their safe, upscale neighborhoods. According to Fox TV News, “A small group of protesters for [sic] the IMF/World Bank, outnumbered 3 to 4 times by police, are causing an awful lot of trouble down town.” more

various sources, 22 October 2007: Radicals of all stripes gathered at St. Stephen’s church and surrounding neighborhood in the Federal District last weekend for a series of workshops and actions related to the meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Workshops included legal and medical training to prepare low-risk participants to effectively keep tabs of those arrested and injured. more

from email, 24 September 2007: Exactly 7 years after the events in Prague, September 2000, there is this movie released by someone joining the bicycle caravan "Money or Life" towards the IMF/WB protests in Prague.  more

from various sources, Updated 19 October 2007: The North East Anarchist Network is calling for two anarchist contingents during the upcoming IMF-World Bank meeting protests in Washington DC.  more

from email, 16 July 2007: report from G8 2007, Johannes Lauterbach and Carol Bergin.

"The tension has broken - even the police have taken off their helmets and are relaxing. In front of them, clowns are miming the story of a certain world leader who is choking on a Brezel, a group of drummers is filling the air with their rhythms, while thousands of people are enjoying this sunny Thursday afternoon in front of the barbedwire tipped fence..."  more

TEXT: Every year we're force-fed the same bullshit, blackmailed, bullied into believing we must buy in order to feel happy. We are, en masse, defined by our ability to purchase. And each year we're left feeling empty, used, less human, more worthless. We are never made happy by the things we're told make us real... more

The WOMBLES group was started in the autumn of 2000 by a group of anarchists who were radicalised from the J18, N30, Mayday and Prague actions. Many of the ideas which had difficulty being articulated in the ready existing radical anarchist/Reclaim the Streets movement in London formed the basis of what gave birth to the WOMBLES. more