Your NATO/G8 primer Interesting article about logistics and the protests

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On January 26, the activist organization Adbusters, which helped spark the Occupy Wall Street movement, called for at least 50,000 "redeemers, rebels and radicals" to visit Chicago in the month of May for "the biggest multinational occupation of a summit meeting the world has ever seen."

"And if they don't listen," the statement vowed, "we'll flashmob the streets, shut down stock exchanges, campuses, corporate headquarters and cities across the globe."


It's not known how many demonstrators will respond to the call. But there's little question that thousands of out-of-town visitors will descend on the city to attend, observe, and protest two scheduled summits of the most powerful leaders in the world.
What is in question is how it will impact—and what it will cost—the people of Chicago.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel used his clout with President Barack Obama to bring the NATO and G8 summits here, and the way the preparations are proceeding says a lot about how he runs this town..... more at http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/nato-g8-questions-and-answers/Content?oid=5634322

[saras]

1. Hopefully there's a second set of 'protesters' preparing to defend civil behavior...

It would be extraordinary luck if all of Emanuel's preparations actually worked right. Hail Eris.

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2. we had 300,000

protesters in DC in 05. Police said there were three non violent arrests for minor offenses. We are peaceful. It's the police who have turned violent.

Yeah, I'm sure the black bloc, anarchists, provacateurs will break a window or some other juvenile shit, but as long as the police don't try to kettle us and shit like that, any problems really should be minor.

Once they hit us with gas, rubber bullets and shit of that nature, you can't really say what one will do to defend ones life.

I think Chicago will suffer very minor damage from protesters.