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Storm the Banks

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Environmental "Climate Rush" activists gather outside RBS (Royal Bank  
of Scotland) to protest the pension pay out to Fred (the shred)  
Goodwin,[/en/2009/03/423455.html] former RBS Chief Executive, and the  
banks continuing role in funding climate criminal industries such as  
coal, gas and oil. RBS posted the largest losses in British corporate  
history when the company announced that it had lost £24.1 billion in  
2008. The bank has had billions of pounds in taxpayers' money pumped  
into it, either to buy-up largely worthless RBS stock or to guarantee  
its "toxic assets". The UK tax payer now owns at least 70% of RBS,  
though the bank continues to operate as a private company. In the  
largest bail-out to date, the government has agreed to inject a  
further £13 billion into RBS, on top of the £20 billion already given,  
and to make a further £6 billion available.

On the same day as the Climate Rush demo, the Bank of England reduced  
the base interest rate to 0.5% and announced the printing of £100  
billion pounds of new cash to inject into the stalled economy. Next  
month, the G20 leaders (G22 to be more precise) will arrive in London  
to discuss further ways to get the poor to bail out the rich. Various  
groups are mobilizing to protest against the summit. The Camp for  
Climate Action has announced it will be exposing how the same  
discredited market systems that brought about the financial crisis are  
being sold as a solution to the threat of runaway climate change in  
the shape of carbon trading. They plan to set up camp in the city  
close the the Carbon Trading Exchange near Bishopsgate.

The G20 Meltdown group say their going to reclaim the City, 'thrusting  
into the very belly of the beast', with a four pronged assault on the  
Bank of England at noon on 1st April. The website of the newly formed  
group says, "Capitalism has been heating up our world for years,  
melting the icecaps, burning up the rainforests, pushing the planet to  
tipping point. Now we're going to put the heat on them. At the London  
Summit , the G20 ministers are trying to get away with the biggest  
April Fools trick of all time. Their tax-dodging, bonus-guzzling,  
pension-pinching, unregulated free market world's in meltdown, and  
those fools think we're going to bail them out. They've gotta be  
joking!"

On the 2nd of April many groups with be making their way to the Excel  
centre in Docklands where the summit takes place. Nearby there will be  
a convergence centre and counter summit taking place.


Climate Rush to target RBS on 5 March
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423247.html
March of the Corporate Undead, Oxford St
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/02/423133.html
We Are An Image From The Future
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423443.html
Bristol Dissent g20 Call Out
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423381.html
Ex-boss of failed RBS bank awarded £25 million pension
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423455.html
The Arrogance of Capitalism
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423230.html
Environmental silver lining in economic crisis as energy demand plummets
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423403.html,
Reminder: Bash a Billionaire TONIGHT 7pm Park Lane
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423382.html
Doubt of global financial crisis?
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423371.html
New Course - Origins of the Credit Crunch, Newcastle, March 11th 2009
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423346.html
Summer of rage? It's a figment of febrile imaginations
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423345.html
Demand for energy falling as recession deepens
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423342.html
Climate Crimes Delayed
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423283.html

[Some stuff for the body....]

By creating a brain-bending system of carbon pollution licenses,  
fossil fuel companies and trading firms have found a way to keep on  
churning out global warming gases and to reap huge windfall profits at  
the same time. Meanwhile, the UK government is justifying a third  
runway at Heathrow and a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth by  
saying that these new “carbon trading” schemes will magically make all  
their emissions vanish.<br><br>They are handing control of our climate  
over to the same people and systems that caused the financial  
collapse. All the workable and fair alternatives aren't getting a look- 
in.

The Camp For Climate Action says we need to stop this foolishness.  
They've camped against the Heathrow runway, camped against the  
Kingsnorth coal power station. Now they plan to camp against the over- 
arching problem: absolute faith in unfettered markets and endless  
economic growth. On April 1st the G20 leaders arrive in London. At a  
time of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is  
emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage  
consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this  
mess - just the things that will make the climate crisis worse.

"Don’t let them get away with it: join our camp in the Square Mile!  
Meet at 1pm, April 1st, at the European Carbon Exchange, Hasilwood  
House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW. Bring a pop-up tent, sleeping bag,  
wind turbine, mobile cinema, action plans and ideas...let’s imagine  
another world. Don't let the financial and fossil fools make the  
rules!" - http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20


The G20 Meltdown has called apon the the Four Horsemen of the  
Apocalypse to lead their assault on the Bank Of England. Their  
carnival parades start at  11 a.m. from the rail stations:
Moorgate Red horse against War
Liverpool St Green horse against Climate chaos
London Bridge Silver horse against Financial crimes
Cannon Street Black horse against land enclosures and borders in  
honour of the 360th full circle anniversary of the Diggers

"Lost your home? Lost your job? Lost your pension? This party is for  
you!" - http://www.g-20meltdown.org/