Some 225,000 came out for the Make Poverty History [2] march in Edinburgh July 2, on the eve of the G8 summit about to open at the Gleneagles resort outside the city, as Live8 [3] concerts echoing the demand for action against poverty in Africa and elsewhere were held in London's Hyde Park and other venues around the globe. Only one arrest was reported, but many activists complained of being photographed by police, both on the march and at road stops and train stations en route to Edinburgh. Police are also said to be concerned about an "Anarchist Carnival [4]" scheduled for this evening in Edinbugh. (BBC [5], July 2) Anti-war themes were prominent in the Edinburgh march, but another action by the UK's Stop the War Coalition [6] is scheduled for tomorrow, with a blockade of the nearby Faslane Naval base scheduled for Monday the 4th.
See our last post [7] on the G8 protests.
