APEC Media Roundup: PROTESTS – September 5, 2007

Links to coverage of the APEC 2007 protests in Sydney this week from media around the Pacific rim.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Demonstrators to rally during court protest decision
A police bid to ban anti-APEC protesters from Martin Place on Saturday resumes in a Sydney court this hour. LINK

Police to target student protesters
Alexandra Smith and Jordan Baker

POLICE will be roaming trains, buses and the central business district as part of a crackdown on students who skip school to take part in a planned Asia-Pacific Economic Co-oporation protest, the Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has warned students. LINK

The Australian

Activists gather for APEC court challenge

ABOUT 30 activists have gathered outside the NSW Supreme Court ahead of a challenge to the planned route of the weekend's APEC protest march. LINK

Inymedia Sydney

Online Petition sites join to Demand Climate Targets from APEC

Online social justice petition sites Get up! and Avaaz have launched a joint campaign demanding Real climate targets from leaders attending the APEC 2007 forum in Sydney this week. The sites have set a task of 100,000 online signatures on a petition to be presented to APEC leaders.LINK

APEC Climate Protest Disrupts Coal Terminal

Climate Protestors have struck again causing workers to take a break for a couple of hours at the Carrington Coal loading Terminal in Newcastle, the world's largest coal port. People for Climate Action Now carried out the action to protest the lack of action on climate change by world leaders gathered at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in Sydney. Carrington coal terminal was targeted because it is one of the world's largest coal ports.LINK

Stop Bush 2007

APEC protest reason to stay

People should stay in Sydney for APEC protests, activists said today. Premier Iemma has said people should leave Sydney for APEC but anti-war protesters and climate change activists are planning large protests targeting George Bush and John Howard. LINK

Walk Out to Stop Bush

5 Easy Steps to Organising Against George Bush in Your School

Find Others who are opposed to George Bush on your school. You can do this simply by talking to people, and maybe advertising a meeting about student opposition to George Bush; there might also be a number of teachers who will be supportive or sympathetic, who can be a big help. Get names and e-mail addresses down on a contact list. Polls show that the majority of people are against the war in Iraq and want action to be taken against climate change, and this should be reflected in high schools – the difficult part will be convincing these people to be active around these issues and taking part in the protest. LINK

Green Left

‘Lock up war criminals, not protesters’

Sydney is to be shut down in the lead-up to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from September 2. US warmonger-in-chief George Bush will be attending amid an unprecedented amount of money and effort being spent on security. LINK

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