From June 6th to 8th the "representatives" of eight of the most powerful states from the global north are planning to meet in Heiligendamm near Rostock in Germany. Without any legitimacy to decide about global politics they will coordinate their decisions and therefore stand for the continuation of the state of the world -- which for the majority means hunger, misery, war, and exclusion.

Despite police repression and political propaganda, the summit will face one of the biggest mobilizations ever to shut down the G8.

The "hot phase" of the protest started at the ASEM summit in Hamburg last weekend .

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