Some protesting organizations in Sapporo during the G8 summit tried to leverage the spirit of the Japanese "Tanabata" festival to focus attention on what they hope this summit will accomplish. In the evening of July 7, the G8 leaders were invited to create their own "tanzaku," and the group was captured by the summit photographer in front of the bamboo on which their private wishes had been tied. The same theme was exploited by non-governmental organizations like Oxfam and CARE International in setting up an online wish petition campaign to coincide with the G8 Summit and "Tanabata".