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>IMC NEWS BLAST | Saturday, July 21, 2001
>GENOA G8: What is really happening?
>
>A compilation of breaking stories, photos, video, and sound from the
>Independent Media Center Network, http://www.indymedia.org
>
>OVERVIEW
>
>Over 100,000 people were in the streets of Genoa, Italy, on Friday to
>express dissent against the closed meetings of the Group of 8. The 'G8' -
>leaders of the world's most economically powerful countries - meet yearly
>to discuss general international policy direction. Demonstrators from all
>over Europe have converged on Genoa to protest the undemocratic nature of
>the global social planning of the G8 meetings and to present alternative
>visions of the way the world's population could undo poverty, inequality
>and environmental disintegration.
>
>Italian authorities tried to derail the protests by creating a barricaded
>"no go" red zone near summit sites, deploying 20,000 riot police and army
>troops armed with tear gas, batons, and water cannons. Earlier authorities
>restricted border traffic, blocking entry to thousands of activists, and
>sealed off Genoa's harbor, airport and most train stations. Yet, the
>manifestations [protests] have been extensive and spirited.
>
>The protests mark the climax of the European Summer of Resistance
>(www.tao.ca/~ridefree/summithop/) which included festivals and
>demonstrations around the continent in places like Barcelona, Bonn,
>Gothenburg, and Salzburg where activists expressed dissent against the
>severe consequences of neoliberal economic globalization and mobilized to
>create social models and actions toward global democracy. Thursday, over
>50,000 were in streets to state their protest for, and offer alternatives
>to, worldwide immigration policy.
>
>>From July 16-22, the Genoa Social Forum (www.genoa-g8.org) is hosting
>organizations and groups from around the world who seek alternatives to the
>current destructive policies pursued by Western governments. The mainstream
>press, beyond the usual distortions of focusing on violence by the few, are
>beginning to consider the movementís positions and question the legitimacy
>of extensive, repressive police buildups in response to popular protest.
>
>
>CONTENTS
>-----------------
>SUMMARY OF EVENTS
>ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS
>BACKGROUND AND COMMENTARIES
>PHOTOS AND VIDEO
>AUDIO
>PRINT
>THE GENOA SOCIAL FORUM
>ANTI-G8 LINKS
>CONTINUING IMC COVERAGE
>
>
>SUMMARY OF EVENTS
>
>          On Friday, while over 100,000 persons protested, thousands
>participated in acts of organized civil disobedience. Headed by the
>Italian Ya Bastas and Tutte Bianchi, activists attempted in various
>locations to break through the sealed off 'Red Zone' G8 security barriers.
>There has been one confirmed death in Genoa today of a young man, Carlo
>Giuliani. He was then run over by a police vehicle. IMC-Italy has a
>picture sequence of the protester at the time of his death
>(http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3816). There are still
>unconfirmed reports of a death of a woman. At least two others received
>serious injuries to the face after being hit with 40mm tear gas canisters. 
>Many other people were injured.  Alternative press members have been
>beaten and their equipment destroyed.
>          Similarly to previous alternative globalization protests,
>solidarity demonstrations have been organized worldwide against the G8 and
>the police violence in (see local IMC websites, left column, global site)
>locations such as Athens, Australia, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Germany, Los
>Angeles, New York City, Salzburg, Stockholm, San Francisco/Berkeley,
>Vancouver, and Washington DC. A call for further solidarity protests is
>here: http://www.geocities.com/protest666/protest.htm
>          Thursday saw a massive demonstration by migrants and anti-G8
>protesters. At least 50,000 people met in the late afternoon to march
>through the town along the red zone. Migrants, greens, anarchists,
>communists, members of non-governmental organizations and many more
>demonstrated against the G8-meeting and policies that open the borders to
>trade, money and power while closing them to poor immigrants, refugees and
>dissenters. Thousands of people were prevented by authorities from reaching
>Genoa in the past few days.
>          Earlier in the week the Genoa Social Form held educational events.
>
>Schedule of Genoa actions:
>On 19th. The migrant march.
