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G20 protest imagery and index of goings on

Posted on Friday, 27 March, 2009 By yours truly | TOOLS: Talk or Share

Ah, the snap crackle and pop of revolution. It’s in the air again in London as thousands of people prepare to swamp the streets to protest the G20 summit.

Remember when a million or so people marched against the war in Iraq? That sure fixed that.  We can say that we don’t condone the actions that are likely to take place during the week of the G20, but let’s face some hard facts. Interests in favor of the current method of doing things don’t pay much heed to nonviolent demonstration. In fact, they celebrate it, showing it to be a prime example of why their system works: “Look these people can express themselves freely in the caged pens we’ve set up for them way over there. Our way works.” So now and again, sort like the WTo in ’99, things tend to get out of hand as people with other views on how the world should operate don’t get a viable seat at the table where decisions are being made.

I’m a fan of art and graphic design that gets created during periods of transition and upheaval. They just have a lot more to say. With rare exception, I’ve mostly included in the following  events section samples of unaltered text about the demonstrations themselves. So much of it is throw-back jargon from the days of the luddites, the labor protests of the 20s and 30s, anti-fascist campaigsn of European history. We may be entering that period of time when people can no longer say “this generation has never had to go through a depression or world war,” as if it were a bad thing.

First off is a gallery of graphics made in anticipation of the G20 economic summit taking place here in London. Following the jump, a rundown of activities taking place here from my Delicious bookmarks.

Events, actions and demonstrations:

Protests against the G20 Summit in London: A meeting for the world’s leaders to discuss the economy, its markets and the global financial crisis.

Protests against the G20 Summit in London: A meeting for the world’s leaders to discuss the economy, its markets and the global financial crisis.

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament – Home

Tell the G20: Peace – Yes We Can! g20-placards-2.jpgCentral London March and Rally 2pm, Wednesday 1st April US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Campaigning to build a mass anti-aparteid movement for Palestine. Not really doing any G20 actions, but I always try to sneak a reference in to my crew somehow.

stopwar.org.uk

Assemble US Embassy, Grosvenor Square at 2pm

We Won’t pay For Their Crisis

The revolution seems eternal at this one. And exhausting.

Manchesterg20’s Blog

Many people from all over the world will be mobilising to challenge the legitimacy of the G20 and physically oppose those policies which put the needs of profit before the needs of people. In the build up to the summit there’s a week of massive actions. Oxfam will be providing transport down to London on Saturday 28th for the huge march called by the TUC and major NGOs.

g-20meltdown.org

Lost your home? Lost your job? Lost your savings or your pension? This party is for you!

Frontpage – Fossil Fools Day 2009

There are lots of plans afoot for Fossil Fools Day all over the world, but we thought we’d upload some inspirational public actions you can get involved with on the April 1st, and some resources to help inspire you to take action in you local area. So, wherever you are in the world, whether you’ve been looking for a chance to dip a toe into the growing climate action movement, or have had your kick-ass action planned since last year, now is the time to do it – whatever it is. On April 1st, join the global day of resistance and pull a prank that packs a punch.

UK Indymedia – Bristol Dissent g20 Call Out

2 DAYS OF DIRECT ACTION are planned in the city: – Capitalism isn’t in crisis – Capitalism IS crisis; – Don’t bail-out the banks, SINK THEM!

As the financial crisis has spurred a global economic recession the reality of the situation is being faced by us all – price hikes and wage cuts, job losses, spiralling debt and repossessions. The institutions of government and global finance are making us pay for their mistakes, giving themselves hefty bonuses for the privilege. As big banks get billions of our money to bail them out, the Post Office is threatened with privatisation and mass redundancies to claw back the pension hole! Government and bosses, while protecting their own interests, are steadily losing their grip as the anger of the working class becomes more and more apparent after a decade of enforced ‘social peace’.

Climate Camp hits the City of London on April Fools Day!

By creating a brain-bending system of carbon pollution licenses, fossil fuel companies and trading firms have found a way to keep on churning out global warming gases and to reap huge windfall profits at the same time. Meanwhile, the UK government is justifying a third runway at Heathrow and a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth by saying that these new “carbon trading” schemes will magically make all their emissions vanish.

G-20 Bank of England reclaim the streets Party

Capitalism has been heating up our world for years, melting the icecaps, burning up the rainforests, pushing the planet to tipping point. Now we’re going to put the heat on them. At the London Summit , the G20 ministers are trying to get away with the biggest April Fools trick of all time. Their tax-dodging, bonus-guzzling, pension-pinching, unregulated free market world in meltdown, and those fools think we’re going to bail them out. They’ve gotta be joking!

Days of Action: G20 London Summit

On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20. Marching for jobs, justice and climate action, a militant workers: direct action bloc has also been called by anarchists, using solidarity as a weapon in the steets whilst putting working class anger first. A Financial Fools Day Street Party (Reclaim The Streets) and a Climate Camp have been organised for Wednesday April 1st. For the G20 Meltdown initiative, four blocks against the war, climate chaos, financial crimes and land enclosures (borders) will march towards the Bank of England and the financial district, the square mile ‘protest exclusion zone’ in the City of London.

Whitechapel Anarchist Group

A friendly group of lads and lasses that’s forming a wellcoming committee for G20 summitteers.

Ian Bone’s blog

An anarchist’s blog that should keep you well up to date on G20 activities.

Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate ahead of the London G20 Summit

On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.

ClimateCamp Website G20

First the city traders speculated with our homes, jobs and money – with disastrous results. Now they are speculating with our climate and the very future of life on earth – and once again our governments are cheering them on.

And Finally…

British police public order manual

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