The Carnival Against Capital was an international day of protest on Friday, 18 June 1999, timed to coincide with the 25th G8 summit in Cologne, Germany. The carnival was inspired by the 1980s Stop the
RTS flyer for J18
The Independent Media Center, better known as Indymedia, was an open publishing network of activist journalist collectives that reported on political and social issues. Following beginnings during the
Carnival Against Capital
…Using then new technology, the protests were reported on the internet by independent media activists from London and Sydney, in a step towards the Indymedia network. In 1983 and 1984, Stop the City demonstrations in London had attempted to blockade the City of London. In planning to contest the 25th G8…
Belgian Indymedia's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
Indymedia collective at Mato Grosso Federal University in Cuiabá, Brazil, hosting a free radio broadcast in 2004
Graffiti in Bristol, United Kingdom, advertising the local chapter of Indymedia with the slogan "Read it, write it, your site, your news"
Temporary IMC in Edinburgh covering protests at the 2005 G8 summit