[pagan-magik] G8 Protest info - part 4 [Summary of events/contacts]

[Adrian Harris]

Hi,
via Jeannie and the [BRDL]  list - There is more available - background on
the G8 and how to plan a successful mobilization. I'm planning on adding to
the Dragon G8 pages:
www.DragonNetwork.org/g8

SUMMARY OF EVENTS:

Saturday 2nd July:

Make Poverty History 
March & Rally
The Meadows
EDINBURGH
Make Poverty History Coalition
Join the largest demonstration ever seen in Scotland to make the links
between War and Poverty and calling for 'Bread Not Bombs'


Sunday 3rd July:

Alternative Summit
The Usher Hall
EDINBURGH
G8 Alternatives
Come to the Alternative Summit to make sure war is on the agenda


Monday 4th July:

Faslane G8 Blockade
FASLANE
CND & Trident Ploughshares
Non-violently shut down the port where all of Britain's nuclear weapons are
based with thousands of other protestors

Tuesday 5th July:

Dungavel protest
DUNGAVEL
Asylum Seeker Detention Centre


Wednesday 6th July:
  a.. Start of G8 Summit
  b.. G8 Alternatives March & Rally
  c.. Dissent blockade
GLENEAGLES
G8 Alternatives
Dissent
Join the protests at the G8 as part of the international Peace Bloc/k*


6th July-9th July
Convergence centre/campsite
Details to be confirmed
Come to the "Peace Zone" at the convergence centre and meet the
international anti-war activists from around the world.



NETWORKS AND ORGANISATIONS:

Trident Ploughshares & CND
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is one of the longest running peace
organisations in the UK.
Trident Ploughshares is a campaign to disarm the UK Trident nuclear weapons
system in a non-violent, open, peaceful and fully accountable manner.
Together with Scottish CND they are organising a mass sit-down blockade of
the Faslane Trident submarine base on Monday 4th July
www.cnduk.org
www.tridentploughshares.org
www.banthebomb.org

Make Poverty History
The 'Make Poverty History' coalition brings together a wide cross section
of over 200 charities, campaigns, trade unions, faith groups and
celebrities who are united by a common belief that 2005 offers an
unprecedented opportunity for global change. 
www.makepovertyhistory.org

G8 Alternatives
The G8 Alternatives is a coalition that includes organisations and
individuals from a broad range of social movements that are coming together
to plan for and organise massive peaceful protests and a counter-summit.
www.g8alternatives.org.uk

Dissent!
The Dissent! Network was formed to co-ordinate radical resistance to the
Summit in the autumn of 2003 by a group of people who have previously been
involved in radical ecological direct action, People's Global Action, the
anti-war movement and the global anti-capitalist movement.
www.dissent.org


CONTACTS:
Faslane G8 Blockade
www.faslaneg8.com
info at faslaneg8.com
action line: 0845 4588 361

Scottish CND
www.banthebomb.org
scnd at banthebomb.org
0141 423 1222

Trident Ploughshares
www.tridentploughshares.org
info at tridentploughshares.org
0845 45 88 366

CND www.cnduk.org
enquiries at cnduk.org
0207 700 2393

Bombspotting (& International Meeting): www.bombspotting.be

Workshops (Alison): training at tridentploughshares.org 0845 330 3877

FaslaneG8 Scottish Speaking tour: scnd at banthebomb.org 0141 423 1222


* Peace Bloc/k
  a.. A group of people with the same interest or goal
  b.. The act of obstructing someone's path with your body