The Hands Off Venezuela campaign had a good presence in today’s anti-G8
protests in Edinburgh. A couple of London based supporters joined their
comrades in Edinburgh to inform the protesters about what is happening
in Venezuela. Read the article on the Hands Off Venezuela website.
In the wake of one of the largest demonstrations in the history of
Scotland, Edinburgh hosted one of the biggest political debates in the
country in recent times. Up to 4,500 people spread over five different
venues in the city centre participated in the G8 Alternatives Summit.
Today the Stop the War Coalition called for a demonstration against the
occupation in Iraq following up from yesterday's huge Make Poverty
History march.