Three days of protest are promised for G7 leaders in Cornwall

A GROUP calling itself Resist G7 Coalition is calling for three days of action in protest at the G7 Summit in Cornwall.

The group wants to hold a climate day of action on Friday, June 11 – the first day of the Summit – followed by an international day of action on Saturday, June 12 and a special G7 Cornwall Kill the Bill protest on Sunday, June 13 as a “day of action against repression”. Organisers are also calling for protesters to boycott the sites allocated for demonstrations by police.

RG7 says it will be providing Covid-secure camping accommodation from Wednesday, June 9 for people coming to protest from outside Cornwall.

A spokesperson for RG7 said: “We’re getting excited about welcoming people to Cornwall to protest the G7. But this isn’t about opposing one summit. It’s about building on and creating a legacy, of showing what’s possible when diverse groups come together and start organising the world we want to see.

“We believe in a world where we put people and planet before profit, where justice means justice on a global scale, where wealth is shared equally and not pocketed by the 1%. Our world should not be a play thing for the rich. It belongs to all of us.”

A spokesperson from Kill the Bill Cornwall added: “The G7 is a meeting of the world’s most powerful political leaders.

“These leaders govern the richest countries in the world and the G7 exists to keep it that way.”