Permanent Revolution

Jay on Sun 13, December 2009 @ 09:57

Jay — 2009-12-13 09:57:34

"They were angry that yesterday the EU pledged to provide $10.6bn to help developing countries in Africa, island states and other poor countries vulnerable to climate change"

I am not surprised, Man City have more than this in their transfer kitty!

Helen on Sun 13, December 2009 @ 09:58

Helen — 2009-12-13 09:58:13

Reports from AFP last night say police made 968 arrests on the demonstration yesterday. It is not clear if they have all been released, and we know the Danish police have draconian powers to detail people. The big NGOs and celebrities who called the march need to come out and attack the police and the Danish government for this intimidation of the movement. Solidarity with all those arrested on the demo.

Wladek Flakin on Sun 13, December 2009 @ 13:13

Wladek Flakin — 2009-12-13 13:13:40

Thanks for all your reports, Helen.

Was their a big explicitly anticapitalist presence at the demonstration?

Helen on Sun 13, December 2009 @ 13:37

Helen — 2009-12-13 13:37:59

Yes there was a significant minority anti-cap element that included the left and the anarchos, but hard to see how big it was. I think it was Danish, some Swedish, Belgian, French and German. I found it a bit odd that there wasn't more "agitation" for anti-cap positions as there would have been if it has been a UK demo (with leaflets etc). But certainly all the old anti-cap slogans got taken up by large numbers every so often.