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Mon Jun 12 20:56:09 CEST 2006

- Network Against the G8 English info bulletin #2
- Schwerin kann Sicherheit für Bush nicht gewährleisten

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Network Against the G8 English info bulletin #2

This bulletin is prepared by some members of the Moscow group of Network Against
G8 (SPB8). It is the result of common discussions at the inter-regional meeting
of May 28th, 2006 between St. Petersburg group of Network Against G8, St.
Petersburg League of Anarchists, Punk Revival, FrontAIDS, Indymedia, Indyvideo,
Legal-team, Medical group, AFA St. Petersburg and individual activists, but this
bulletin does not necessarily reflect the opinions of all members of the
network. We will publish new issues as soon as there is new info to tell.
Please distribute this widely!

Legal support
Our legal team will be supported not by anarchists alone, but also by efforts of
Youth Human Rights Movement (MPD) and ecological organization "Groza"
(Thunderstorm). A flat will be rented in St. Petersburg for the legal group,
and there will be a contact telephone number in time for the events. 6
activists have already promised to volunteer, but a lawyer is also sought in
order to enable easier access to the arrested. Booklets on legal and practical
information are prepared (you may read electronic English versions at SPB8
website and at www.rtc.revolt.org). During June, there will be legal trainings
for activists on legal questions in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Network Against G8 info-point in St, Petersburg
There will be an info-point by Network Against G8 activists in Kirov stadium,
where the Russian Social Forum will take place. Kirov stadium is located in
metro station "Krestovskiy Ostrov"; it is about 10 minutes by feet through a
park. It is easy to find, but we will publish a map later on. In Kirov stadium,
you should find a room, tent or stand with text "NAG8". The stadium will be open
for people from 12th to 16th of July. Whoever wants to come earlier should
contact organizers in time. We hope that we will also manage to set up
info-points that will be active earlier.

Accommodation during summit
There are a number of alternatives for accommodation during the summit.
1) Kirov stadium - if you want to stay there, bring your tents, mattresses and
sleeping bags. Russian Social Forum (RSF) has promised some tents, but there is
nothing we may say about their quantity and quality. Ascetics may live without
tents, as in the Stadium there are corridors under tribunes, where one is
protected from rain. The organizational committee of RSF has promised to
organize field kitchens for affordable food in the Stadium, as well as a list
of cafes nearby. The Stadium has electricity, toilets and showers.
2) St. Petersburg group of Network Against G8 has an alternative camping site in
the city area with a limited amount of spaces. You should contact this group
if you are interested in this option.
3) You may also set up your own camp beyond city limits, as a vast majority of
the forests have not been enclosed yet and thus are public land where you have
a right to stay with certain conditions. Locals may help you in setting up such
a camp in case Network Against G8 site is full or you have some other reasons to
have your own camp.
4) Local activists in St. Petersburg are prepared to help if you want to book a
hotel, hostel or rent a flat for a few days (latter option is often cheaper
than hotels for a bigger group of people). The cheapest rooms in hotels cost
350-600 rubles (10-19 euros) for a night, many places demand that you pay in
prior. We may also provide a list of hotels, write to contact addresses at the
end of this bulletin.

Media-space
It is quite likely, that inside the Stadium there will be a media space,
accessible for everyone. But number of computers and access to internet and
even telephone are still a question. There are other media-center projects, but
these are unlikely to be open for everybody. The organizational committee of
Social Forum in St. Petersburg promises to provide information about cheap
internet cafes close to the Stadium and around the city, as well as other
alternatives for people who want to do media.

General demonstration in St. Petersburg
A general demonstration of "opposition" is planned to take place 15th of July.
Route of demonstration is still under discussion (there are two alternatives -
long march of 8 kilometers and short march of 3 kilometers). It will finish at
a square next to cruiser Aurora. This is as close as it will be possible to
legally approach the city center, which according to authorities will be closed
from demonstrations.

