Nether Edge G8 Welcoming Committee invite you to speak to the G8:

From the 15th - 17th June the Justice and Interior Ministers from the eight most powerful countries in the world - the G8 - will meet in Nether Edge in the Marriot Hotel. The G8 meets in a private and publicly unaccountable way to make general policy decisions. Britain, who is hosting the G8 summit this year, doesn't actually want the ministers to see, consult or hear from the people of Sheffield, but will of course be using your tax money to fund this meeting.

•	Many people in Nether Edge will require ID passes to get into their own homes during the time oif the meeting.

•	Protest and demonstration ns are to be banned in Sheffield for the duration of the G8 meeting (the only permitted protest space will be Devonshire Green, safely out of sight of the actual meeting)

This gives people no way to make their dissent heard about the issues these ministers are meeting to discuss, such as the continuing war in Iraq and the ‘war on terrorism,’ compulsory ID cards, immigration, detention without trial and house arrests.

However, although they have removed the democratic right of the people of Sheffield to make their voice heard, the people of Nether Edge have an opportunity to let the G8 know what they think.

What You Can Do:

These officials will be travelling right through Nether Edge to get to this meeting, perhaps right past your front door. So you have an ideal opportunity to let them know what you think! Why not make a banner, to let them know they're not welcome - "stuff the G8", "G8 unwelcome here", or something creative of your own - and hang it from your windows to send them a loud and clear message. You could simply make a poster to put in your window, or let your imagination and creativity loose; perhaps if you've been thinking of hiring a skip the 15th might be a good day to have a lot of awkward, unwieldy boxes down the street; perhaps a scarecrow or an unseasonal 'guy' of the G8 ministers might look very nice in your front garden; what else you can think of to get your message across...have some fun with it and see what's possible...

- Sheffield Against the G8

More about what's happening in Sheffield and how you can get involved:

www.sheffield.dissent.org.uk
www.sheffield.indymedia.org.uk