The latest G8 summit took place at a plush mountaintop hotel on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, where 21,000 police were mobilized. em>Walden Bello spoke to Democracy Now about the declarations of the summit and the attempts to keep activists at bay

Walden Bello outlines the development of the G7 and G8 in his speech at the opening plenary of the People’s Summit in Hokkaido, Japan.

Nick Beams reports on the lack of co-ordinated policies from the world’s major national governments at the G8 summit

In an outrageous story of greed, lust and structural adjustment, SchNews charts the steady decline of the G8 cartel

Rapidly rising food prices have caused massive unrest in developing nations. Bill Van Auken discusses how rich nations now fear a revolution from the world’s poor majority.

From 6-8 June 2007, for over 44 hours, every road into and out of the enormous ‘Red Zone’ surrounding the 2007 G8 summit in Heiligendamm was blockaded. According to the Financial Times on the opening day, the blockades had ‘tipped the G8 summit into logistical chaos’. The mobilisation to Heiligendamm was the return of the alter-globalisation movement. Ben Trott analyses how the event turned out to be such a success? What are its implications? And what next?

How, asks Mark Steel, does anyone get to see the world from the point of view of the Pentagon? Who would look around a world in which 5,000 children a day die for lack of clean water and decide that the Saudi royal family need $13 billion in military aid?

Tackling climate change is likely to be at the top of the agenda at this month’s G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. But the emissions trading schemes promoted by G8 countries are deferring genuine climate action, while generating massive profits for the largest polluters. Kevin Smith investigates

The disease that afflicts all British governments is an inability to let go. Unable to accept the end of empire, however much they speak of modernity and democracy, they cannot help managing other people’s lives, writes George Monbiot.

Site devoted to shutting down Scotland’s largest military base for a day in honour of the G8. Logistical information also provided.

The Peoples’ Global Action network calls for a day of action against the G8 on July 6th. Site includes resources and links.

A network of groups in the South-East interested in actively resisting the UK presidency of the G8.

A popular education collective raising awareness about the G8 around the country.

Red Pepper magazine’s newly launched blog which promises regular coverage and analysis in the run up to the meeting of the world’s eight most powerful governments and live coverage of the protests, counter-conferences and the summit itself.

Coalition behind July 2nd demonstrations.

An autonomous network of feminist individuals and groups who have come together to help co-ordinate a response to the summit.

Anarchist golf to disrupt play at Gleneagles.

Fancy cycling to the G8? You’re not alone.

Providing comprehensive legal advice to activists attending the G8 protests.

A network established to co-ordinate radical resistance to the Summit. Practical information and action details can be found here.