[g8-sheffield] Re: Minutes - leaflet text offered

[Jenny Patient]

There was talk of another leaflet - here is some text prepared by Protest in Harmony (singers) that may be helpful:
Jennny
Security through Friendship

Do you want security? Peace? A life free from fear? 

Most of us would answer yes to those questions. 

That's why we're here today - because we believe in peace and security for everyone. And real security is only possible when we all feel safe. 

The Interior and Justice ministers of the world's richest countries - the G8 - are meeting in Sheffield on 15 - 17 June to discuss those very issues. Good news?

We don't think so. The G8 governments (including ours) prop up a global system of injustice through trade and debt that keeps poorer countries reliant on richer ones. This increases insecurity in poorer countries and leads to increased migration as people are unable to survive in countries suffering environmental catastrophe or wars supported by G8-exported arms. 

Meanwhile G8 countries are meeting to discuss ever more severe measures in the 'War on Terror'. Holding terror suspects under house arrest; denying basic rights to asylum seekers; and working out how to keep out migrants. 

We think another way is possible. 

By welcoming asylum seekers fleeing persecution and torture as well as economic migrants looking for work we create a more just society. 

By refusing to make money from arms sales or massive interest on old debts we make the world a safer place. A world that is safer for one becomes a world that is safer for all. 

By creating a fairer world we can ensure that no-one is forced to leave their home through war or hunger or desperate poverty.

Security is possible through friendship - global, national and local. We don't need another war - on terror. Join us to urge our leaders to pursue security through justice, not war. 

Protest in Harmony (Sheffield) June 2005


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lesley 
  To: g8-sheffield at lists.aktivix.org 
  Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:39 AM
  Subject: [g8-sheffield] Minutes meeting 8th June


  Sheffield Against G8 meeting 8th June

   

    a.. Contact point: telephone number available for info on convergence centre and accommodation from Wednesday 15th. 
    b.. Wednesday insurgents breakfast at convergence centre and people to meet those who go to the plaza with breakfast and move it over to New Roots. 
    c.. Clarification of timeline. Please bring musical instruments to 'Rice for Dinner'. 
    d.. Leaflets; 500 extended timelines and 3000 shorter ones. Maybe focus the leaflets on people the specific issues and there effects on Sheffield people. Mike offers to draft a specific info leaflet. 
    e.. Workshops updated 
    f.. Legal observers need to contact the convergence centre and wear bright yellow bibs. Check the legal defence monitoring website. Police can do what they want and our best line of defence id media presence. Legal workshops will be done at peace in the park. Questions raised for this workshop. Mike might be able to get Liberty legal observers for the weds demo. Legal team to meet on Saturday. 
    g.. Everyone must act as legal observers and this sort of message should be printed on the bust cards. 
    h.. Put a legal page on the web. 
    i.. Quaker meeting house is open for worship on Wednesday evening opposite Cutlers Hall. 
    j.. We need as many cameras as possible to film the police. 
    k.. Legal questions are assembled for workshop at pip. 
    l.. Bust cards text been sent to the wiki 
    m.. Plans for banners - more banner making on Thursday at New Roots and on Monday as usual 
    n.. Media - C4 interested - anyone willing to talk, call Dougald 
    o.. Final group meeting - meet at Rutland 7.30pm Monday 
    p.. Counterconference - 
    q.. Convergence centre - equipment needed - toasters, kettles (Mozaz's urn from Access Space), 60 chairs (Lesley to ask Broomspring Centre; Fabian to ask Dave re: Plaza & St Catherines Church Hall; Rocky to ask Sheff Community Recycling & to get van), video projector, washing up liquid etc (Lesley & Ruth to liase), spare bedding (Mozaz offered some quilts & sleeping bags) 
    r.. Equipment already available - 30 mattresses coming from Atkinsons 
    s.. Films and open mike - need a little PA Fabian reckons this can be sorted out. - we can use a mike out of the studio 
    t.. Party at convergence space  Friday night - situation now seems a bit uncertain about who's going to organise it.  Ruth will clarify and feed back. 
    u.. Decorate the entrance - can look at this on Monday 
    v.. Web cam - live streaming from the building. Mozaz will investigate and try and organise this.  It will only operate if the police are filming people coming in. 
    w.. Clowns - Circa - training workshops Saturday Sunday - show at peace in the park - hoping that this will strengthen local clowning in Sheffield.  Seed the idea for a local action group 
    x.. Peace in the Park - workshop space / speakeasy/café - this group will have a stall  for information - will need people to staff stall.  Does anyone want to lead discussions - whilst we have a workshop schedule we also need ideas from people for other items.  Can people from this group be in there to throw in ideas 
    y.. Workshop on issues around G8 with Sheffield focus. - what people want to do 
    z.. People needed on stall all through day - 1pm general tactics during G8 in /Sheffield discussion  2pm - legal briefing including Q&A 3pm Are they good or bad?  3pm Subvertising workshop - consensus and blockading workshops - no times yet.
   



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