>On 20th. On First day of the summit.  Activists lay siege to G8 to set
>          free a city and a world under sequestration.
>On 21st. The big march.
>>From July 16th to 22nd July, Genoa Social Forum
>
>ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS
>
>Program of Demonstrations for July 19-21
>http://www.italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3154
>This post includes 1. Complete program of the demonstrations on 20th July;
>2. Proposal of the development of the Manifestations of Public Square of
>the GSF in Genoa, 19-20-21 July 2001; 3. Complete program of Public forum
>(Genoa Social Forum)
>
>A Day Of Battle
>by Michael McCaughan, 1:10am Sat Jul 21
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4110
>Authors summary: "The 150,000 people gathered in Genoa today represent the
>suffering majority whose dignity is denied each day, forced to beg, starve
>or die so that corporations and politicians can enjoy shameful wealth."
>Michael summarizes some of events of Friday and offers general arguments
>points against neoliberal globalization.
>
>Genova 20th personal report (english)
>by Brian
>http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53884
>Brian elaborates on the various protests actions and craziness of the
>street fights in Genoa.
>
>  From June in Genoa (english)
>by June Terpstra
>Eyewitness account from Italian-American June C. Terpstra. This series of
>stories from streets of Genoa are full of color, front line reporting,
>critical insight, and revolutionary passion.
>7/20, late: http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3563
>7/20: http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3554
>7/19: http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3514
>7/18: http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3500
>
>July 19th Report from Genova
>by anti-capitalist 12:18pm Wed Jul 18 '01
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3116
>Thought pictures of the various activist spaces: convergence center, media
>office, stadium where direct action activists meet, and surrounds.
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3392
>By anti-capitalist on march on the 19th.
>
>Globalise Resistance train let through (italian and english)
>http://www.italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3042
>Quote from story: "The Globalise Resistance train which was cancelled
>yesterday by the SNCF, has just been given the go ahead after pressure had
>been applied by the French Rail Trade Unions. Railway company SCNF was told
>that they must cancel the train following a high level meeting between the
>Italian authorities and Jean-Claude Gayssot, the French Minister of
>Transport. The train had been paid for and was perfectly legal."
>
>Police repression (italian and english)
>by IMC ITALY by caparossa 1:24pm Tue Jul 17 '01
>http://www.italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2871&group=webcast
>Reports of police searches.
>
>>From Germany to Genoa, Europe Cracks Down on Political Dissent (english)
>by Popolo Seattle 12:23pm Tue Jul 17 '01 (Modified on 5:58pm Tue Jul 17 '01)
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2928&group=webcast
>As the Italian government heightens security in Genoa for the upcoming G-8
>summit, other nations, including Germany and the Czech Republic, are
>instituting draconian reforms to halt the burgeoning anti-corporate
>globalization movement.
>
>
>BACKGROUND AND COMMENTARIES
>
>What the Protesters in Genoa Want (english)
>by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, 6:42pm Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53964
>By best selling authors of recently released _Empire_, a call for global
>democracy. The authors write in this indymedia post: ìThe ruling ideology
>about the present form of globalization is that there is no alternative.
>And strangely, this restricts both the rulers and the ruled. Ö Protest
>movements are an integral part of a democratic society and, for this reason
>alone, we should all thank those in the streets in Genoa, whether we agree
>with them or not. Protest movements, however, do not provide a practical
>blueprint for how to solve problems, and we should not expect that of them.
>They seek rather to transform the public agenda by creating political
>desires for a better future.
>"We see seeds of that future already in the sea of faces that stretches
>from the streets of Seattle to those of Genoa. One of the most remarkable
>characteristics of these movements is their diversity: trade unionists
>together with ecologists together with priests and communists. We are
>beginning to see emerge a multitude that is not defined by any single
>identity, but can discover commonality in its multiplicity."
>
>Now it's a turning point!!!
