Le réveil est brutal. Si les violences d'hier ont, certes, laissé des traces en ville elles en ont surtout laissées dans le coeur des gens. Si tous s'accordent pour condamner l'attitude des tuniques noires, un avis largement diffus sur la mauvaise attitude de la police plane. La police a provoqué et cherché l'affrontement. Cela semble un peu dur à croire et pourtant, pour avoir été prise au milieu du chaos en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire, je dois admettre que depuis hier je n'ai qu'une seule question en tête :“Pourquoi les forces de l'ordre n'ont pas 

J'ai rencontré un de ces tuniques noires : „C'est la haine du capitalisme et la haine de la police qui nous motive !“ Je lui fais remarquer que les manifestants, hier, étaient également là pour dénoncer ce même capitalisme. Alors pourquoi avoir détruit leur message ? Et après réflexion de me répondre : „Parce que c'est avant tout : Fuck the police !“. Ah? Logique...  

It already started, but it will last still a marathon-like 24 hours non-stop, in which you can listen to a live broadcast from Rostock, by neuroTransmitter (New York based Valerie Tevere and Angel Nevarez) and Tirdad Zolghadr, and Anton Vidokle. You can access the G8:24HRS here.

It's not only what you say but who is listening as you say it,

is this project’s motto, one inspiring in the way it puts emphasis back on the listener, gives power back to the subject, in this case, the one who constitutes an audience. After 

When the melees broke out, the first thing I felt was panic. Hundreds of people started running towards us, dividing randomly according to an internal sense of safety. Some ran towards the harbor and the row of port-a-johns, others towards the city and away from a demonstration that had obviously gotten completely out of control. My demonstration partner, Jefe, was experienced in this sort of thing. “Keep calm,” he said to the frightened masses running towards us. “Stop running, link arms. Nothing’s happening. Everything’s fine.” As far as I could tell, nothing was as it should be. Police officers, those 

“We’re now facing one of the greatest threats in human history. 'Climate change' is a lousy phrase to describe it. What’s happening now is a catastrophic destabilization of global climate.” - Phil Thornhill, Global Climate Campaign

Their message sounded all too familiar. The speakers at the Global Climate Forum in Rostock wanted to remind us and the G8 leaders that we must all act now to prevent global warming. Then again, climate campaigners don’t have any other choice but to sound a little repetitive: even though it’s now proven that 

Having arrived in Rostock today, early morning of a lazy Sunday, it is hard to believe that just yesterday these streets were the set for all that confrontation and violence. The streets are empty, most shops are closed, and no burned trash bin in sight. But the “polizei” van in every corner, and the occasional broken glass in the sidewalks, makes one doubts one’s doubts. In fact, a lot is happening behind this apparent stillness. A quick look at the week’s official 

Kinder und Politik? Heute war ich wieder in der Gegend des Convergence Centers (Blog 31.05.) unterwegs und bin dabei auf einige politisch gut informierte, wenn womöglich auch nicht daran interessierte, Kinder gestossen. So traff ich z.B. den elfjährigen Ralf, der mir erzählte, dass nun die Schule ab Montag, nächste Woche geschlossen bleiben soll. Seine Meinung dazu hatte mich allerdings ein wenig verwundert. Er hatte zwar weniger ein Problem damit, dass schulfrei ist, jedoch beunruhigte ihn der Grund für die nahenden Ferien. "Ich finde, das alles nicht gut. Die ganze Zeit fährt überall die Polizei herum. Das kostet doch alles Geld",