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6.02, Rostock: The First Main Anti-G8 Protest

"In the run-up to the G8 Summit next week, tens of thousands of anti-G8 protesters, with several thousands on the Black Bloc alone, took part in the international demonstration in Rostock on 2 June, 2007. With colourful banners and puppets, protesters of different backgrounds tried to draw attention to the bigger problem of capitalism and the 'empire'. Police was very aggressive and provocative, using batons, water cannons and tear gas, not only against the 'bad protestors' but 'normal' ones as well. Violent confrontations were taking place while, on stage, the concert and speeches were trying to continue. Over 100 people were arrested and many injured on both sides" (indymedia Germany)

Well, it seems that yesterday's initial phase - the mass demonstration in the north-eastern German city Rostock under the motto "Another World is Possible" (*/what a surprise!!^^) - against the coming G8 Summit was a "full success" for nearly everyone, except the anti-G8/anti-capitalist movement (eh, is there any in Germany? I really don't know..)

First of all: the organisers of the demo expected 100,000 demonstrators, but only 50,000 people participated. So, it was not a success, not really..

But for the other side of the barricade it was successful: The permanently provocations by the cops before and during that day - only few hours before 150 anti-fascist demonstrators were arrested in Schwerin (a city also in the north-east of Germnany) - were leading to the expected result: some kind of street battles. Finally the proof that the 100 million Euro for the "security measures" are definitive necessary..

The (mainly) bourgeois media got their pictures/reports about "violent anti-g8 demonstrations"..

And last but not least it was a "giant bussines" for the multi-national companies, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut.. Because "thousands of hungry protestors"..(^^) 

☞ The Rumble in Rostock (Der Spiegel, incl. video)

☞ German City Rocked by Violent Riots 

☞ G-8-Demo in Rostock, pictures (Die Welt, reactionary German daily..)

☞ "Photo Gallery" (incl. f****** Engl. subtitles, Der Spiegel)

For more informations, reports, videos..

☞ Rostock: Tens of thousands protest.. (indymedia Germany)

☞ GipfelSoli Information Group

* Unfortunately(harrharr..) the majority of the demonstrators and of course the organisers of the demo just want a more "human"/"beautiful" capitalism, according to the first speeches of the finishing rally..

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BTW.. 15 years ago the residents (of course not everyone) of Rostock joined (or at least applauded) the racial attacks against migrant workers/refugees in R.-Lichtenhagen