>by Flaco, antidote at ukf.net 3:49am Sat Jul 21 '01 (Modified on 4:34am Sat
>Jul 21 '01)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4221
>A call for global General Strike: "From everyone who walked away from the
>streets of Genoa today, and from our brother Carlo Giulliani who was gunned
>down for caring too much, the call is going out to the workers, the players
>and the carers of the world: the time has come to say: Ya Basta!. Enough is
>Enough. On Monday the workers of Italy are threatening to embark on a
>general strike in defiance of a global elite who think they can kill those
>who will not tow the party line. And, the call is going out from Genoa to
>the people of every country on this planet. Join us, and down tools in
>solidarity with Carlo and the millions who died alongside him, and demand
>that we finally set this planet on the road to a genuine, inclusive
>democracy."
>
>Italy Indymedia Manifesto
>by Indymedia Italia 1:35pm Sat Jun 30 '01 (Modified on 8:49am Tue Jul 17 '01)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2034 (italian)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2379 (english)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2638 (german)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2639 (spanish)
>"We were born one year ago in Bologna, in June 2000, during the days of
>protest against the Ocse meeting. A group of young media-activists of the
>social centre network felt the need to add to the already existing channels
>of digital counter-information, a tool that could go beyond the
>undergrounds of communication. We wanted to reach out to the masses with a
>new form of
>language, that would challenge the corporate mainstream exactly where it
>seems still inaccessible and prohibitive given the expenses: the moving
>image, the streaming video."
>
>What's wrong with the G8
>by WSM 6:30am Wed Jul 18 '01 (Modified on 8:12am Wed Jul 18 '01)
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3054
>  From article: "Make no mistake, in Genoa, as elsewhere two incompatible
>visions of the world will collide. On the one side are the G8, the most
>powerful governments of the planet. They are Canada, France, Germany,
>Japan, Great Britain, Italy, Russia and the United States. Ö The G8 summits
>effectively decide what sort of world you and your children will live in.
>Behind closed doors decisions are made that mean our environment is
>sacrificed to profit, our health service is run down and privatised and
>millions of people continue to die for want of clean water and basic
>medicine."
>
>Seeking Change in Genoa (english)
>by Patrick Beckett, 5:12pm Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://la.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=8772
>Patrick contextualizes Genoa with the arguments of the alternative
>globalization movement. For instance, he writes, "Critics of globalization
>are often characterized by the media as rock throwing anarchists, partly
>because of the difficulty of analyzing the complex issues that are really
>at stake. In truth, many demonstrators use the convergence of so many
>diverse interest groups to share ideas, and develop effective strategies to
>achieve their goals!"
>
>Background information about the protests in Genoa (english)
>by Kanal B,  Thursday July 19 '01
>http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53589
>another version: http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3250
>Hundreds of thousands of global citizens will protests against the
>neoliberal re-organization and capitalism on the streets of Genoa during
>the next days.
>
>Globalize Revolution! (english)
>by International Workers' Committee 9:07am Sat Jul 21 '01
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4346
>A call by the Balkan Socialist Center "Christian Rakovsky" for a workers'
>internationalist perspective for the anti-G8 protests in Genoa.
>
>Message from Global Village Tribunal in Genoa (english)
>by Villager X 11:06pm Wed Jul 18 '01
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3198
>ìThe Global Village Canadian media analyst Marshall McLuhan wrote about
>forty years ago is constelated here today, on the soil of Genoa. We have
>woven a web of global solidarity that exposes the lies of the international
>killer elite. We are gathering in this country, in this city, that still
>remembers the horror of corporatist violence, to condemn the lawless
>fascists in our midst. We convene a court that demands justice.î
>
>In Defense of Black Bloc (english)
>by Angus Durant 11:00am Sat Jul 21 '01
>http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4445
>"Those of you who condemn the Black Bloc for acting too aggressively
>should learn the history of your imperialist culture and then decide if
>change should come sooner or later. The world does not have the luxury of
>peaceful protest, for they need change and they need it now!"
>
>When can we finally say we've had enough of violent protestors? (english)
>by BCJ, Thu Jul 19 '01
>http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53580
>When can we finally say we've had enough of violent protestors?
