2005-07-06

Red Pepper G8 Bulletin Board

www.redpepper.org.uk | http://redpepper.blogs.com/g8

Global action days

Friday 1 July

International White Band Day
www.whiteband.org

Wednesday 6 July

Global Day of Action against the G8
and Caracol Intergalactika
Called by the Peoples’ Global Action European Conference to mark the opening of the summit. www.dissent.org.uk

Wednesday 6- Friday 8 July (G8 summit)
Blockade the G8
Stop delegates travelling from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, etc.
www.g8blockades.org.uk

Friday 8 July
International Day of Action vs Real Causes of Climate Change
http://cca.movingpages.org

Edinburgh

Friday 1 July
Critical Mass
www.g8bikeride.org.uk

Saturday 2 July

Make Poverty History march
Rally at Edinburgh Meadows, 11am. Staggered starts to march at 12/1/2pm. The
aim is to get 100,000 forming a white band around the city centre. More details from
www.makepovertyhistory.org

Counter-summits

Sunday 3 July

G8 Corporate Dream, Global Nightmare
War on Want, WDM, FoE, etc. Speakers: Walden Bello, Samir Amin. Assembly Hall,
www.corporateg8.org
Royal Mile, 11am-6pm; free.

Sunday 3 July
Ideas to Change the World
G8Alternatives. Speakers: Susan George, Ken Wiwa, Scott Ritter. Queens Hall and
www.g8alternatives.org.uk
Edinburgh University, 10am-9pm; £10/£5.

Sunday 3 July

Reshape the Future
Dissent! Discussions, films, workshops. Teviot Student Union, all day; free.
www.dissent.org.uk

Sunday 3 July

Naming the Dead ceremony

Stop the War Coalition. 6pm. www.stopwar.org.uk

Monday 4 July

Carnival for Full Enjoyment
Street party visiting places responsible for our precarious work and social lives. West
End, 12pm

Tuesday 5 July

Global Warming 8 Conference
Working Group on Development and Climate Change. Dynamic Earth, Holyrood
Road, 9.30am-12pm.
vanessa.mcleod[at]iied.org

Wednesday 6 July

Long Walk to Justice
Ends with a concert at Murrayfield stadium. www.live8live.com

Glasgow and surrounds

Sunday 26 June – Sunday 3 July

Cre8 Summit family festival
Continuing community actions in south Glasgow against the M74 extension. 07981
954132

Sunday 3 July
Make Borders History Tour
Visit the institutions that lock up and deport asylum seekers. Meet at Buchanan Tube Station.
www.makebordershistory.org

Sunday 3 – Friday 8 July

People & Planet Student Summer Festival
Rural eco-village near Stirling. www.peopleandplanet.org/g8

Monday 4 July

Faslane ‘Big Blockade’
Trident Ploughshares and CND. Dawn blockade of Trident nuclear submarine base.
Buses from Edinburgh (4am, book on 07981 713088) and Glasgow (5.30am, 0845 458 8361); £5/£3.
www.faslaneg8.com

Monday 5 July

Close Dungavel Detention Centre
Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees. Buses from Glasgow (George Sq, 9.30am)
and Edinburgh (Waterloo Place, 9.30am, 11.30am); £5/£3/free. Tickets: 0141 946
6193

Gleneagles

Tuesday 5 July

Beacons of Dissent!
Beacons will be lit on the hills south of Gleneagles. www.dissent.org.uk

Wednesday 6 July

Another World is Possible demonstration
G8Alternatives. Meet at Gleneagles train station, 12pm. www.g8alternatives.org.uk

Wednesday 6 July

Blockades
Call for autonomous direction action in the spirit of the Peoples’ Global Action
Hallmarks. See www.g8blockades.org.uk

Thursday 7 July
Peoples’ Golfing Association (PGA) Tournament
Bring clubs, balls and a pair of wire cutters. wrench[at]tao.ca

Climate Alarm Action
Friends of the Earth. Sound alarms outside Gleneagles Hotel at 1.45pm to wake up
delegates.
www.foe-scotland.org.uk

Faslane

Monday 4 July

The Faslane Blockade
Shut down Britain’s number one nuclear base before the G8 meeting. Info 0845 458 8361 or
www.faslaneg8.com

Cultural events

Thursday 30 June – Friday 1 July
Black Sun Over Genoa
Community Play at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
or call +44 (0)131 2265 425
For more info or tickets www.theatre-workshop.com

Saturday 2 July

Anti-G8 Night
Potterow Club, Edinburgh Students Association. £5 entry, 9pm till late. Line up to be
confirmed.

Saturday 2 July

Globaleye – Theatre against the G8
Royal Lyceum Theatre, £12.50/£9, 7.30pm onwards. 2 July.
www.chickenshed.org.uk

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