Anarchist Groups Plan Takeover of G8 March DJ Attacks Live8 as 'Too White'

[sintax]

Anarchist groups plan takeover of Geldof's march as DJ attacks Live8 line-up as 'too white'
By Steve Bloomfield and Paul Kelbie

05 June 2005

Anarchists from around the world are planning to cause chaos at next month's G8 summit in Gleneagles as a row broke out last night between Bob Geldof and DJ Andy Kershaw over the absence of black musicians at events staged to benefit Africans.

With police fears mounting over Geldof's call for one million people to protest at the summit, Kershaw last night condemned the almost exclusively white line-up for the pop concerts to coincide with the summit. "If we are going to change the West's perception of Africa, events like this are the perfect opportunity to do something for Africa's self-esteem," he said. "But the choice of artists for the Live8 concerts will simply reinforce the global perception of Africa's inferiority."

Bob Geldof last week called on one million people to descend on Edinburgh on 6 July - a move branded irresponsible by city leaders and local police. Geldof's fellow campaigner, Midge Ure, later claimed the one million figure was "symbolic" and talks between the campaign groups and police appear to have resolved any potential problems for the march.

But The Independent on Sunday can reveal that anarchist groups that have rioted at previous G8 gatherings are planning similar disruptions in Scotland and plan to hijack Geldof's "long march to freedom" on 6 July and the Make Poverty History rally on 2 July. Anarchist groups will encourage protesters to "Make Capitalism History" instead.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=644301

[billyoc]

1. Quick! Find the most toxic abandoned warehouse

and round them all up and hold them without trial for a week. We can call it the NewYorkification of Scotland. :eyes:

[applegrove]

2. I don't think the demonstrators are all anarchists? Some of them

have issues like forgiving Africa debt - etc.

Who says they are all anarchists? Did Rove send out a memo I missed?

[sintax]

4. Most folks don't

understand anarchist theory and the media sure isn't going to delve into it.

The violence which attends all of these summits rides in in white limousines.

Peace

[applegrove]

5. I go to demonstrations and I am not an anarchist. Many of the

organizations that participate & organize demonstrations are not anarchists.

[sintax]

6. This is true

But it's convenient to portray anarchy as violent when capitalism and technique are the real instigators and purveyors of violence.

[applegrove]

7. Which is why I think it must be a memo sent out to portray people

interested in G8 treatment of Africa as anarchists. Like what they are asking for is outside the rule of law. It is policy.

[Blue_Tires]

10. very true

nice poster, btw

[Maple]

3. Which will kill it right there

and the G8 will laugh at them

[WildClarySage]

8. I thought that the Live8 concerts in the US were featuring a number

of African-American artists?

[bemildred]

9. "Anarchists from around the world are planning to cause chaos"

Bwaaahaahahahaaaa. Who writes this shit?
Next we get "Fascists planning to impose order everywhere!!!!".
"Nihilists planning to create nothing".

They don't like the G8 and corporate rule. Any questions?

[sintax]

11. kick n/t