>
>Charges of infiltration against the Black Block:
>No Black Bloc: cops in disguise (italian and english)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3594
>
>In Defense of Black Block:
>The Problematic Nature of Police Infiltration (english)
>by Cap'n Weatherwax, 5:43pm Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3684
>Police infiltration is a problem, but can also backfire on them. While some
>have accused the black block of being infiltrated, Cap'n argues that
>"provoking violence can a poor strategy on the part of police. Since
>Seattle, the Black Blocs (aka the Revolutionary Anti-capitalist Blocs) have
>continually embarrassed police attempts to protect the various gathers of
>the ruling class, helping to keep attention focused on the problem of
>"globalization from above", while advocating a working class "globalization
>from below" to smash capitalism and create a world community based on the
>autonomy and solidarity of communities and the "free social individual"."
>
>
>PHOTOS AND VIDEO
>
>Homicide sequence
>by italy.indymedia.org 8:05pm Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3816
>Sequence of photos showing protestor run over after shot. Many comments.
>
>The voice of the people must be heard now
>by Free Press International 4:46am Sat Jul 21 '01
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4257
>Shot of large crowd.
>
>Pink and Tutte Bianchi Marches
>by han 12:54am Sat Jul 21 '01
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4030 (pink march, 4 photos)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4049 (more pink)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4059 (Tutte 
>Bianchi, 4 photos)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4073 (4 more)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4082 (4 again)
>http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4096 (guess)
>Pictures of march, protestors, burning van, tear gas, etc.
>
>Police control to the Carlini Stadium (video, italian)
>http://clients.loudeye.com/imc/italy/karlino.ram
>A few takes of the stadium.
>
>J19 TheatreActions (video)
>by PublixTheatreCaravan
>http://clients.loudeye.com/imc/italy/j19.ram
>Blurred shots of funky little green spaceman in inner tube troubling the
>police and lots of red folks then some lively drumming.
>
>Compilation of photo and video links:
>http://belgium.indymedia.org/
>http://www.jellhead.com/~genoa/
>
>
>AUDIO
>
>Death in Genoa: testimony of the photographer (english, realaudio)
>http://belgium.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=5915
>Devin Asch was on the scene of the Genoa shooting today and took pictures.
>He explains how it happened. (duration: 5'01)
>
>Barricades In Genoa (english)
>by V-Man 3:28am Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=53821
>Update from FRSC reporter, Roberto, at 8:15 AM Friday July 20. (1:41, 48 kbps)
>
>Speaker on Refugee and Human Rights at the Immigration Demo (english, mp3)
>by pab 10:42am Fri Jul 20 '01
>http://clients.loudeye.com/imc/italy/osaren.mp3
>A representative of The Voice Africa Forum, Refugee and Human Rights Group
>in Germany, spoke to a crowd at the convergence plaza in Genoa after a
>demonstration attended by 50,000. He spoke for the rights of refugees and
>immigrants in Europe and around the world. (1.9 megs)
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>special edition: 20 July 2001
>--Italian police shooting to kill
>--100,000 take to streets to protest G8 summit in Genoa, Italy
>
>edition #14: 18 July 2001
>--Protecting profit in Genoa: how far will the G8 go?
>--journalists shot in Israel in 9 months
>--Exxon-Mobil/Esso global protest
>--Honduran military report reveals US complicity in disappearance
>--English community uprising
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>THE GENOA SOCIAL FORUM (GSF)
>
>The Forum is a large network of people and numerous Italian and
>international organizations that came together manifesting against the G8
>summit in Genoa and criticizing today's world order, as unequal and unjust.
>They hold that "The international importance of this summit represents a
>challenge to [work] with different methods and priorities - principles of
>social justice, solidarity, and just and sustainable development." The GSF
>organized many meetings and educational events in search of alternatives
>and was also a major planning base for protests.
>Like other recently created forums, the GSF was inspired by the World
>Social Forum (http://www.worldsocialforum.org/) meeting for planning
>another world through democratic approaches to global society, which met in
>Porto Alegre, Brazil in January. Similar people's forums have occurred at
>all major global justice/alternative globalization mobilizations since
>Seattle. But, the mainstream press has not covered these.
