You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion: The Truth Behind the Genoa Protests
You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion: The Truth Behind the Genoa Protests
Vision | March 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1904132138 | 288 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB
Vision | March 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1904132138 | 288 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB
An insider's account of the events of the Genoa G8 protests. Isolates the key protest issues of the rally Describes in detail what really happened in July 2001 Analyses the widespread misreporting and media hysteria The G8 meeting in Genoa in July 2001 resulted in the biggest anti-globalisation demonstrations so far and saw the murder of an activist. You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion is the riveting truth about the protests, written by one of the organisers who was also a public spokesman. Besides giving his first hand account of the daily events, Jonathan Neale provides a devastating critique of global corporations and explains exactly why the protesters travelled from all over the globe to make their point to the world's most powerful nations: Third World debt; Climate change; Nuclear Weapons; Privatisation of utilities; Drug company profiteering; This passionate account fully conveys the protesters' rationale as well as the feel and smell of the protests.