Friday, July 24, 2009

Pittsburg G20 Resistance Project is coordinating march & rally planned for Sep 23 & Sep 24 during Group of 20 Summit in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - Protesters are planning marches and other demonstrations during the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project, which is coordinating activities, says a march is planned for Sept. 23 and another for Sept. 24, the day the summit begins.

On Sept. 25, dozens of simultaneous actions will take place "that connect the struggle against the G20 to a broader arena of local and international social resistance."

The actions, which weren't detailed, will culminate in a march and rally in the city's Oakland section, home to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

The group says it wants to "disrupt the summit and undermine its attempts to gain legitimacy," but asks that participants avoid police provocation.