the closing of G8 2003.

Monday June 09, 2003 12:02

by ipsiphi

just in case you missed the G8 round-ups.

links to articles of interest. a hypothesis is that G8 went started to go wrong with the problems had concerning Usine IMC, information flow and the presence of IMC "witnesses" is one of the protective layers that our movement in protest needs.

without that layer, those who woud be "in control" can get away with disgraceful behaviour.

you probably know both Good & Evil Bus returned safely to Ireland, only one person was not allowed to travel to the Evian thing.
Well this
people produced two buses for G8.

Long after everyone got home there was still worry for "the missing Poles", six polish protesters had gone un-accounted for, maybe they had taken advantage of the Good/Evil Polish bus to begin a new life in Switzerland? well:
the missing Poles are Back! read their account of brutality in English and Polish @
http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2003/06/1880.shtml

The most dramatic incident for many was the completely unwarrented behaviour of Swiss police officers which led to serious injuries being suffered by experienced and trusted protest activists hanging on ropes from a bridge.
the first report:
http://switzerland.indymedia.org/de/2003/06/10113.shtml

the ·Official Fact sheet·
http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=70525&group=webcast

an Irish eye witness
http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=51053

this led to many protests including in order:

in Barcelona 21 people okupied the French Consulate, the Swiss consulate being only honorary and one room the French was chosen and held for a period of 12 hours.
video @
http://images.indymedia.org/imc/barcelona/consulat_ocupatuw5hxo.mov
statement@
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44641&group=webcast

in Berlin 20-30 activists returned from Evian and directly protested the Swiss embassy.
story / photo @
http://de.indymedia.org/2003/06/53577.shtml

in London 40-50 people protested the Swiss embassy.
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=45018&group=webcast
(in english)

and statements!
read one @ this link:
http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=51137
and concerning the Usine IMC

press statement June 2 Usine imc centre Geneva.
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44638&group=webcast
Autonomous self sustaining group happy to be opposed to G8 and quite simply
THERE IS NOTHING ILLEGAL IN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OR THE INDYMEDIA PROJECT BE IT TODAY YESTERDAY TOMORROW GENEVA LAUSANNE DUBLIN NIGERIA BAGDAD BARCELONA JAPAN ARIZONA.
for those readers who prefer more sarcasm:
[c/f comments to http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=50960&start=20]
These media centres are often troubled by agents varying from the FBI in Seattle and Prague to the police this time in Usine.
read the Italian report @
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/298628.php
read the catalan report @
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44330&group=webcast

[for non polyglots the italian version is rather disparaging of "black block" activists who couldn't wipe their momma's arse, and the catalan report also dwells on the "usefulness of the indymedia block, who allowed the centre to fall "gràcies companys, endavant així que guanyarem"= ·thanks comrades, onwards thus shall we win· [very heavy sarcasm there].

For many Usine was where things started going ·wrong·
It might be worth remembering that.

this is how it went so wrong:
this the only showing of a video of the bridge incident on mainstream European TV.
http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/clips/Video/evian_torrealta.asx
http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/clips/Video/evian_torrealta.asx

text spanish:
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44661&group=webcast

there were lots of photos taken, video etc., and some Irish stuff is @

VIDEO PICTURES G8 EVIAN JUNE 1st
by IRISHVIDHEADS IMC EIRE - IMC IRELAND Tue, MARCHING BLOCADES AND DIRECT ACTION
G8 VIDEO 3min GENEVA 2003 http://uk.indymedia.org:8081/local/webcast/uploads/j1master2.wmv (full story and picture)
VIDEO 3 min MPEG 8MB LINK TO VIDEO http://uk.indymedia.org:8081/local/images/j1master.mpg (full story and picture)

http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=50939&start=70
http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=50937&start=70
http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=50935&start=70
those links bring you back to the newswire of the time so you can search around.

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we have victims.

messages of support for Guy and Martin and offers of donations can be sent to
[email protected]

Maybe it would be an idea to do a gig, or show the videos. ·"shake a can"·
Okupying Embassies is not going to heal broken legs or vetebraes.

nor shall $€ but you know yourselves.