In this demonstration, political parties (Communist Party of Russian Federation
KPRF, Russian Workers Communist Party, Yabloko party) and "oppositional"
political movements (such Union of Coordinatory Councils and various Komsomol
organizations) are expected to take part. The organizing committee of the
Russian Social Forum excluded participation of far-right organizations and the
National Bolshevik Party, but it is possible that they may appear, as there are
nationalists in the St. Petersburg part of the Russian Social Forum
organization, and KPRF was lately open to cooperation with far-right Movement
Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI).
Anarchists are splintered on the question of participation in this
demonstration; one proposal is to organize an anarchist bloc which would
strikingly differ from all the rest.

Outreach
It has been proposed that stickers should be the major way of outreaching to the
public, as they are safer than putting up posters or painting with stencils.
However one poster is currently being printed and others are currently being
made. There are few alternatives for stickers. Besides these, a special issue
of the journal "Avtonom" is currently being prepared, as well as a booklet of
guidelines for activists. Currently the main website is www.spb8.net. Site
nog8.ru is currently not developed, but you may find half of the Russian
translation of the book "We are everywhere" there.

Street medics
A street medic group has organized a number of meetings and trainings for
activists, and also prepared a text of guidelines for giving first aid. It is
planned that trainings will continue.

Libertarian forum in Moscow, 8th-12th of July
A preliminary program for the Libertarian Forum is ready, currently we expect
some 70 activists from various regions of Russia to take part, 30-50 from
Moscow and few dozen foreigners. Both forum premises and accommodations will be
in the Moscow region close to Moscow. Take sleeping bags and mattresses with
you. We may also book hotels, cheapest places are 600 rubles (24$) per night.
Food not Bombs has promised to feed the conference; we will also prepare a list
of affordable cafes. There will not be a fixed price for participation, we
suggest that people will contribute to costs of the event according to their
capacities. Unless you have an agreement with organizers to pick you up from
somewhere, you should come to office of Movement for Human Rights (Dvizhenie za
Prava Cheloveka), located at Maliy Kislovskiy pereulok, dom (house) 7, stroenie
(building) 1, metro station Arbatskaya. A map to find the location will be
available later on. From here, you will be directed to premises of the forum
and accommodations. We will wait you here 7th and 8th of July from noon to 8
PM. In case you are coming earlier, contact organizers by e-mail or by phone.
12th of July we have planned a press-conference of participants in the
conference - main theme will be a critique against energy policies of G8 summit
and the planned G8 renaissance of atomic energy. We are discussing an
alternative to travel collectively to St. Petersburg with a rented bus.
Contacts: moscow_protiv_g8 at riseup.net.

Russian Social Forum in St. Petersburg 13th-15th of July
27th of May there was a meeting of the organizational committee of the Russian
Social Forum, which witnessed a number of disagreements among the organizers on
important questions, such as on cooperation with parties and nationalists. The
St. Petersburg part of the organizational committee includes several
coalitions, which include parties and nationalist activists, and many
"leftists" may not imagine their activities outside party coalition. Thus a
compromise decision was made, whereby the Russian Social Forum will take place
without political parties, and the demonstration on July 15th will happen
together with political parties. Nationalist organizations will be excluded
from both the forum and the demonstration, but it is possible that some of them
will show up anyway as individuals. The Russian Social Forum will include at
least sections on housing, energy, health care and civil rights, and one is
free to propose additional themes. One may find more information about Russian
Social Forum from http://ikd.ru/Campaign/RSF

Calendar of events

8th - 12th of July
Libertarian Forum in Moscow

13-15th of July 2006
Russian Social Forum in St. Petersburg. It will take place in Kirov stadium
close to metro station "Krestovskiy Ostrov". In forum there will be an
alternative space.

14th of July 2006 - Global Day of Action
In many cities of the world there will be protests against neo-liberal politics
of the G8. Those who may not come to St. Petersburg, may organize solidarity
actions in their cities and villages.

