Anti-G7 protesters gather in German town
Thousands of anti-Group of Seven protesters have gathered in the German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen ahead of a two-day G7 summit.
The protesters, who are said to be from Germany, Austria, Italy and Britain, are set to take part in a mass march in the Alpine resort. They hope to increase global attention by protesting in order to exert public pressure on the leaders of the seven industrial countries, namely, the US, Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and Germany.
The issues on which the protesters demand change include the global warming impact of activities in industrial countries, poverty, globalization and militarism.
More than 22,000 law enforcement personnel have been deployed to the region to enforce strict security measures.
The summit, hosted by Germany, which holds the G7 presidency this year, is slated for June 7 and 8. The venue for the summit is a tiny village in the vicinity of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
A number of issues, including health, poverty reduction, international trade and global crises will top the G7 leaders’ agenda during the two days.
The Group of Seven (G7) has its origin in the Group of Six (G6), which was formed in 1975. It then changed to the G7 in 1976 with the addition of Canada. It changed to G8 with Russia joining in 1998. Later in 2014, Russia was suspended from the group over the crisis in Ukraine.
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