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Independent Media G8 Briefing
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Main Mobilisations
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Geography + Locations
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Diary of Events
Independent Media
Infrastructure Update
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G8 Summit 2005
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G8 Summit runs Wed 6th
to Friday 8th July 2005 at
Gleneagles Hotel in
Perthshire, Scotland.
G8 2005 Mobilisations
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Largest Coalition of NGOs
Charities, development groups, churches etc
Focus on Aid, Trade and Debt
Part of Global Movement
Focus on lobbying Blair and Brown
Celebrity backed campaign
Organising 2nd July Demonstration
Continues past G8
www.makepovertyhistory.org
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Scottish Mobilising Network
Includes CND, Trident Ploughshares, Trade
Unions, SSP + Greens, People and Planet, Free
Party People and SWP elements
Focus on Counter Conference
Organising Gleneagles Demo
www.g8alternatives.org
The DISSENT! Network
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International Mobilising Network
Working for 1.5yrs Plus
Anti-Capitalist
Internal Processes Important
Many Working Groups
Actions + Protests
Blockades to Community Projects
Focus on Convergence Space
Legal / Medical Co-ordination
Continues past 2005 G8
www.dissent.org.uk
Many other groups…
Locations + Geography
Locations + Geography
Zooming in…
G8 Events for Reporting
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Demonstrations
Direct Actions
Counter Conferences
Press Conferences
Too many to mention all
More to be confirmed
G8 Events June
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June 12 – 17 - Cre8 Summit - Community projects and
workshops in Glasgow
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June 10 to 11 - G8 Finance Ministers meeting, London
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June 16 to 17 - G8 Justice & Interior Ministers, Sheffield
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June 18 - Bike Caravan to Gleneagles begins in Brighton
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June 20 - Jubilee Rickshaw Freedom Riders Depart
Westminster to Edinburgh
*Also Convergence / Campsites to open in June
G8 Events July – Sat
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July
The Make Poverty History 'White Band'
demonstration / rally for Edinburgh
Estimated to attract 100,000 - 200,000 people.
Starts 11am, with staggered starts at 12pm, 1pm
and 2pm
Finishing with speakers, entertainments and
stalls in The Meadows
G8 Events July – Sun 3rd July
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Glasgow: Cre8 Summit Street Carnival
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Glasgow: Make Borders History
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People and Planet Summer Festival (until 8th)
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Edinburgh: G8Alternatives Counter Conference Multiple venues and 30-40 events - 10am till 9pm
Edinburgh: 'G8 Corporate Dreams... Global Nightmare'
Counter Conference - World Development Movement,
War on Want, People & Planet and Friends of the Earth
- 11am till 6pm
G8 Events July – Mon
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Faslane G8 Blockade
A 'Really Really Big Blockade' type direct action
by Trident Ploughshares (TP) and CND is
planned for Faslane nuclear submarine base. TP
will set up a convergence space in Glasgow.
Coaches will be provided from Glasgow and
Edinburgh. Starts very early.
Edinburgh: Carnival for Full Enjoyment
G8 Events July – Tues
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Demonstration at Dungavel Detention Centre
called by Glasgow Campaign to Welcome
Refugees.
Coaches from Glasgow and Edinburgh
Global Warming 8 Conference - Edinburgh
(9.30am-12pm) organised by Working Group on
Development and Climate Change (NGO
Coalition) - Eight participants, primarily from
developing countries, have been invited to
speak on climate change and development
G8 Events July – Wed
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First Day of G8 Summit
Blockades against the Summit
G8 Alternatives 'Another World is Possible'
demonstration - planning for 10,000 people to assemble
at 12pm midday at Gleneagles Train Station itself
The Peoples' Global Action Conference 2004 in Europe
called for a global day of action on the opening day of
the G8 Summit. It called for people to converge in
Scotland to disrupt the conference, and for action to be
taken simultaneously in villages, towns and cities worldwide
G8 Events July – Thurs 7th+ Fri 8th July
Thurs 7th - Second Day of G8 Summit
Continuing blockades, decentralised actions, prisoner
support demonstrations, and the Peoples' Open Golfing
Tournament
FOE 'climate alarm'. At a set time FOE will set off an
alarm outside the summit which should reach the
delegates inside Gleneagles - everyone else encouraged
to join in worldwide
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Fri 8th - Final Day of G8 Summit
Actions themed around Climate Change in Scotland and
decentralised locations, following global call of action
Prisoner Support Protests
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Independent Media
@ 2005 G8 Scotland
Independent Media
@ 2005 G8 Scotland
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Collaboration between independent / alternative media
Promoting DIY Media – focus on participation
Facilitating people telling their own story
Reporting counter-conferences and protests
With rich content, fast up to the minute street reports
Photo / Video / Audio / Radio – reports + live streams
Covering the issues behind the headlines
Countering / bypassing corporate media
A global network of communication
(Over 1 Million visitors to during Bush visit)
Independent Media Centres @ G8
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Physical Media Centres
Providing Infrastructure
Planning, Coordinating and
Facilitating Reporting
Linking to a Global Network
Edinburgh IMC
Glasgow Media Centre
Convergence Campsite
Mobile Media Centres
Media Support Vehicles
Edinburgh IMC
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Central Location
Open before protests
Until 10th July
Café
No Accommodation
Main IMC Hall
Space for 40 PCs
Additional Rooms
Audio / Radio
Glasgow Media Centre
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Glasgow Independent
Media Coalition
In collaboration with
Indymedia
Includes Camcorder
Guerillas and other local
alternative / community
media groups
Dedicated Video Work
Space
Open Access Media Space
Mobile Media Centres
for deployment at:
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Convergence Campsite
Faslane
Close to Gleneagles
Dungavel
Rallies etc
Mobile Media: Satellite Trucks
Mobile Media: Sustainable Power
Mobile Media: Portable Wi-fi
Mobile Media: Support Vehicles
Everyone is a Journalist
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What’s Next?
Ideas and Collaboration Needed
Help with Infrastructure
Working Teams + New Projects
Volunteer Reporters
Photo / Video / Audio
Tech Help + Equipment
Outreach and Promotion
Training Events
Other suggestions…
Don’t Hate The Media - Be The Media!