At the invitation of the White House, military and civilian representatives of the 28-nation US-commanded and largely US-financed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and heads of state and finance ministers of the G-8 world economic powers are meeting in Chicago, May 19-22, 2012
Protest the NATO/G8 Summit!
Legal, Permitted, Family Friendly March & Rally: Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Rally is at Daley Plaza at Noon
March steps off at 1:30pm and will end within sight and sound of the summit at McCormick Place.
Click here to download the "Chicago Principles"
Click here to download a "Save the Date" half page flyer
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Take Action to Defend the Right to Protest the G8/NATO Summit
Please sign an online petition sponsored by the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda
Join us in demanding:
1) The city of Chicago grant permits for protests during the May NATO/G8 summit.
2) An end to threats of mass arrests of protesters by Chicago Police Chief McCarthy.
If you would like a print copy to get signatures at a local action please download our petition here.
You can send us your petitions at CANG8 P.O. Box 408942, Chicago, IL 60640.
We have submitted Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the city of Chicago as part of our ongoing defense of our civil liberties.
Click here to download the FOIA requests!
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Next Coalition Against NATO/G8- Chicago Planning Meeting
The next general meeting will be at 2:30pm on Sunday, February 19th at Kent School of Law, 565 W. Adams. room C40.
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NATO/G8 Protest Donations:
If you want to donate to the protests, please mail a check made out to:
8th Day Center for Justice
and send to:
CANG8, PO Box 408942, Chicago, Il 60640.
Please put CANG8 on the memo line!
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For more information, go to www.cang8.org OR email CANGATE2012@gmail.com