Taking Stock

I wasn’t expecting much from G20.

Before I left Sydney I sat down with myself and discussed the futility of summit protests.  I admitted to myself that I felt ineffectual and embarrassed.  I knew our numbers would be small and I wondered what we could possibly do that would mean anything; that would affect anything.

What I really wanted was to be able to blockade the summit and I knew that wasn’t going to happen.   I couldn’t bear the idea of another "Carnival Against Capitalism".  Another lame spectacle offered as some kind of consolation prize for not being able to do anything else.

…I don’t entirely mean this.  I am fully aware of the beauty of creating alternatives to those structures and processes we seek to depose.   I think street parties are wonderful.  "Really free markets" are lovely.  But it wasn’t how I wanted to protest the first Australian meeting of the top 20 world economic powers.

Fundamentally, I wanted to disrupt it. (more…)

Two more people charged over G20 protests 

From  The Age 

Detectives have arrested two people allegedly connected with violent attacks on police during last month’s G20 demonstrations in Melbourne.

Rosalie Delaney and Dominic Richardson have been charged with riot, affray and various other charges relating to the G20 demonstrations.

Delaney is a 19-year-old woman from Parkville who was also charged with criminal damage.

Richardson is a 24-year-old man from Brunswick who is also charged with conduct endangering person.

The pair were questioned by detectives from Taskforce Salver which was set up to try and identify the protesters who attacked police and damaged a police brawler van.

The taskforce of 20 detectives have used photos and media footage to help trace the demonstrators involved in the November 18 violence near the Grand Hyatt.

Current ( but maybe wrong info)
Akin Sari
Melbourne Assesment Prison
Spencer St West Melbourne
VIC 3003

ph: 03 93214111 ( for the prison)