Carnival Against Capital took place on Friday , 18 June 1999 . It was an international day of protest ( also known as J18 ) timed to coincide with the 25th G8 summit in Cologne , Germany . The carnival was inspired by the 1980s Stop the City protests , Peoples ' Global Action and the Global Street Party , which happened at the same time as the 1998 24th G8 Summit in Birmingham . The rallying slogan was '' Our Resistance is as Transnational as Capital ''
25th G8 summit
25th G8 summit
Carnival Against Capital