Carnival Against Climate Change

30th June 2007:

On this rainy and windy day, Manchester attempted to raise awareness on climate change issues. The awareness raising day included a Carnival parade with two samba bands, colourful banners and a mini critical mass. The Parade ended in the Peace Gardens where information stalls on climate change were set up and speakers took the platform to inform people of the current climate madness.

24th June: Peace march

Manchester Sunday 24 June: Protest against war

Gordon Brown's coronation as Tony Blair's successor took place at a special Labour leadership conference in Manchester on Sunday 24 June. Different "leader" same shit.
According to the BBC, 2000 people marched against war.

on the radio

Under The Pavement, Manchester's radical, alternative radio show broadcasted on ALL FM 96.9, hosted a G8 special show on 14th June 2007. A Rhythms of Resistance Manchester sambista was one of the two guests. The show focused on the G8, the protests against the G8, the protest camps and the Rhythms of Resistance philosophies.

http://www.underthepavement.org/

G8 Videos

SATURDAY, JUNE 09, 2007



Samba at the East Gate blockade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iqXJIrnBb8
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Samba and Dancing in Rostock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYwo3s725FU&NR=1
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Samba in Bad Doberan
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zxFO-dY_zg4
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For a short video of a G8 action with RoR samba go to:
http://www.spiegel.de/multimediauebersicht/
Click on:
Jubel nach den BlockadenDas Geheimnis der 5-Finger-Taktik
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G8:Last day of action: RoR sambistas joined with Shell to Hell and other activists toblockade a Shell garage at Evershagen in Rostock to demonstrate oursolidarity with the people of RossportFor excellent video footage of this action see Oscar Beards report here:https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/06/373415.html
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Video of the Police at 5:30 am outside the Reddelich Camp and some of Thursday's actions:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/06/373236.html
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G8 Blockade

Wednesday 6th June 2007.

G8 Heiligendamm.

Thousands of people marched through the fields to the east gate (gate 2) where the road and the rail track were both successfully blockaded for 2 days and 2 nights. There was no violence even though the blockade was right at the fence and it soon turned into a friendly peaceful festival. A small group from Rhythms of Resistance and the Clown Army entertained the blockaders while they transformed the space between the blockadors and the riot police into a space of frivolity and humour.

7 helicopters landed in a row by the field but surprisingly some protestors started walking towards them with peace flags and balloons. The helicopters unloaded some more riot police and took off continuing their circular flights around the area. Police on horses was also by the nearby field without intervening.

Apparently the water cannons were initially unable to reach the blockade by the east gate due to another blockade a few meters away.

The locals were keen to support the blockades with supplies. The Police, though, warned them that they were associated and equipping an illegal act but this did not seem to stop their generous supplies.

After the first day of the blockade, magically food, blankets, toilets, water and soap appeared. the material that was used by the police to keep protestors on one side was turned into hammocks. The soundsystem from Queeruption, metal bands and Rhythms of Resistance supplied the music and all was kept pleasantly peaceful.

The East Gate blockade (also called the Peace blockade) had the concept of total non-violence and no barricades using objects; just people. And it seemed to work well…

Things were not as peaceful at the blockade at the West Gate. There, the water cannons were in full effect, but even with that the blockade held well for quite a long time as hundreds of people from the East Gate blockade marched to the west gate to reinforce the west gate blockade.

The east blockade was very successful as the gate was kept blockaded for over 48 hours. But it left a few puzzled. Was the East gate a stage for the Police’s public relations with the media while other protestors were brutally beaten up? Or was the Police plainly unable to control all the blockades happening at the same time with thousands of people?

LINKS
Pictures:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6727075.stm
Indymedia Article with some video links:
http://de.indymedia.org/2007/06/183655.shtml