[Pressrelease] G8 summit: Third protest-bycicle-caravan starts today in Gent/Belgium

[Presswork G8 2007 (english)]

Pressrelease of the bycicle-caravan info-office in Rostock, Germany: 

G8 summit: third protest bycicle caravan starts today in Gent/Belgium 

With the slogan “wheels for change- ensure capitalism becomes history” 
the western bycicle caravan starts as the third of the 5 caravans agasist 
the g8-summit in Heiligendamm/Germany today its actions with a critical 
mass[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass] through the city of 
gent/belgium.
“We count on starting with around 20 people, but we expect that much more 
people will join!” Sida Singer said “Together we want to set a signal 
against neoliberalism, exploitation, racism, pollution and everybody who 
shares our ideas is welcome. We want to raise awareness among the people and 
let them dream about a livable future for every human in this world, and 
this is worth fighting for.” 

During their follwing tour of around 1300 kilometers the activists coming 
from different countries will take part in bicycle demonstrations 
“critical masses”, theatres and other political actions.
On the route through cities like Antwerpen, Nijmegen, Gronau/Ahaus, 
Muenster, Hamburg and Gorleben they will deal with subjects related to the 
meeting of the G8. These are for instace the racist migrationpolitics of 
fortress europe, genetic manipulation and exploitation of the earth, and the 
involvement of the G8 in wars all over the world, for instance in 
Afghanistan or Iraq. 

The events and actions are prepared by supporters hosting the caravan at 
different stations.“We want to use our time together for exchange and to 
build networks with various local groups from different backgrounds” Paula 
Farin explains.
The cyclists do not want to take part in the whole neoliberal circus and the 
division of people along racist and economic criteria. They consider the 
caravan as a place for experiments where they can realize their ideas and 
ideals (even if only temporarily). The aim is to create a non-hierarchical 
structure during the ride, allowing people to learn and act in a 
self-organised manner. The caravan wants to make it possible for all people 
to participate, regardless of money, bicycle, physical condition or papers. 

Local Kontakt
karavaan07 at yahoo.co.uk 

bycicle caravan info-office Rostock, Knut Rassmussenstr. 8, 18106 Rostock, 
Tel: 0049-179-6268785