G8 Mobilisations

from japan-imc, 19 March 2008: An overview of the relationship between leftists and NGOs. Since the beginning of this year, NGOs, Leftists, trade unions, green political parties etc. have organized several events and networks concerning the G8 meeting. The position of these networks and organizations range widely from those opposing the G8 (mainly the Leftists) to those offering opinions and alternative ways of the G8 (mainly NGOs). more

from imc-uk, 13 March 2008: In a trial that has seen 209 victims, 392 witnesses and 23 defendants, The Bolzaneto G8 ‘Torture’ trial is finishing in a heated controversial ending. Monday saw prosecutors Patrizia Petruzziello and Vittorio Ranieri rise to their feet again and delivered the final damning indictment against the Italian legal system and the 45 Carabineri, GOM Penitentiary police defendants who have been on trial since late 2005 in a judgment that ran into 1000 pages. more

from email, 21 February 2008: Latest information on preparatory meetings in Japan in March 2008 +++ Action schedule +++ info for foreigners, immigration +++ convergence centres +++ indymedia spaces +++ contacts for groups +++ mailing lists.  more

Articles from external newswires on the G8 summit due to be held in Japan in 2008.

Keywords: G8, Hokkaido, Toya, Sapporo, Heiligendamm. more

An impressive number of groups in Germany and outside is currently preparing to effectively blockade the G8 summit this June. At least they will try to, they are, of course countered by a large police force that will try and stop them.

At various info-nights about these mobilisation efforts held in the Netherlands, you often hear people voicing doubts about the use of blockades. It is sometimes claimed that they “useless”, “a ritual” and that “summits are only symbols”. Below you will find eight good reasons for taking part in the blockades and help making them successful. more

REPOST: "... Seattle, Prague and Genoa our strengths were in being inventive and surprising the police. This allowed us the freedom to stage effective direct actions and disrupt the summits. The time has come to seize back the initiative..." more

To understand the role of the G8 and what it represents we must first look where it came from and why. The G8 was born out of an economic crisis management meeting in 1975 and has been meeting annually, in varying guises and with varying objectives, ever since. more

July 14th - 17th 2006 sees the G8 summit of the 8 richest nations getting together to make grand announcements, scratch each others backs and pander to corporate interests while the oil econmoy is creakinbg towards its inevitable demise, missiles fly left and right and millions starve. The G8 summit makes global decisons, we make global reactions. more