Protest Against NATO, G8 in Chicago, May 19, 2012

Protest NATO, G8Protest the / Summit taking place in Chicago.  The Legal, permitted, -friendly march and rally will happen at Noon, Saturday, May 19th, 2012, at Daley Plaza, followed by a  march to McCormick Place.  The protest is sponsored and organized by the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War and Poverty Agenda (see their facebook page).

This is the first that the and have met in the same city in 30 years.  Don't miss this once in a generation opportunity!  The G8 is a forum of the wealthiest countries representing 14% of the world's population but around 60% of the Gross World Product. Together the countries comprise 53% of global nominal GDP and 42.5% of global GDP. About 72% of the world's total expenditures ($850 billion) are from the G8.  (North America Treaty Organization) was formed in 1949 in response to the rise of the Soviet Union. Today, although the Soviet Union no longer exists and the Cold has ended, NATO now includes the and heads of 28 countries with a global reach.

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Join in this anti- protest and pro-peace and demonstration!

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