1945 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Formation of G7 1976

Formation ofG10 1961

Formation ofWTO 1994

World EconomicCrash 1987

FTAA signed2004

NAFTA signed1994 World energy

Crises 1979

Bretton Woods(GATT, WB, IMF) 1944

End of goldStandard 1971

Vietnam War 1965-1975

Formation of G8 1998

Formation of G20 1999

Cuban MissileCrisis 1962

EVENTS IN WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1944

World energy crises1973

End of SovietBloc 1991

Bandung Conference1955

Our shared goal is to help combat the Our shared goal is to help combat the harmful effects on development when harmful effects on development when national resources and revenues are national resources and revenues are misused.misused.Chairs report from South Sea Island Chairs report from South Sea Island Summit. 2004Summit. 2004

We just completed a very successful We just completed a very successful summit. The nations of the G8 are united summit. The nations of the G8 are united in our desire to help bring stability and in our desire to help bring stability and democracy to Iraq.democracy to Iraq.George W. Bush after the South Sea George W. Bush after the South Sea Island SummitIsland Summit

Finally, we moved forward on our Finally, we moved forward on our common efforts to make the world not common efforts to make the world not only safer, but better. We launched a only safer, but better. We launched a new effort to train and equip 75 000 new effort to train and equip 75 000 peacekeepers over the next five years to peacekeepers over the next five years to help bring stability and security to help bring stability and security to troubled regions, with an initial focus on troubled regions, with an initial focus on the continent of Africa.the continent of Africa.George W. Bush after the South Sea George W. Bush after the South Sea Island SummitIsland Summit

It is morally right that we extend It is morally right that we extend democracy, cut poverty, remove the democracy, cut poverty, remove the causes of conflict and instability and causes of conflict and instability and bring the hope of advancement to all bring the hope of advancement to all nationsnationsTony Blair speech on G8, Sep 2004 Tony Blair speech on G8, Sep 2004

US managed to persuade the rest of the US managed to persuade the rest of the countries to support the war in Iraq. countries to support the war in Iraq. After a year of escalating violence, After a year of escalating violence, stability and democracy in Iraq are as far stability and democracy in Iraq are as far away as ever. Meanwhile, corporations away as ever. Meanwhile, corporations such as Haliburton, continue to profit such as Haliburton, continue to profit from lucrative reconstruction contracts.from lucrative reconstruction contracts.

Lipservice to morality and justice masks Lipservice to morality and justice masks the hegemonic politics of war, control the hegemonic politics of war, control and big business.and big business.

From the perspective of the G8 From the perspective of the G8 countries, harmful effects on countries, harmful effects on development are harmful on their development are harmful on their business interests and investments. business interests and investments. Their goal is to ensure that national Their goal is to ensure that national resources are used in a way that is resources are used in a way that is favorable to them. favorable to them.

The G8 identified Africa as the region The G8 identified Africa as the region with great development potential. Africa with great development potential. Africa has a wealth of exploitable natural has a wealth of exploitable natural resources and potentially huge market resources and potentially huge market for consumer items. The instability of for consumer items. The instability of the region needs to be underpinned by the region needs to be underpinned by force. force.

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Can international Can international agreements like agreements like Kyoto solve climate Kyoto solve climate change?change?

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Is nuclear energy the Is nuclear energy the only viable way to only viable way to tackle climate tackle climate change?change?

Aid and debtAid and debt

Can doubling world Can doubling world aid and cancelling aid and cancelling debt make poverty debt make poverty history?history?

Aid and debtAid and debt

Is it desirable that the Is it desirable that the global south develops global south develops to the level of the to the level of the global north?global north?

Climate ChangeClimate Change Failure of international processesFailure of international processes

Kyoto, carbon trading and carbon commoditiesKyoto, carbon trading and carbon commodities Market based solutions to market based problemsMarket based solutions to market based problems

Gov commitment to tackling climate changeGov commitment to tackling climate change Nuclear lobby in the Labour GovNuclear lobby in the Labour Gov Road, house and airport buildingRoad, house and airport building

G8 summit: global agreement on science and G8 summit: global agreement on science and actionaction Market based, nuclear basedMarket based, nuclear based Outside UN and international agreementsOutside UN and international agreements

Science and spin at the summitScience and spin at the summit G8: A green summit?G8: A green summit? Managing the factsManaging the facts

Debt and AfricaDebt and Africa

Initiative: International Financial FacilityInitiative: International Financial Facility Double aidDouble aid 100% multilateral debt relief100% multilateral debt relief Completion of Doha roundCompletion of Doha round Boost for AIDS researchBoost for AIDS research

Initiative: Commission for AfricaInitiative: Commission for Africa 17 Commissioners17 Commissioners Business-led prioritiesBusiness-led priorities

Really making poverty history?Really making poverty history? Band Aid 20: displacing attentionBand Aid 20: displacing attention

1945 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Cuban Revolution1956

Poll TaxRiots 1990

Battle ofSeattle 1999

June 18th

London 1999

G8 DemosBirmingham 1998

1st Reclaim theStreets 1994

Battle of TwyfordDown, 1992

Battle of BeanfieldUK 1992

Anti G8 protestsGenoa 2001

Prague anti WTOprotests 2001

1st World SocialForum 2001 Battle of Orgreave

UK 1984

Zapatista Uprising1994

Handsworth, Brixton, Toxteth Riots, UK 1985

Worldwide studentunrest 1968

Allende OverthrownChile, 1973

Sandanistas in power, Nicaragua 1979-1990

Solidarity Trade Union, Poland 1980

Nelson MandelaReleased 1990

Popular uprisingArgentina 2001

IndymediaEst 1999

Gleneagles2005???

Anti WTO demosCancun 2003

Anti WTO protestsBerlin 1988