{"id":203150,"date":"2021-06-14T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1442955"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:56:56","slug":"the-g7-will-always-look-after-themselves-its-time-to-look-to-the-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/06\/14\/the-g7-will-always-look-after-themselves-its-time-to-look-to-the-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"The G7 will always look after themselves. It\u2019s time to look to the resistance."},"content":{"rendered":"
The G7 summit has ended in Cornwall. It is, of course, no surprise that as the world’s richest leaders cosied up together, they achieved absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n
Charities and NGOs are expressing their deep disappointment<\/a> that Johnson, Biden, Merkel and others didn’t deliver on either their plans to vaccinate the world, or to stop the planet from burning. But really, what did we expect? Do we learn nothing, year after year? When will we actually realise that the richest countries won’t ever let go of their wealth, or their grip on power? That their deals mean nothing, and their words are empty?<\/p>\n The G7 summit was protected by more than 6,000 police, and created severe disruption for locals. The skies were filled with terrifying Chinook helicopters and drones, while the red arrows shot through the air to massage the macho egos of the world leaders. Meanwhile, the tranquil Cornish coast was littered with police and military vessels.<\/p>\n While more than 15 million<\/a> people in the country live in poverty, the UK spent more than \u00a370 million<\/a> on policing alone for the three-day summit.<\/p>\n But each time summits are held, whether it’s the G7, G20, NATO or COP, they do unwittingly achieve one thing. And that is the coming together of activists to resist them. It is at protest camps where connections are made, bonds are strengthened, and where we get the courage and will to fight for a world beyond capitalism.<\/p>\n This G7 was no different. From anarchists to XR, activists descended on Cornwall in their droves and occupied three different protest camps for three days of protest. Because of Covid, there weren’t the usual numbers joining us from mainland Europe. But this year, Kashmiri, Palestinian and Tigray communities travelled from all over the UK to make their voices heard, making it possibly the most internationalist resistance we have ever seen in this country. Others spoke about revolutionary resistance in Kurdistan, and the war on Yemen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nInternationalist resistance<\/h5>\n