[g8-sheffield] posters flyers etc..

[worldwarfree at riseup.net]

dan is going to check the flyer i have done here is the text in raw form for
others to play with.. as there is a lantern parade sunday it would be cool to
have this task done by 3ish friday.. so i can get 500 printed to be given out
there.. is this cool?

i have some very serious hassels at my end.. the bnp ie red watch have been
ringing our no ie urbanparanoia and here at lowtech.. so i have not done the
web page as ive been dealing with that shit.. it will get done by friday
likewise so it can on the flyer..

so in context can people.. check the text.. by 3ish 2-morow thanks

MR M:


Introduction to the G8...
G8 means group of eight nations and it is simply that, an exclusive grouping of
the political leaders of eight specific countries. It is not an institution, it
has no constitution or charter, and it has no permanent secretariat or
headquarters. These are of course the world's most industrialised, wealthy and
powerful States.
The G8 began as a group of six countries at a time of significant global
economic insecurity in the 1970's. The leaders of these countries would argue
that they gathered, as the leading nations, in order to manage this crisis in
the interests of global stability. A stability that of course ensured that they
retained their power, with their interests at the heart of the global agenda and
this has meant the nudging of the global economy in a direction which reinforces
the supremacy of private and corporate interests over democratic and collective
ones. (e.g. favouring privatisation, deregulation, capital mobility and the
erosion of sovereign control over domestic economies)
The membership of the g8 has evolved over time to include the US, UK, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Canada and the president of the European Union. 
The scope of the topics of discussion have also evolved from the first,
supposedly one -off meeting that focussed on macro-economic policy. Now issues
of security, trade, relations with developing countries and other
trans-national issues and even domestic issues, such as employment have been
discussed.
It is important to be clear that the G8 Summits are not a policy-making forum.
They are a time for the leaders of these states to network and build
relationships. They are a time to discuss complex international issues and
crises, to allow for a more powerful collective response.
The co-ordination of these nations and their unequal influence over
international institutions such as the WTO, IMF and G20 ensures that their
interests dominate the world order.
As such the G8 Summits have always been a focus for protests and counter
summits. Following the Peoples Global Action call for a united global day of
action in 1998, the Summit protests have, however, grown and strengthened,
forcing the G8 Summits to more and more remote locations with ever increasing
security costs.

For more information on the G8 please check out these links:
G8 Information Centre based at the University of Toronto. To be read critically.
www.g7.utoronto.ca
Offical Website: www.g8.gov.uk
www.perthshireg8.com
http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/g8calgary.htm
http://www.web.ca/acgc/issues/g8
http://g8.activist.ca/print/
http://www.dissent.org.uk/


THE G8 ARE IN SHEFFIELD JUNE 15th to 18th
THERE TALKING ABOUT THE WAR ON TERRORIST
WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING THEM
WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED?
THEN COME TO OUR BIG OPEN MEETING
WITH -SPEAKERS- -WORKSHOPS-  -INFO POINTS-
-SHARE NETWORK YOUR IDEAS FOR ACTION-
WED 20th APRIL 2005  FROM 7PM WHERE?
Adrenalin Recording Studios
111 Matilda Street
Sheffield S1 4QF

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http://pretentiousartist.com/g8.pdf
is the pdf copy..