Starhawk at the G8
The Scottish Herald reports on the upcoming G8 meetings and protests and gives a little press to Starhawk.
“Starhawk, a veteran campaigner who cut her protesting teeth during the Vietnam war, had travelled from San Francisco to set up camp on the site, which lies in the path of the proposed motorway expansion between Eglinton Street and Pollokshaws Road. The 54-year-old, who also protested at economic summits in Genoa and Seattle in recent years, said: ‘The M74 is a local example of the kind of policy pursued and promoted by the G8 leaders. ‘The M74 presents the same issues locally that the G8 raises internationally in terms of small people being pushed aside for big business. ‘We came here to get involved with the community and protest at what is happening. It is wonderful to see so many people getting excited about this project.’”
Starhawk is also keeping a diary of her experiences at the G8. A snippet from her June 14th entry:
“As the afternoon wore on, the sun came out, and more people joined in. The bike ride arrived at 2 pm, with the JAM74 group who are organizing to stop the motorway scheduled to go through this vacant lot. A reporter from a local paper came out, and a local artist arrived to lead a mosaic workshop. Two young women built an herb spiral out of ?urbanite??broken up concrete. We filled tires with gravel and planted a few with ornamentals. We made a small vegetable garden in a big tub. A group of energetic men, joined by some of the neighborhood boys, attacked the high bank around the site with pickaxes and spades, and made a flat entranceway. Other neighbors came by to plant things or just to see what was going on. The mood got brighter and brighter as the sun poked out of the clouds, then scurried back in periodically to let a few bursts of showers rain down. The garden grew”
No doubt more coverage to come.
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