G20 Climate Crush:hugs vs thugs (VIDEO)
By now we all know about the mess that was the eviction of the Climate Camp In The City, which was Climate Camp’s genuinely novel idea to set up home in Threadneedle Street - the heart of London’s banking district, over the G20 summit.
http://current.com/items/90037706_g20-climate-crush-hugs-vs-thugs.htm
This was to peacefully highlight the involvement of banks, along with many other MNC’s (multi national companies) in the wider issue of global warming.
(Prehaps they could also tackle the issue of weekend campers of Glastonfest ilk, one erection of the tent then promptly discarding it only to buy another new one for the next event…thats gotta be worth a few placards, surley?) (www.climatecamp.org/g20)
As well as the usual motley crew of students, trustafarians and wannabe filmmakers, Climate Camp played host to doctors, lawyers, chefs, community workers, Mums, Dads, Grandparents, journalists, curiosity seekers and a diverse troupe of performance artists.
We focus here on Mr Huggy as he risks life & limb to share his love around, and on the wonderful Rythms Of Resistance, amongst others, who continually raise the stakes in the fluffy battlefields environmental & human rights campaigners find themselves in all to often.
After 5 hours or so I escaped the cordon wondering if its just us the police dont see as human, or if they believe that of themselves too? Half hour later another baton bash up occurred.
To then add even more insult to injury, those who had retreated to nearby squats and social centres on the destruction of their colourful camp, had another visit from the met next morning and yet another nasty eviction - but thats all another story.
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See also :
http://london.indymedia.org.uk/videos/993
Posted on May 12th, 2009 under G20 London, Right to the City, Uncategorized, movements, UK, repression, evictions & demolitions, action, squats • Tags: G20, Resistance, Right to the City, repression. • 
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