Photos: Thousands of people protest in Rostock against the upcoming G8 Summit in Germany

[flpoljunkie]

Thousands of people protest against the upcoming G8 Summit in Heiligendamm as they march through downtown Rostock, northeastern Germany, Saturday, June 2, 2007. Dozens of different groups, including communists, anarchists and environmentalists, were taking part and messages were mixed: Some urged action from the G-8 countries in the fight against HIV/AIDS, African poverty and climate change, while others questioned the legitimacy of the existence of the G-8 itself. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

[maddezmom]

1. my favorite

Thousands of demonstrators protest in the northern German city of Rostock on Saturday, June 2, 2007, against the upcoming G8 summmit. Dozens of different groups, including communists, anarchists and environmentalists, were taking part and messages were mixed: Some urged action from the G-8 countries in the fight against HIV/AIDS, African poverty and climate change, while others questioned the legitimacy of the existence of the G-8 itself. The protest comes ahead of the three-day summit that opens Wednesday in the nearby northern resort town of Heiligendamm, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the leaders of the other G-8 nations — Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada, and the United States. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

[Clark2008]

2. That looks more like a parade than a protest.

[flpoljunkie]

3. Except for photos like these...

German police officers and demonstrators clash after a protest march tens of thousands of people against the upcoming G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm in Rostock, northeastern Germany, Saturday, June 2, 2007. Masked demonstrators among tens of thousands protesting the upcoming G-8 summit meeting hurled stones and flagpoles at police on Saturday, in chaotic scenes in the harbor of this northern port city. Officers in helmets and body armor at one point briefly retreated before a hail of stones, while other officers chased down fleeing protesters at the rally in Rostock in northern Germany.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

[flpoljunkie]

4. Great photo! Europeans really know how to put on a colorful protest.

[maddezmom]

5. Kick

Demonstrators march during a protest against the upcoming G8 summit in the city of Rostock June 2, 2007. Tens of thousands of anti-globalisation protesters converge on the Baltic port of Rostock on Saturday to voice their distaste for the policies of the world's leading industrial countries and to protest against the the summit held at the Baltic sea side resort of Heiligendamm on June 6-8 in Germany. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

[Forkboy]

6. Love seeing it....but beware instigators in their midst.

Not that any government would do such a thing mind you.