WOMBLES - G8 2007 - Germany

Newswires: G8 Summits

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:34:29 +0000

Updated daily: Articles from external newswires about the G8 summits due to be held in Italy in 2009, in Canada in 2010. Keywords: Aquila, Abruzzo, G8, Hokkaido, Toya, Sapporo, Heiligendamm... more

Evaluations and reflections on the mobilisations against the G8 summit in Germany in 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:21:21 +0000

A collection of evaluations, critiques and reflections on the recent mobilisations against the 2007 G8 summit in Germany. more

G8 Summary: More than 10,000 block Heiligendamm

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:31:40 +0000

imc-g8 10.06.2007: As hundreds of G8 delegates arrived in Germany, mass blockades interrupted their reaching the summit's venue in Heiligendamm. Over 10,000 protesters blocked most of the routes leading to Heiligendamm, 'breaching' the no-demonstration zone around the fence. more

German Court Declares Massive Pre-G8 Police Raids Illegal

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:01:42 +0000

from email, 20 January 2008: This is a week or two old, not sure how we missed it. Anyway, the raids conducted by German police before the G8 summit in 2007 using the paragraph 129a anti-terrorism laws have now been judged to have been unlawful. Hopefully there will be an independent version sometime soon. more

Heiligendamm G8 Summit: a chronology of protest and represssion, by Statewatch

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:02:08 +0000

from Statewatch, 9 January 2008: After two years of alter-globalisation activists in Germany and abroad preparing the protests, and the authorities’ parallel attempt to criminalise them, protesters and civil liberties groups are drawing preliminary conclusions and preparing for lengthy court cases. Below is an incomplete chronology of the protests and their repression. more

G8 Evaluation: PAULA explains herself

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:04:42 +0000

from email, 2 December 2007: Meanwhile a series of assessment papers have been published about the G8 protests, some of them carry approaches that are worth discussing. a text that quite some people have been waiting for has not been published, it somehow disappeared in between. So here it is, it should reach many and play its part in the evaluation-process. more

Post-G8: 5000 people on streets of Hamburg against state repression

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:44:42 +0000

from imc-uk, HAMBURG, 17 December 2007: "Up to 5000 people, more than half of them classified as a "potentially violent" part of the 'Autonome' movement, have participated in a demonstration against "security madness and surveillance state". Clashes between riot police and protestor occured in the early evening hours..."

Following a period of relative and alleged calmness, during the last months three searches throughout Northern Germany and the entire country resp. based on §129a Criminal Law (constitution of a terrorist organisation) against left-wing activists and structures have taken place... more

Move into the light? Postscript to a turbulent 2007

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:05:15 +0000

from turbulence, 29 November 2007: "When we think about winning, our eyes are drawn to things that are highly visible or easy-to-measure, such as institutional or legislative change, the opening of a social centre or an increase in membership. That’s where the light is. But we also need to assess victories in the less tangible though just as real realm of possibilities..." more

§129a: Judges bail three German leftists held for fire-bombing

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:26:22 +0000

from email, 28 November 2007: Karlsruhe, Germany - Three radicals accused of planting incendiary devices under German army trucks were granted bail Wednesday by federal judges who ruled they were not terrorists. more

International Competition: What Exactly is Terrorism?

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:32:19 +0000

from email, 8 November 2007: The Coalition for the Immediate End to the 129a Proceedings is searching for *definitions of terrorism*: legal, humorous or political. Entries to the competition can be in the form of texts, photos, videos, podcasts, postcards, posters; they can be artistic, intellectual or journalistic. They can be submitted by individuals, collectives or by anonymous contributors. The deadline is November 30th 2007 more

Letter from Section 129a Prisoner in Germany

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:42:13 +0000

from email, October 9 2007: "As a 129a-prisoner in the mg-case I want to send to you greetings of solidarity and fighting spirit from the rotten prison in Berlin-Moabit, that is so ready to get wrecked. After 5 minutes in my 7 square meter "luxury accommodation" I fully became aware of our good old, but abstract slogan "Tear down the walls of all prisons and coercive institutions". The best thing to do!" more

"Voices of Resistance from Occupied London" + G8 special

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:18:40 +0000

Autumn 2007, 48pp. Free! Themed "Urban Struggles and Revolts around the World" our new issue contains articles on Copenhagen's Ungdomshuset, the French riots of 2005, contributions by Georgy Katsiaficas and Richard Pithouse, a 20-page G8-special, illustrations by Leandros and much, much more. more

Solidarity with G8 Prisoners, Andrés and Raúl

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:45:39 +0000

from email, 5 October 2007: The last June 2nd a large demonstration took place in the German town of Rostock where the G8 summit was being held. The protest ended with some riots between the demonstrators and the police, after which about 500 people were detained. Among the people sentenced there are two spaniards from Zaragoza whose penalties are as high as 9 months for Andrés and 10 months to Raúl. more

Reflections: The Environmental Impacts of the G8 Protests

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:40:29 +0000

from email, 21 September 2007: "Throughout my week at the G8, I was faced with many concerns over methods and successes of action, solidarity with those arrested and imprisoned, remembering to eat and staying out of police reach. I was also continually nagged by a growing realization of the environmental impacts that we were directly creating through protest..." more

Istanbul + UK post-G8 Infotour + Italy 2009

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:11:10 +0000

from email, 20 Sept 2007: Summary of anti-G8 infotour meetings held recently in Istanbul, across the UK in June/July 2007, plus initial information on the G8 meeting in 2009, to be held on the island of Sardinia. more