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G8: Why Are People Protesting?

This is a page that aims to collect content and analysis of the main issues behind the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. It aims to be an archive of texts, reports and websites that provide background information explaining why people are protesting against the policies of the G8.

If you have - or know about any - written, audio or video material that could be added to this archive, please send it to imc-uk-features@lists.indymedia.org and it can be added to the relevant categories below - or post the links to this newswire article.

Tony Blair recently said, "it would be very odd if people came to protest against this G8… I don't quite know what they'll be protesting against."

Well let's see shall we?

G8 History and Indepth Reports | Environment and Climate Change | Arms Trade and Anti-Militarism | Poverty and Debt | Market and Corporate Free Trade | Borders and Migration | G8 Audio Materials for Download | G8 Themed Websites

G8 History and Indepth Reports

• Bringing Home the G8: A 52 page Corporate Watch report.
• What is the G8 (pdf): A document from Dissent! website.
• People and Planet G8 Briefing (pdf)
• The G8: A Study in Power (or why people should protest): An article from John Hilary, Director of Campaigns and Policy at War on Want.
• The First Embedded Protest: Live 8 and G8 are attempts to hijack justice campaigns.

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Environment and Climate Change

• 2nd Leaked G8 Climate Declaration Draft going Backwards (download here)
• Leaked G8 Climate Decisions Draft and response from FOE
• The G8 Way to Climate Chaos: Facts about the G8 governments - infosheet by G8 Climate Action (PDF)
• Oil and the G8 Governments: A report by Corporatewatch.
• Beyond the G8 - Capitalism and Climate Change: An analysis of the interconnections and why we cannot leave solutions to world leaders.
• Climate Chaos And The G8: An indepth article published in IMC-UK that "unmasks the G8 Climate Criminals and expose the hypocrisy of their agenda".
• G8 Climate Justice campaign: Friends of the Earth Scotland.
• What is Environmental Justice: by Friends of the Earth
• "Up In Smoke" report (pdf): 40 pages on impacts of climate change on the environment and human rights.
• Africa Pays Price of G8 Climate Blindspot (Updated 'up in smoke' report)
• FOE Climate Change Briefings: A list of resources specifically designed for use by general users.
• FOE Climate Change Briefings: A list of resources specifically designed for use by experts.
• Beyond Oil: The oil curse and solutions for an oil-free future (pdf)
• Climate Fraud and Carbon Colonialism: The New Trade in Greenhouse Gases: An essay by Heidi Bachram, Centre for Science and the Environment, India.
• The Sky is not the Limit- The emerging market in greenhouse gases (pdf): A report by Carbon Trade Watch.
• House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee attacks Government's climate stance
• G8 Climate Action - Call to Action
• Rising Tide Coalition for Climate Justice Political Statement
• Stop Esso - Global Warming page
• Stop Esso Global Warming briefing document (pdf)
• Transnational Insitute - Carbon Trade Watch
• Climate Concern Uk
• Atomic Waste at the Bottom of the Garden: A report on radioactive waste by Corporate Watch.
• Glasgow's Southside faces M74 Motorway Threat: A report on Britain's biggest new roadbuilding scheme: the M74 northern extension in Glasgow.
• Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: G8, climate change and free-market environmentalism (pdf): A briefing from Carbon Trade Watch

Arms Trade and Anti-Militarism

• The G8 Arms Dealers to the World (pdf): A report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
• Anti-Militarism and the G8: An Indymedia feature on the links between militarism and the G8 colonial policies.

Poverty and Debt

• 2005 and Sustainable Development: Why The Uk Governemnt is Part of the Problem (pdf): A briefing by the WDM Scotland.
• Hydrating the G8: Water Exploitation from UK to Brazil by Corporate Watch.
• Remaking the Procrustean Bed: An article by Toni Solo originaly published in Zmag webzine; "Less developed countries' external "debt" impedes their economic development and attempts to reduce poverty. But it generates huge revenues for rich countries".
• Directing destiny: An article first published at The Guardian arguing that giving more power to the G8 nations will not eradicate poverty, but autonomous grassroots alternatives to capitalism will.

Market and Corporate Free Trade

• The Alcopop Summit: Gleneagles Hotel owner Diageo's Corporate Interestes.
• The Commission for Africa and Corporate Involvement: An update report by Corporate Watch.
• The Corporate Assault on Africa aka The Africa Action Plan: By Corporate Watch.
• Scotland PLC: The Scottish Executive's corporate links.
• G8 Make Poverty History Wristbands made in Sweat Shops.
• Make Poverty History Wristbands + Corporate Branding Scandal

Borders and Migration

• New Amnesty Report on Detention Centres (20th june)
• The Hate Mail (pdf): A spoof newspaper by Make Borders History.
• Walking tour of Glasgow call of action: A magical mystery mour of immigration controls and the "Chain of Deportation", July 3rd.
• Make Borders History: G8 mobilisations against global governance and for free movement.
• Borders at the G8: An IndyMedia feature discussing the borders policies of the G8 countries.

G8 Audio Materials for Download

• Why Close the G8?: Audio from the film made by Camcorder Guerrillas from Glasgow.
• Interview with Mark Curtis (MWDM) on the UK Governement, the G8 and protests.
• "Voices from Africa" conference: Audio on G8, Migration, Aid, Traid, Debt and HIV.
• G8 Audio Remix about UK Government Policy and Media Manipultaion.
• Trident Nuclear Submarine Base Blockade: An interview with an activist about the planned Trident Ploughshares G8 blockade of Faslane Submarine Base.
• Hate Mail spoof newspaper: An interview on migrant issues and the spoof newspaper produced in Manchester, UK.
• Interview with Glasgow Cre8 Summit Permaculture Activist

G8 Themed Websites

• UK Watch G8 section: A regularly updated collection of articles focusing on issues of debt, poverty and corporate power.
• Raised Voices: Video and audio testemonies from the majority world on the effects G8 policies have on their lives

IMC-UK, 16.06.2005 21:55