>The GSF organized educational forums on various topics early this week,
>including "Fighting poverty and inequality," "Globalisation and work,"
>"Which public spaces for knowledge," "Which mechanism for global
>democracy." The main website (http://www.genoa-g8.org) offers important
>articles, logistic advices, legal information and news updates. (Main
>website is in Italian with links to pages in English, Spanish, French,
>Portuguese, German)
>
>GSF Program for 7/16-22 educational and activist engagements.
>http://www.genoa-g8.org/gpf-eng.htm  (english)
>www.genoa-g8.org/gpf-ita.htm (italian)
>GSF FAQs
>          http://www.genoa-g8.org/faq-eng.htm (english)
>          http://www.genoa-g8.org/faq.htm (italian)
>
>
>ANTI-G8 LINKS
>
>These are selected links to groups active in mobilizing in Genoa.
>
>Bologna Social Forum (http://www.contropiani2000.org) This is a net of
>persons and groups created to stop the OECD (Organization for the Economic
>Co-operation and Development) Conference that toke place in Bologna from
>the 12 to the 15 of June, 2000. The net is called
>
>CARTA (www.carta.org) Carta, which is also an active association with
>weekly and alternative publications, maintain this site as social space for
>spread projects, campaigns, and projects favoring alternative realities.
>
>G8 Online
>http://g8.market2000.ca/g8_links.asp
>Links to past officile G8 meetings and official offices.
>
>G8.ECN.ORG (http://www.ecn.org/g8/) This site has a collection of materials
>and web sites about G8 meeting.
>
>GNG (http://www.sidint.org/gng) The Genoa Nongovernmental initiatives, a
>coalition of international civil society networks - NGOs, Third Sector
>organizations, interest groups, and local administrations, maintains this
>web site to facilitate international consultation along with producing
>Recommendations Report for the Genoa summit. The GNG Working Groups deals
>with: Poverty eradication strategies working group, Finance for Development
>& debt relief working group; International governance and WTO reform; and
>Environment and sustainable development working group.
>
>Genoa Social Forum (http://www.genoa-g8.org) This website offers
>information about a network of people and numerous Italian and
>international organizations who came together manifesting against the G8
>summit in Genoa and criticizing today's world order, as unequal and unjust.
>The site offers important logistic advices, legal information and news
>updates.
>
>Rete Contro G8 (http://www.controg8.org) This is the website of ControG8
>(Against G8) Network, a voluntary, independent movement gathering the
>organizations debating of and working against the G8 summit in Genoa,
>Italy, in July 2001. This site gives visibility to the network Rete
>controG8, provides a new view on globalization and offers the latest press
>releases.
>
>Rete Lilliput (http://www.retelilliput.org/) The various associations who
>participate in this initiative agree that big social changes come from
>small contributions of many (Lilliputians). The site gives important news
>on the G8 summit in Genoa and about numerous concomitant initiatives in Italy.
>
>Torino Social Forum ( www.lacaverna.it ) Inspired by Platoís idea of the
>cave, recently developed by JosÈ Saramango's recent book: La Caverna, the
>Torino Social Forum maintains this site entitled to create alternative and
>critical views of globalization.
>
>Tute Bianche (http://www.tutebianche.org)
>Tutebianche, the group who recently accompanied the EZLN march to Mexico
>City, maintain a this newly created web site. It is relevant for the
>discussions about the Genoa Summit.
>
>Ya Basta! (http://www.yabasta.it/)
>The view of the Ya Basta Association is for the dignity of the people
>against the neoliberalism. It is in refresh, for give a more agile shape
>for being able to directly follow the campaign against neoliberalism.
>
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>
>CONTINUING IMC and MEDIA COVERAGE
>
>Stay tuned to IMC Italy, http://italia.indymedia.org, Philadelphia
>(http://phillyimc.org, mirroring italy indymedia), and global IMC,
>http://www.indymedia.org, for up-to-the-minute updates of the G8 street
>protests.
>
>Other IMCs are providing detailed coverage include (see global website left
>column for links): France, UK, Belgium, Barcelona, Switzerland, Germany,
>Austria, IMC-Sweden, Brasil, Argentina, Chicago, and New York City.
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