Gleneagles G8 Summit
G8: Meeting to defend capitalism at Gleneagles
In business to spread poverty
Manny Thain, Socialist Party, Edinburgh, Friday 8 July 2005
G8: Alternative Summit leaders fail to show a way forward
The Make Poverty History demo over, the leaders of the counter summit organised a series of meetings and rallies to put forward strategy for the movement.
Manny Thain, Socialist Party, Edinburgh, Tuesday 5 July 2005
G8: Fighting poverty worldwide – interviews at the demonstrations
"The massive protests we saw show that people really do want poverty to end and have an eagerness for another world.
Titi Salaam of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), CWI Nigeria, spoke to Leah Jones, Tuesday 5 July 2005
G8: Millions demand an end to poverty
Concerts and protests show wish the huge to end poverty but the Live 8 organisers are unable to show a way forward on this issue
Tony Saunois, Secretary of the CWI, Edinburgh, Monday 4 July 2005
G8: CWI rallies for socialism at meeting filled to overflowing
It was impossible not to be moved by the CWI rally on Saturday after the main demo. I heard the comment, "That was fantastic" again and again afterwards.
Paula Mitchell, Socialist Party, Edinburgh, Monday 4 July 2005
G8: To make poverty history make socialism our future
CWI leaflet for G8 demonstration in PDF format
socialistworld.net, Monday 4 July 2005
G8: Massive protest against summit.
Biggest political demo ever in Scotland.
Kristof Verslype, LSP/MAS, Scotland, Sunday 3 July 2005
g8: Is the threat of a nuclear war growing?
During the 1962 Cuban missile crisis the world stood on the brink of nuclear war, as representatives of two super powers, the USA and the Soviet Union, carried on their 'Cold War' brinkmanship.
Harvey Duke, International Socialists, Dundee, Saturday 2 July 2005
g8: The struggle for socialism in Scotland
The experience of eight years of a pro-capitalist, pro-war New Labour government has graphically illustrated that Blair and Co are a party of big business.
Sinead Daly, International Socialists, Scotland, Saturday 2 July 2005
g8: G8 can't save the planet
The discussions on climate change at the G8 summit in Gleneagles seem doomed before they have even started.
Ken Douglas, Socialist Party, England and Wales, Friday 1 July 2005
Nigeria: Resisting neo-liberal attacks - fighting for a socialist alternative
Africa pays $15b a year to service its debt and receives $13b as aid with strings attached.
Demo, Democratic Socialist Movement, Lagos, Thursday 30 June 2005
Asia - tsunami disaster: Sri Lanka - The struggle for survival and justice goes on
The people in Sri Lanka who lost everything in the tsunami disaster of 26 December are still left with nothing.
Siritunga Jayasuriya, Secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI, Sri Lanka), Thursday 30 June 2005
g8: Make poverty history - fight for a socialist plan
More than 20,000 people die each day in the neo-colonial world because of "extreme poverty".
Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, Wednesday 29 June 2005
g8 summit: Privatising the rain
There are currently more than 2 billion of the world’s poorest people who have no access to clean water or sanitation.
Philip Stott, International Socialists (CWI Scotland), Dundee, Wednesday 15 June 2005
G8: Time is running out to save the planet
The world over there is a scientific consensus that global warming is a real and worsening problem.
Duncan Light, International Socialists, Scotland, Monday 13 June 2005
G8 summit: Make capitalism history - make socialism our future!
Text of a cwi leaflet
socialistworld.net, Sunday 17 April 2005
Africa: A continent enslaved by poverty
Minor debt relief will not end poverty for millions
Philip Stott, International Socialists, Scotland, Monday 4 April 2005
Scotland: G8 summit
Make capitalism history
Nick Parker, Scotland, International Socialists, Tuesday 29 March 2005
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