TORONTO - An umbrella group concerned with various social issues says it plans to protest the G8 and G20 summits because the leaders do not represent the interests of ordinary people.
Organizer Adonis El-Jamal says the governments of those countries are interested in saving banks, but not people's livelihoods.
The Toronto Community Mobilization Network held a news conference Thursday to discuss the issues they hope to highlight through protests and events related to the summits.
They say they will be protesting for self-determination for indigenous people, climate justice, income equity, community control over resources and migrant justice.
The G8 summit runs from June 25-26 in Huntsville, Ont., and the G20 takes place June 26-27 in Toronto.
El-Jamal says leaders should not be able to say they have achieved economic stability when their policies have led to higher unemployment, war and cuts to social services.
