From 04. to 13. August 2006 numerous people got together at Camp Inski
to arrange for the protests against the G8 summit in 2007.
Next year, the G8 summit is planned for June in Heiligendamm
In the end, it is not only the government leaders who come,
but also 10000 civil servants, or maybe more.
During the summit, they must hide in small villages like Heilgendamm,
behind a private army, which is already really a statement about them.
Good afternoon, what do you make of this protest?
Good afternoon, what do you think the meaning of this protest is?
That we see the effects of the workings of the G8
and the World economic summits locally and in every town.
Like glass people.
They want to have surveillance everywhere.
For example, the privitization of water, the education system,
many social structures, and now
in Germany with Hartz IV (cuts to support for the unemployed)
That soon I might only
receive food stamps or something like that
We must make ourselves clear, that refugees come here, because back in their countries,
in which they were born and raised, they can no longer
find the basics to live or have no luck, find no job, or something like that.
Each day 50,000 people die of starvation,
and as far as I know, around 80% of all the starving people
come from countries that mainly produce food for export.
Their foundation of life is being destroyed so that we can live well here, among other reasons.
... that we all are also stuck in this structure and we reproduce it daily.
So it is not just 8 presidents, that somehow produce this shit,
but we are all part of the system.
People die from starvation and we throw the food into the ocean!
They don't die because there is too little food, but rather so the price of it can remain stable.
That doesn't stop until we pay attention to people's basic needs.
If there are enough goods and materials in the world, to really feed all the people,
and to provide the possibility of a decent life to everyone,
and if that doesn't happen because of problems of distribution, that is just not done!
It is an artificial lack of resources, which hasn't existed for a long time now,
because the technical potential is so big, that far too much can be produced.
The burning, the throwing away, is more profitable than giving it away, because if one would give it away,
it would be totally against any market-economy logic, because the people wouldn't be forced to pay for food.
So, it gets thrown away.
Today we read: In "Campinski" the resistance simmers - protest against the G8 summit mixes with holiday fun.
Yeah, we make the kitchen. We are from the people's kitchen
and everyone here should be able to fill their belly, regardless of how much money they have,
or where they come from, or which language(s) they speak.
And I find that it is not only the issue of the people here in the camp, but also people everywhere.
We keep raising questions. That means, to look together,
so not to repeat fixed ideas and propose one system, but rather every day to attempt
to go new ways, to try new things, and when it doesn't work, then to try something else.
Even if the G8 were to never meet again, if turns out that the protest
was so successful, that nothing happens in Heiligendamm next year, that wouldn't change anything right away.
The summit has a symbolic character. The struggle against the summit
has also shown a symbolic character in recent years and can provide courage
for the struggles that take place in other countries at the same time.
One should really do something against it
and not just complain about it a bit.
To protest, to demonstrate against it, or also to blockade the Summit.
Heiligendamm, 11.08.2006 Open Beach Day in front of the Kempinski Hotel
Hotel property Entry allowed for deliveries and hotel guests according to city law The Mayor.