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G8 History and In-Depth Reports
* Bringing Home the G8: A 52 page Corporate Watch report
* What is the G8 (pdf): from Dissent!
* People and Planet G8 Briefing (pdf)
* The G8: A Study in Power (or why people should protest)

Environment and Climate Change
* The G8 Way to Climate Chaos: Facts about the G8 governments (PDF)
* Beyond the G8 - Capitalism and Climate Change: An analysis of the interconnections and why we cannot leave solutions to world leaders.
* Climate Chaos And The G8
* Africa Pays Price of G8 Climate Blindspot
* Beyond Oil: The oil curse and solutions for an oil-free future (pdf)
* Climate Fraud and Carbon Colonialism: The New Trade in Greenhouse Gases
* The Sky is not the Limit - Critique of the emerging market in greenhouse gases (pdf)
* Rising Tide Coalition for Climate Justice Political Statement
* Stop Exxon - Global Warming page
* Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: G8, climate change and free-market environmentalism (pdf)

Arms Trade and Anti-Militarism
* The G8 Arms Dealers to the World (pdf): A report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade
* Anti-Militarism and the G8: Links between militarism and the G8 colonial policies.

Market and Corporate Free Trade
* Hydrating the G8: Water Exploitation from UK to Brazil by Corporate Watch
* Directing destiny: An article first published at The Guardian arguing that giving more power to the G8 nations will not eradicate poverty, but autonomous grassroots alternatives to capitalism will.
* The Corporate Assault on Africa aka The Africa Action Plan: By Corporate Watch.

Borders and Migration
* Borders at the G8: An IndyMedia feature discussing the borders policies of the G8 countries.

G8 Audio Materials for Download
* Why Close the G8?: Audio from the film made by Camcorder Guerrillas from Glasgow.

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Reclaim the Commons Statements of Unity

by rtc
The Commons are the universal heritage of people and all living things. They are everything needed to support healthy life on earth: air, water, food, shelter, health care, energy sources and our genes. They are what is needed to sustain culture: our multicultural heritages, education, information and the means to disseminate it, essential human services, public spaces, and political space. They are equally the land, its forests, the oceans, and all ecosystems. In sum, the Commons are everything that we inherit jointly and freely, and hold in trust for future generations.

We are currently witnessing a massive theft of the global Commons, which are being turned into commodities by those who seek profit for the few at great cost to the many. We oppose this wholeheartedly and choose to envision a better world for all life on this planet. We choose a world that is truly democratic, just, and sustainable; a world where every person's basic needs are met, where wealth is equitably distributed, where racial, economic and gender justice prevail, where indigenous cultures are cherished, and where restitution is made to the exploited. We work toward a society based on thriving, regional economies that are ecologically and economically sustainable, in which control of the Commons is returned to public stewardship.

We call for an end to all privatization and destruction of the Commons, an end to the use of biotechnology to further concentrate ownership and control over food sources and health services, and an end to corporate control at all levels of government- from national and international military and trade policies to the domestic agenda that institutionalizes racism, sexism and poverty.

We call for true democracy, for all people to have a voice in the decisions that affect them, for complete transparency in all decision-making processes, and for every person¹s human rights to be honored and protected.

We, the undersigned, invite all those who value the quality of their own lives and those of future generations to join us in reclaiming the Commons for the benefit of all.


BioDemocracy 2005 Statement of Unity

Francais ~ Deutsch

Our survival, well-being, common heritage and democracy are currently under attack by the biotechnology industry. Without the knowledge or consent of the public, biotech corporations and government collaborators are making sweeping decisions about the future of life and human society on earth. We, a coalition of diverse groups and individuals, call for democratic participation in all such decisions, and for an immediate halt to the use of biotechnologies that threaten and harm the natural world, human health, and our prospects for a sustainable future.

We seek an end to the use and open-field testing of genetically engineered plants and animals because of their potential to disrupt natural ecosystems, harm human health and contaminate the world's diverse seed supplies.

We seek to transform a food system that is dominated by corporate profit margins into one that is democratic, sustainable and provides nutrition and sustenance for everyone.

We call for a healthcare system that focuses on providing healthcare to all people, rather than producing large profits for a few corporations. Funding should be restored to non-genetic medical research and withdrawn from manipulative marketing schemes and research into exotic or redundant treatments. We call for a moratorium on genetically engineered bio-pharming for the production of medicine, as well as the experimental genetic engineering of humans, misleadingly promoted as "gene therapy.”

We demand that the precautionary principle be applied to biotech medicines and treatments, to genetic engineering and to all other biotechnologies. Whenever a technological process or product raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken, even if cause-and-effect relationships are not yet established by science.

We believe that agricultural and medical research must be conducted with the highest level of scientific integrity and honesty. Full disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest is necessary, to guard against misleading research supported by corporations that stand to gain from particular results. We call for a stop to the revolving door between industry representatives and government regulators that has led to the inappropriate approval of numerous biotech products. We oppose the patenting of human, animal and plant genetic information.

We demand a halt to the development, production and proliferation of biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction by the US government, US corporations and all others. "Defensive" biological weapons programs nearly always have offensive applications. US development and testing of genetically engineered anthrax, germ weapons factories, and germ warfare bombs clearly violate international treaties restricting biological weapons. We call for a moratorium on all such bioweapons research, and on the actual use of chemical and biological weapons by the US as an agent of war in Iraq, Colombia and elsewhere. We demand reparations for civilian victims of past US chemical attacks in Vietnam, Iraq, Colombia and other countries, and for criminal sanctions against the government officials and corporations who authorized and carried out those attacks.

We support the farmers, farm workers, gardeners, scientists and indigenous people who are practicing and working toward sustainable and ecological systems of agriculture. We support those who work for an equitable healthcare system and to provide healthcare to people who presently cannot afford it. We support the global movement for peace, and all honest efforts to eliminate weapons of mass destruction, including biological weapons. We envision and work for a world where everyone’s basic needs are met, where wealth is equitably distributed, where racial, economic and gender justice prevail, where indigenous cultures are cherished, where restitution is made to the exploited, and natural ecosystems are fully protected. We recognize, celebrate and fight for biodiversity and diversity of cultures and knowledge. We call for true democracy, where all people participate in the decisions that affect them, and where human rights are honored everywhere on earth.

(Summary) We demand:

A moratorium on the use of genetically engineered plants and animals.

A halt to the production, testing and use of biological and chemical weapons.

The application of the precautionary principle to biotechnology.

An end to the patenting of life.

We call for:

A healthcare system that provides for everyone.

A sustainable and just food system that provides good, affordable food to all people.

Scientific integrity in agricultural and medical research.

We support and celebrate:

The complex, diverse and wondrous ecosystems of our planet that make life possible, as well as the gardeners, farmers, farm workers, scientists, healthcare workers, activists and indigenous people who are working for a just, democratic and sustainable future.

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