G8 Action

G8 Awareness Raising February 13th 2007


Rhythms of Resistance Manchester joined the Rhythms of Resistance bands in Germany, at the Bremen (Germany) Carnival parade to put the politics back in the streets.

Bremen’s 22nd Carnival, with the theme "Industrial", was a great platform for Rhythms of Resistance to raise awareness about the G8 and put out a loud and clear call to mobilise against the G8, which this year is in Germany. The band, dressed as workmen, wearing hard helmets and boiler suits, was pulling a wagon with the rich corporate-profit-seeking-suit-wearing monsters comfortably sitting in the wagon holding speech bubbles exposing the G8’s exploitation.

The band also gave out 1,200 leaflets and attracted media attention. The political aspect of the band’s participation in the Carnival was exposed to more than 10,000 people watching the parade at the Carnival.

*G8 = the rulers of the world's 8 most powerful countries hold a summit yearly.
This year is in Germany.

Rhythms of Resistance opposses and resists the G8 summit as these powerful rulers are responsible for ecological destructions, war, and the globalisation of capitalism.