Further to my earlier post, I've now found out about this even wider coalition gathering on the Saturday before the G20 meeting in London:
Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate ahead of the London G20 Summit
They say: "Even before the banking collapse, the world suffered poverty, inequality and the threat of climate chaos. The world has followed a financial model that has created an economy fuelled by ever-increasing debt, both financial and environmental. Our future depends on creating an economy based on fair distribution of wealth, decent jobs for all and a low carbon future."
And similarly, they're hoping to have regional events around the country to get people mobilised for the march itself.
I don't imagine Superintendent David Hartshorn had this particular event in mind when anticipating a 'summer of rage' , but it does feel as though something significant may be in the offing. Is the current state of economic chaos going to make the governments and their leaders more able to hear the depth and breadth of the passion rather than be made deaf and fearful by such news stories?
