Rostock 2007

The Comité pour l'annulation de la dette du Tiers Monde is a radical Brussels based anti debt campaign with branches in many different countries, north and south. At the Rostock G8 protests some of their activists were arrested having not committed any crime. CADTM has been a leading light in the global justice movement and at the radical end of the organisation of the World Social Forum. Here is their take on the G8's announcement at the end of the Rostock summit.
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Things have started dying down in Rostock, although it appears the blockades are still going strong (almost 24 hours after they started). Maybe it's a bit premature but before the whole week goes down in the history books, a quick look at the overall events of the week and the meaning for the movement might be in order.
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Stunning success in Baltic German fields and lanes.
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Rostock is much calmer now (Tuesday). Yesterday's major event - the No Borders demonstration was harassed and blockaded by the cops, protesters tolerance was tested to the extreme.
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Yesterday (Saturday 1 June) saw the biggest demonstration in Rostock anyone can remember, it also saw the biggest mobilisation of police anywhere in Germany since the end of the second world war.
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Here's the way to Rostock to join in the demonstrations and actions
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The latest preparations for the G8 protests happening in early June 2007
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2007 Europe wide protest against the neoliberal world elite.
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