March 28th: Put People First

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true   International G20 demonstrations on Saturday 28th: Germany: People took to the streets in <a href="http://turbulence.org.uk/events/we-wont-pay-for-your-crisis/" title="turbulence article">Berlin and Frankfurt</a> today. Reports say the the <a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/03/245422.shtml">march in Frankfurt</a> was 15 000 strong and the 25 000 people strong <a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/03/245399.shtml">march in Berlin</a> was attacked by police in the end, with several protesters hurt and arrested. <a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/03/245309.shtml" title="g20 feature in german">Feature</a> [de] | Videos: <a href="http://www.stern.de/video/?vid=659426&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lid=13">1</a> | <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-58282.html">2</a> | On the 3rd and 4th of April - right after the G20-meeting - a meeting of the NATO members is taking place for <a href="http://linksunten.indymedia.org/en/node/1814" title="linksunten nato feature [en]">NATO's 60th anniversary</a> in Strasbourg, France, and Baden-Baden, Germany. Spain: Around 10,000 people took to the streets in <a href="http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/367794/index.php">Barcelona</a>, and several thousand in <a href="http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/367812/index.php">Alacant and Valencia</a>. Other demonstrations took place in <a href="http://www.lahaine.org/index.php?p=36979">Madrid</a> [<a href="http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/centenares-personas-manifiestan-crisis-madrid">more</a>], <a href="http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/sevilla-miles-personas-manifiestan-contra-refundacion-capitalismo">Sevilla</a> [<a href="http://www.lahaine.org/index.php?p=36983">video</a>], and <a href="http://www.lahaine.org/index.php?p=36963">Salamanca</a>. Switzerland: Around 250 people marched in <a href="http://ch.indymedia.org/de/2009/03/68062.shtml">Geneva</a> following a banner reading "Capitalism is a mistake". Austria: In <a href="http://austria.indymedia.org/node/14000">Viena</a> [<a href="http://austria.indymedia.org/node/13999">more</a>] around 7,000 people marched with banners reading "We won't pay for your crisis" and "Capitalism can't be reformed". -------------------------------- London Timeline 28.03.2009 6am -  The occupation of a building to be used as antiG20 mobilization convergence space is announced. 11:30am - Reports of a growing <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/920">Direct Action/Militant Workers bloc</a> including IWW, NoBorders, LondonAnarchists, Antifa - with Samba band and huge 'Freedom' and 'Solidarity' banners - becoming the focus of estimated 15 FIT and 3 vans of police. Front of march consists of national and international unions including Unison, French and Spanish trade unions with <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/919">colourful banners</a>, and SOAS SU. 12:00am - The march is moving. There is a line of cops on both sides of it. 12.15 - First <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425320.html">photos</a> of the march published on Indymedia UK. 12.45 - The front of the March has already reached Trafalgar Square with still more arriving at Victoria Embankment. 13.00 - Front of march now reached Hyde Park Corner. 13.30 - Direct Action Militant Workers block now estimated at around 1000 people. Still cordoned each side by cops and cop vans. 13.30 - Flyers being handed out to announce another convergence space. Call 07794 921609 14.00 - Mainstream media estimates of 40,000 people on the march. 14.30 - The march seems to have split in two along Picadilly with a line of cops walking in front of G20Meltdown/Direct Action bloc. Militant workers bloc banners include 'Can we overthrow the government? Yes, we can!' Second half of march - behind 'Capitalism Isn't Working' banner - now at Park Lane where cops are redirecting people straight into the park. The rally is under way with speakers on stage, and some Direct Action bloc <a href="http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425587.html">autonomous speeches</a> st Speakers Corner. No cops in the park now. 15:00am - The second half of the march is going along Park Lane behind the "capitalism isnt working" banner. 15.20 - The second half of the march is arriving in Hyde Park. The BBC says there are 40000 people on the march. 15.30 - Thousands more people arriving in the Park, peaceful atmosphere with very few cops. Speakers corner speeches now joined by a soundsystem, and about 100 people. 16.20 - Many people have left because of the rain, but speeches and music continue on stage and at Speakers Corner. 16.25- The rally has finished saying "put people first". <a href="http://brokebutmakingfilms.blogspot.com/2009/03/bonus-chapter-upsetting-agent.html">Report</a> of one arrest: at Speakers Corner.         32

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A march for Jobs, Justice and Climate headed across London on Saturday 28th as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20 ahead of next weeks summit. About 40 000 people braved the cold weather from 11am until 5pm and marched from Victoria Embankment via Westminster to Hyde Park for a rally. <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/909">Timeline of march (and international reports)</a> Photos: <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425320.html" title="Mobile phone pics">1</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425327.html" title="Militant Workers &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; G20Meltdown">2</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/908" title="march begins">3</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/910" title="more pics">4</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/913" title="pics by rikki">5</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425518.html" title="more pic">6</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/917" title="fit fotos">7</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/920">8</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/919">9</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425561.html" title="pics and report">10</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/921" title="small pics">11</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425667.html" title="guido's pics">12</a> | <a href="http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/425712.html">13</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/videos/918">Video</a> | <a href="http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/03//425588.mp3" title="speeches">Audio</a> | YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9j5ZchuUUg">1</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7rvoP1LG4M">2</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKNja3m0zc">3</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODMw8yKtZPo" title="voxpops">4</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43UjPt4wmiU" title="street interviews">5</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4D0C1121EB5C12C6" title="youtube playlist">Anarchist Rally Speeches</a> | Flickr: [<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1095731@N22/pool/">pool</a>] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flashbender/sets/72157616078235328/">1</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ec1jack/sets/72157615975752777/">2</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhi/sets/72157616066802904/">3</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/city_poet/sets/72157615949737281/">4</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stopclimatechaos/sets/72157616071963482/">5</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/desoumal/sets/72157615964226947/">6</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27857042@N05/sets/72157616039841886/">7</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/felixtree/sets/72157616036480944/">8</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uncle_sam/sets/72157615988557045/">9</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/g20voice/sets/72157616066990404/">10 </a>

March 28th: Put People First

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