From July 21st-23rd leaders of the world’s 7 most economically powerful countries and Russia met in the Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy at a cost of $200m (£140m).

During protests against the World Bank and IMF held on June 26th in Waigana, Papua New Guinea the police shot dead 3 and wounded 17 protestors.

Updates, bulletins and snippets.

The Genetic Engineering Network (GEN) has received reports that six Government Farm Scale Trials (FSTs) of genetically modified crops have been destroyed or substantially damaged.

A public rally turned trashing on July 14th.

Two women spent five hours on July 2nd damaging a farm scale trial of genetically modified spring oil seed rape at Low Burnham, Lincolnshire (grid ref SE 776 018).

On June 21st the Eastern Daily Press reported that trespassers had caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to GM barley being grown at the John Innes Centre at Colney, near Norwich.

100 people gathered for a ‘carnival against the crop’ at Sunny mead Farm, Wivenhoe, Essex on June 30th.

On June 12th charges of aggravated trespass against seven people who invaded a 33-acre Aventis GM maize field were dropped after Weymouth magistrates found no case to answer.

Last month we reported 9 of 13 National Seed List trials of Aventis’ winter oil seed rape had either failed or been destroyed.

Defence Systems & Equipment International Excel Exhibition Centre, London Sept 11th - 14th 2001

“Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a sham movement” - Ojore Lutalo, political prisoner.

The sci-fi dystopia of microscopic nanotechnology is on the horizon.

- The loneliness of the lone local activist.

In issue 76 we reported on Election Day activities in Manchester.

Residents in County Durham are fighting a mass foot and mouth burial site intended for 300,000 bodies.

Brighton binmen win after wildcat strike and occupation of depot.

Allotment plots in Fenham, Newcastle are under threat after the freemen of the city (who lease the land) gave notice to quit by April 2002 as they want the land back - for grazing 5 cattle!

On Tuesday 26th June the peat works on Hatfield Moor near Doncaster, run by the US company Scotts, were occupied for the day by activists from across the country.

On June 18th Gap unveiled a new promotional display at stores nation-wide.

Upcoming dates on the calendar.

On June 30th about 250 people picketed the new Harmondsworth Detention Centre near Heathrow.

July 14th saw about 600 people footing it around the streets of Edinburgh.

Police in Manchester told an anarchist to remove anti-election leaflets from his window.

Sheffield activists celebrated election day by taking a 90% for 90% action, because we need a 90% reduction in C02 emmisions to avert global climate chaos, we demanded a 90% reduction in public transport fares.

On July 14th the government cancelled the Hastings and Bexhill Bypasses.

Job interviews held in Bristol to gather new workers for a Nestle cafe went a bit wrong after undercover activists applied for job then disrupted the interviews.