Victorian activists prepare g20 defence campaign

Melbourne Indymedia
by Jack Sunday January 07, 2007

Many activists around Melbourne are gearing up for a big campaign in defense of those arrested after the stop g20 protests. A website and bank account for donations have been set up and organisers are asking for activists to form affinity groups to provide support to the victims of police repression and to contribute to a legal defence and political campaign.

Activists from various affinity groups and organisations have been meeting to coordinate the campaign. Publicity in the US is organising to internationalise the campaign and gain the support of activists abroad has been organised by The Anarchist Black Cross. Other international exposure of the defence campaign through the alternative media and solidarity networks is also likely to occur.

The defendants – who are all political activists from Victoria – are expected to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on a single date in late March for brief service. They have been charged with various offences such as riot or similar incidents allegedly committed during the stop g20 protests in November 2006. More arrests are expected.

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