[pagan-magik] Notes from the Ressist g8 on 22nd Jan and ...

[sara]

Greetings!
 
Just a quick summary of the meeting of the Ressist g8 Network - a loose collective of those organisations groups and individuals opposed to the policy decided and discussed by the g8 nations, held at the ULU on 22nd January. The various groups and individuals introduced themselves and heard a few speakers on the main themes and purpose of the g8 meetings.
 
The meeting then decided to look at the main area's of work needed to enable the prescence of protest and activists at the meetings leading up to, and the final summit in Scotland in July.
 
Working groups were set up to cover the following areas;
Publicity
Logistics/Accomodation
Transport
Medics
Future Actions
Legal
 
people at the meeting volunteered to set up groups, meet and report back with minutes within two weeks, giving all groups in the meeting time to report back with their own organisations before the next meeting on the 26th February, venue tbc
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These are the two keynotes set out by Mr Blair, as the main aims of the UK Presidency of the g8 this year.
 
1. The two key themes for the Presidency are Africa and climate change. In February 2004, the Prime Minister launched the Commission for Africa to find new ways of supporting Africa's development. At its second meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 7 October 2004 the Prime Minister set out what he hoped to see achieved in Africa. The Commission will produce a report, which will be presented to the Summit. The Commission is now in a period of consultation with governments, NGOs, business, academics, and African communities worldwide. For more details on this process and to read the Commission's consultation document visit www.commissionforafrica.org 

2. In addition there will be continuing work on other important G8 issues, such as counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation and the Broader Middle East initiative, launched at the Sea Island Summit in 2004. As part of this, Morocco will host the first 'Forum for the Future', a meeting of foreign and economic ministers from G8 and Middle East countries, on 11 December. 
 
this is the official UK website for info; www.g8.gov.uk 
as well as the junior version; www.j8changetheworld.com
this is the best site for a little less biased info www.g8.utoronto.ca/summit/ 
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Silver Sara
 
 

		
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