Thousands of anti-globalization activists took to the streets and waterways of Hamburg, Germany Sunday ahead of this week’s G20 summit.
Police said at least 10,000 demonstrators marched peacefully in the rain in a prelude to the July 7-8 meeting, where 21,000 police with dogs, horses and helicopters from across Germany will attempt to protect the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies. Trump, Erdogan, Putin, Merkel, the Saudis, and over 100,000 protesters are also expected.
Sunday’s action was the first of 30 registered demonstrations this week. Many in the crowd carried banners reading: “Fight poverty,” “Leave the Oil in the Soil,” “Stop coal,” and “Planet earth first”.
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Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance. They are held in locations that are easily shielded from demonstrators. And policy differences are papered over by envoys behind closed doors well ahead of time. But the G20 meeting in Hamburg next week will be different. Host German Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken a high-risk gamble by choosing to hold the summit in the centre of the northern port city, partly to show the world that big protests are tolerated in a healthy democracy. This has created a huge challenge for police.
Here’s the protest schedule in Hamburg this week:
- Wednesday-Thursday
July 5th-6, 2017 - Friday, July 7th
- Saturday, July 8th
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