Of capitalism, globalisation and protest! G8

Day 3 at Rostock welcomes a sunny morning...and all is quiet here at Rostock at 9 am. I was quite tired and wanted to sleep much longer, but the sun comes in right into the flat (german flats are so well ventilated that light comes pouring in from anywhere)
So I walk down to the media college which is my 'office' for the next ten days. Anyway, as i walk down, I can see glimpses of colour, and some singing....which means that the first protests have begun.
Usually whenever these world events take place, signs of civilian participation are minimal..but things are changing slowly, there are posters all over Rostock saying FIGHT the G8, fight against capitalism and so on...
although the protest seems very generic, people broadly seem to be in agreement that the right richest countries cannot decide things for the rest of the world, especially when the G8 has no legitimacy and therefore cannot take decisions. Further, this G8 promises to talk about industrialization and globalization, two words which have plenty of opposition world wide, and henceforth the protest...
Even though the official G8 Summit is beginning only on the 6th of June, protests have assumed an epic proportion here...
Talks are on about an alternative summit...and showing that another world is possible...while police is talking about these protests being largely a "socialist conspiracy" and possibilities of "terrorist camps" to disrupt the G8 Summit...and the authorities have referred to some people splashing paint at a hotel in which an earlier G8 Summit was held. You get an idea about how ludicrous things can get with German efficiency.
At any rate, the basic plan for me is to document as many viewpoints as possible, on audio of course, since I'm a community radio guy and try and get some perspectives from developing countries as well as the G20 gang...
I doubt if this G8 summit will lead to anything ground breaking but what is important is that people are coming together increasingly, it is ironically a globalized world and voice is becoming a critical component for voicing dissent or for that matter support...
Will start posting audio later today, with some interviews from people who have come from Latin America, from Africa and of course, some people from good old Germany!