[dissent-tech] G8-Bring Rope+Karabiners Place to Stay + MOVING the G8 leaders

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People are saying make sure that you bring rope ( 10mm builders blue
polyproperlene will do) and any old rock climbing carabiners ( as many
as possible ).  Try to
get 50+ metres of rope. - old climbers rope is also great.

And bring waterproof walking boots and 1 litr water bottles.

I'm not going to say why you should bring it here on this open list, but
just have a little think - they could well be the most useful things
that you take to the whole event.  Trust me on this one please - it's
been VERY useful in the past...

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Perhaps an alternative place to stay is:- (it's been on other bulitin
boards)
Bilston Glen - woodland community
http://www.bilstonglen-abs.org.uk/news.htm

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Seeing as the G8 leaders moved out of Birmingham when people did a
protest back in the 90's to a Stately Home in Staffordshire, this could
very well be the case again.

see:-
Here is an article from The Herald I thought you might like:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/42156.shtml

Revealed: Plan B venue for G8 if security breaks down  TOM GORDON,
Scottish
Political Correspondent June 29 2005  WORLD leaders will be evacuated
from the
Gleneagles Hotel in the event of a security crisis with the G8 summit
being relocated
to a castle 20 miles away, The Herald can reveal.
The Scottish Police College at Tulliallan, in Fife, has been designated
as the "Plan B" venue if the safety of Tony Blair, George W Bush and
other politicians is considered at risk, or if protesters make it
impossible to conduct business as planned at the luxury resort.
Another emergency option  less likely than Tulliallan, but potentially
humiliating for Jack McConnell, first minister  is to move the event to
London.
Under this scenario, Mr Blair would host the meeting at Lancaster House,
the opulent mansion owned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
It also emerged yesterday that negotiations are under way to allow Bob
Geldof, Live8 organiser, and possibly Bono, the U2 frontman, to meet G8
leaders at Gleneagles either next Wednesday, when talks begin, or the
following day.
Thousands of protesters are expected to target Gleneagles and the nearby
village of Auchterarder, Perthshire, on Wednesday. A dedicated police
force of 10,600 officers, about 6000 from south of the border, will be
co-ordinated from a centre in Glenrothes, Fife.
Joiners yesterday boarded up the first shopfront on Auchterarder High
Street because the owner fears that violence will erupt around the G8
summit.
The contingency plans were revealed by John Vine, chief constable of
Tayside Police, who is in charge of security around Gleneagles. He said
that Tulliallan Castle had been considered "Plan B" for many months in
the event of serious trouble or an accident, such as a fire, at the
meeting.
Set in 90 acres of parkland just north of the Kincardine Bridge, the
160-year-old building has been used to train Scotland's police officers
since 1954, and includes a conference centre.
Mr Vine said that if the G8 was relocated he would expect remaining
business to be compressed into a single day, with only the leaders of
the world's eight most powerful countries and their key aides present.
Because Tulliallan does not have the kind of security fencing used for
Gleneagles, he said the site would be "ringed with bodies" by police
officers.
Mr Vine said a blimp would monitor the five-mile Gleneagles perimeter
fence, with rapid response teams on standby.
He was speaking after taking Mr McConnell on a tour of facilities being
built in the grounds of the hotel for 2500 of the world's press. The
first minister said he expected the event to generate more than £500m
of
television publicity for Scotland, or about 10 times the security
costs. 
Earlier, Mr McConnell saw a £230,000 "Scottish Village" created by
VisitScotland, the tourist board, to showcase the nation's assets to
journalists.
It also emerged yesterday that about 3500 police will protect
Edinburgh's financial district on what is expected to be the most
disruptive day of protests. About one-third of the dedicated G8 police
contingent will be in the city for the "Carnival For Full Enjoyment"
event on July 4.
Authorities admit that they are unsure who is behind the Lothian Road
protest – thought to be aimed at "industries such as banks, loan and
insurance firms [that] thrive on indebtedness". It is feared that the
Wombles, an anarchist group who caused violence at the 2001 May Day
rally in London, will be involved.

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