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The 2009 G-20 London summit protests occurred in the days around the G-20 summit on 2 April 2009, which was the focus of protests from a number of groups over various long-standing and topical issues. These ranged from disquiet over economic policy, anger at the banking system and bankers' remuneration and bonuses, the continued war on terror and concerns over climate change. Although the majority of the protests and protesters were peaceful, the threat of violence and criminal damage were used by police as a reason to detain, or "kettle", protesters as part of Operation Glencoe. A bystander, Ian Tomlinson, died shortly after being pushed to the ground by a police officer. A second post-mortem has revealed that Tomlinson may have died from an abdominal haemorrhage. A police officer has been questioned under suspicion of manslaughter and the inquest in Mr Tomlinson's death found that he was unlawfully killed. ==Timeline of the protests== ;28 March 2009: 35,000 people joined the peaceful "March for Jobs, Justice and Climate" in central London, which was organised by "Put People First", a civil-society coalition organised in response to the London summit of more than 160 development non-governmental organisations, trade unions and environmental groups.〔(putpeoplefirst.org ), Put People First official website. Accessed 2009-06-12. (Archived ) 2009-06-22.〕 Their 12-point economic plan for democratic governance demanded democratised financial institutions to deliver secure jobs and public services, an end to global poverty and inequality, and a green economy.〔. Accessed 2009-06-12. (Archived ) 2009-06-22.〕 The movement was initiated by the Jubilee Debt Campaign, Trade Justice Movement, British Overseas NGOs for Development and TUC. A peace activist climbed over the railings into the Houses of Parliament as a symbolic gesture of 'power to the people'. When arrested by police he explained that "This is the people's parliament, and I am one of the people". ;28 March 2009: Marches in several French cities were organised by Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens.〔(''Nous ne paierons pas pour leur crise ! Venez le dire avec nous, samedi 28 mars'' ), Attac France. Accessed 2009-06-12. (Archived ) 2009-06-22.〕〔(Stop-g-20.org ), official website of the protests in France. Accessed 2009-06-12. (Archived ) 2009-06-22.〕 ;1 April 2009 12 noon Around five thousand people joined the G-20 Meltdown protest outside the Bank of England.〔(G-20 Meltdown ), (advocacy website)〕 G-20 Meltdown was a radical anti-capitalist, socialist organisation conceived in Paris and formed in London in January 2009 prior to the G-20 summit. As well as the protest, they organised four nearby squats. Much of the protest, which was "kettled", was peaceful although there were violent confrontations. The police used batons and dogs and at least one policeman was injured; some protesters broke into a branch of RBS and a bystander, Ian Tomlinson, died after being hit with a baton from behind by a police officer near the protest. ;1 April 2009 About two to three thousand people joined the Climate Camp in the City outside European Climate Exchange on Bishopsgate, which was peaceful except for when minor scuffles occurred after riot police 'kettled' the event at 7:30 pm. The street was cleared at about 2 am following day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Climate Camp in the city )〕 ;1 April 2009 2 pm Several hundred people joined a peaceful Stop the War Coalition march from the American embassy in Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square which brought together protesters from the Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, The British Muslim Initiative, and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. ;1 April 2009 4 pm An ('alternative G20 Summit' ) with speakers including Tony Benn, Ken Loach, Ken Livingstone, John McDonnell and Caroline Lucas was scheduled to take place at the University of East London which was close to the main G-20 Summit venue. At the last minute the university announced that the whole university would close for the duration of the summit on safety grounds, also that Prof Chris Knight, an expert in anthropology at the University for 20 years, had been suspended for ''"inciting criminal action, specifically violence against policemen and women and damage to banking institutions"'', and that the alternative summit was cancelled. In the event, the summit did go ahead and was held on the lawns of the university and started an hour later than planned and an attendance of 200–300 people. ;2 April 2009: Around 200 people gathered for a vigil outside Bank following news of Ian Tomlinson's death, and were subjected to a police 'kettle' despite the vigil being peaceful. 200 anti-war protesters from the Stop the War Coalition protested at the ExCeL Centre. ;2 April 2009: 'Spiderman', the French climber Alain Robert, climbed the Lloyd's building and unfurled a banner saying '"100 months" to save the world' in reference to the urgency of tackling climate change. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2009 G-20 London summit protests」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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