15th - 17th of July
Summit of G8 in St. Petersburg

15th of July - International Day of Direct Action against Climate Change and the
G8. Rise up against G8 policies, target fossil fuel industries in your community
and bioregion! Visit the website of Reclaim the Commons -- www.rtc.revolt.org --
for the Call to Action in English, Russian, Spanish and other languages.

15th of July
Common demonstration of left and opposition against politics of the G8 in St.
Petersburg. March will end to a square in front of cruiser Aurora.

www.spb8.net
g8-2006.plentyfact.net
ru.indymedia.org
indyvideo.ru
www.avtonom.org
www.nog8.ru
www.svitnetovar.info
shutthemdown.org
www.reclaimthecommons.net
www.rtc.revolt.org

Contacts:
St. Petersburg group of Network Against G8: nag8spb at mail.ru
Accommodation for anti-authoritarians in St. Petersburg: r-17 at admiral.ru,
g0ren at mail.ru, kushiyaan at yandex.ru
Legal group: piter.legal at yahoo.com
Street medics: make_change at riseup.net
Moscow group of Network Against G8 and Libertarian Forum:
moscow_protiv_g8 at riseup.net, +7-906-796-88-29
FrontAIDS: frontaids at yandex.ru

[g8-int at lists.riseup.net]

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Schwerin kann Sicherheit für Bush nicht gewährleisten

Schwerin - Das Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hat bei Bund und Ländern um
Unterstützung für den am 14. Juli geplanten Besuch des US-Präsidenten George W.
Bush in Stralsund gebeten. Das sei übliche Praxis bei solchen Anlässen, da die
Landespolizei allein die Sicherheit nicht gewährleisten könne, sagte eine
Sprecherin des Schweriner Innenministeriums am Donnerstag.
Die mit der SPD regierende Linkspartei forderte die völlige Übernahme der
Sicherheitskosten durch den Bund. Es könne nicht nur um Hilfsangebote gehen,
erklärte die Fraktionsvorsitzende Angelika Gramkow. "Herr Bush kommt
schließlich auf Einladung der Bundeskanzlerin, und hier muß das Prinzip gelten:
Wer die Musik bestellt, der bezahlt."

Das "Hamburger Abendblatt" hatte berichtet, 15 000 Polizisten würden benötigt.
Diese Zahl wollte die Ministeriumssprecherin nicht bestätigen. Der Aufwand
dürfte eher geringer sein, das gelte auch für die angeblich vorsorglich zu
sperrenden 400 Straßenkilometer.
Als zutreffend bezeichnete sie die von der Zeitung genannte breite Palette von
Spezialisten für den Besuchstermin mit Sondereinsatzkommandos,
Hubschrauberbesatzungen, Präzisionsschützen, Tauchern und Hundeführern sowie
Notärzten, Rettungssanitätern und Polizeiseelsorgern.
Von einem im Zusammenhang mit dem Bush-Termin stehenden vierwöchigen Verbot für
Innenstadtgaststätten in Stralsund, ihre Außenplätze zu betreiben, hatte die
Sprecherin keine Kenntnis. Der Sprecher der Stadt Stralsund teilte auf Anfrage
mit, daß kein Verbot bestehe, sondern vorerst lediglich die Nutzungsbewilligung
vom 24. Juni bis 23. Juli nicht erteilt wurde. Der Bush-Besuch und das Volksfest
der Wallensteintage fielen in diese Zeitspanne. Es müsse geprüft werden, welche
Auflagen und Konsequenzen sich daraus für die Gastronomen am Alten Markt
ergeben.
Das genaue Besuchsprogramm des US-Präsidenten ist noch nicht bekannt. Aus
Kreisen der Landesunion hieß es, auf jeden Fall solle vermieden werden, daß die
Stralsunder Innenstadt total gesperrt werde. So etwas könnten die Bürger den
Politikern bei der Landtagswahl im September heimzahlen. DW

Artikel erschienen am Fr, 9. Juni 2006

[http://www.welt.de/data/2006/06/09/907584.html]