WDM globe and dragon call for Justice - Put People First: Jobs Justice Climate march for the G20 in London
Put People First: Jobs Justice Climate was the first of several major demonstrations aimed at influencing the G20 meeting of World leaders at the Excel Centre in east London later that week. It was backed by a very wide range of over 150 organisations - trade unions, charities and pressure groups - as well as many other less organised groups and individuals. Police attention very much focused on an 'autonomous' block of around 800 in the centre of the march, which was escorted along the whole length of the from this country and abroad. Over 50,000 took part in the 4 mile march, though rather fewer made the whole distance to the rally at the end. The march got split into several parts, with police urging the front section to move at a fast walking leaving the rest behind. The the gap widened considerably after police took action against a few of the anarchists and they and many marchers behind them staged a sit-down stopping the demonstration at that point for around half an hour. Many apparently gave up as they had no chance of reaching the rally and the weather was deteriorating. Among the highlights of the rally - which took place amid heavy wintry showers - for me were two impassioned addresses from Kumi Naidoo of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, a blisteringly funny performance by Mark Thomas and a hard-hitting speech by environmentalist Tony Juniper. Campaigning author Susan George was another fine speaker, along with a number of trade unionists and justice campaigners from the UK and abroad, and musician Daby Toure gave an exciting performance.
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