It looks like it is going to be a hot summer of transnational gatherings and transnational action. So whether you jump on your bike, the bus or train crossing borders to put up your tent or roll out your sleeping bag elsewhere (those priviliged to cross borders, that is), or whether you stay in your neighborhood and bring global matters to the forefront in your locality, there sure is no need to get bored the coming months.

**Contents
1. G8 Hokkaido, Japan July 7-9 – Take action everywhere
2. 5th Peoples' Global Action Gathering Athens, Greece August 20-27
3. ESF & Autonomous Spaces Malmo, Sweden September 17-21
4. The European Return Directive
5. Go camping

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1. G8 Hokkaido, Japan July 7-9 – Take action everywhere

Climate change, hot on the agenda of the coming G8 summit. We already mentioned this talkshow of the 8 'world leaders' in our June newsletter .on Nuclear Power. The solution to reduce CO2 emissions lies, according
to the G8 and it's Japanese host, in nuclear power. For a future, less shiny, actions will take place in Japan and around the world. See for a rough schedule www.gipfelsoli.org

Actions have taken place already and continue on July 1 with themed days of action in Japan against militarism, against WTO and privatization, and against neo-liberalism. On July 5 there is an International Day of Action.

Join your local groups or get your friends together and stage an action yourself. Below you find activities in some countries but resistance against the G8 is, and has been, global and everywhere.

Netherlands: www.enterforteuropa.org
France: www.dissent.fr
Belgium: http://tchantchescross.over-blog.com
UK: http://londonfete.ucrony.net
Germany: www.gipfelsoli.org/static/Media/080705_actionday_berlin.pdf

'Make the Tokyo summit 2008 the last summit!'

Walden Bello interviewed by Ogura Toshimaru, August 2007:
www.tni.org/detail_page.phtml?act_id=18286

In solidarity with the protestors in Japan.

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2. 5th Peoples' Global Action Gathering Athens, Greece August 20-27

PGA - People's Global Action - started in 1998, it has been a tool and a diffuse structure coordinating groups and people sharing common struggles and practices, in accordance with various anticapitalist and anti-authoritarian principles. PGA was a driving force behind numerous actions and reflections. At the convergence of international initiatives and local struggles, groups close to the PGA are now looking for new drives to challenge stagnation.

On the agenda: Autonomous spaces and squating, patriarchy, gender, radical feminism, anti-repression, anti-militarism, biotechnology, environmental struggles , indigenous spaces , anti-globalization, G8, DIY activities and sharing skills, fanzines, infoshops, land and autonomy, eco communities, digital struggles, indymedia tools, precarity and flexibility,....and, yes, more.

PGA? A network? A coordination? An exchange?

See http://europe.pgaconference.org

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3. ESF & Autonomous Spaces Malmo, Sweden September 17-21

More than 20.000 people are expected to participate in the 5th European Social Forum, which is a meeting place for social movements in Europe. During five days seminars and workshops will be mixed with culture, music, activism and demonstrations. See www.esf2008.org

During the 4th ESF in Athens 2006, EYFA took part in the Autonomous Spaces. See http://athensautonomousspaces.blogspot.com

At that time a welcome opportunity for networking and exchange outside the mass event that the ESF was that year. Also this year a wide range of Autonomous Spaces. See
http://openesf.net/projects/autonomous_spaces

Check also the webtool that is being used by groups and http://openesf.net networks in preparation for ESF and Autonomous Spaces.

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4. The European Return Directive

On June 18 the European Parliament voted in favour on new draconian laws against clandestine immigrants. It is the latest stage in the passage of common rules on migration, making it possible to detain irregular migrants for up to 18 months and to detain and deport vulnerable people (pregnant women, the elderly people, victims of torture...) and unaccom- panied minors. Plus a five-year ban from Europe for all people who are expelled, stimatizing the 'illegal' immigrants and transforming then into delinquents who must be deported.

'Global outcry against EU immigation directive': http://euobserver.com/9/26354

Meanwhile at the borders: http://www.noborder.org/dead.php

Mobilisation has also started for actions against the EU-Africa-summit on "migration and development" in October 20-21 and the EU-meeting before, October 13-14, in Paris. It is now clear that there will be a counter summit, a demonstration and a concert on the weekend before October 17-18. See the first call 'For a Europe of openness and solidarity' http://no-racism.net/article/2581

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5. Go camping

The Summer is always full of outdoor activities and we wanted to highlight some here.

20th annual Ecotopia Gathering – August 9-23 Sinop, Turkey.

Ecotopia will take place close to a location determined for the construction of a nuclear power station, so the main theme this year will be energy issues (see our previous newsletter .on Nuclear Power).
http://ecotopiagathering.org

NoBorder Camp Turkey – August 25-September 2nd Dikili

The holiday paradise at the Aegean sea has been a passage for migrants since the 1980s where many attempt to enter fortress Europe.
http://eyfa.org/network_news/noborder_camp_turkey

Climate Camp 08 – August 3-11 Kingsnorth, UK

In the middle of climate change the UK government and power giant E.ON plan to build here the UK's first coal-fired power station in 30 years. http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

Klimakamp 08 – August 15-24 Hamburg, Germany

Following the model established by the Camp for Climate Action in the UK. http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/5075

The camp will be located near the coal harbor and amid several agrofuel companies. http://www.klimacamp08.net / http://www.klimacamp.org

Antiracist actioncamp – August 17-24 Hamburg, Germany

With a focus on EU-charter-deportations to Africa from Hamburg Airport. http://camp08.antira.info
Background info in English: http://www.noborder.org/archive_item.php?id=415

Climate change & Migration, you would think there is a connection.