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Camp for Climate Action 2007 a Resounding Success! (Action Roundup)

23-08-2007 14:02

The 24 hours of direct action against climate change which began on Sunday 19th August at noon has culminated in a flurry of direct actions throughout England. As previously stated, none of the actions were intended to disrupt passengers, but instead, targeted the corporations who profit from climate chaos. Meanwhile, the mass siege of BAA national headquarters has forced its closure for the day.

During the week there have been over 71 arrests and a dozen actions, covering a broad range of issues.

Find below details of all the actions throughout the week...

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Sipson Says Thankyou to Climate Camp

23-08-2007 12:58

As the camp for climate action was winding down and packing up several groups of local residents were going around thanking people for all of their efforts over the last week and a half.

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Battle of the broad bean field ( 15 pics )

23-08-2007 12:35

These photos highlight the police tactics used as we were kettled in the broad bean field.

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Brandishing shields, hurling missiles? - anarchists at BAA

23-08-2007 11:06

“Brandishing shields, hurling missiles at riot police and knocking an officer off his horse – anarchists provoke skirmishes at BAA protest.”

This is what we read in all the mainstream newspapers on Monday.

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Location of Smash EDO Camp

23-08-2007 09:32

Here it is

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Milan Rai in prison for non-payment of SOCPA fines

22-08-2007 18:59

The first person to be convicted of organising an "unauthorised" demonstration within 1km of Parliament Square was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment yesterday for refusing to pay his fines. Milan Rai was arrested with Maya Evans after naming the dead in Iraq opposite Downing Street without permission from the police.

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Climate change activity reaches Stansted Airport

22-08-2007 17:56

Climate camp activists target Stansted Airport in an increasing wave of activity. Leaflets were handed out and a slogan attached to a wall on a main entrance/exit. Activists then left, as quickly as they had arrived, on public transport.

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Climate Camp podcast

22-08-2007 17:39

This podcast content a couple of interviews, general mood in BAA, Seize the day music and Rob Newman performance.

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The Flying Checkpoint street theatre project at the Edinburgh Festival!

22-08-2007 15:48

On Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of August, an autonomous group of activists performed The Flying Checkpoint street theatre project at the Edinburgh Festival in the Mound Precinct off Princes Street. The Flying Checkpoint is a re-enactment of waiting in line at the Huwarra Checkpoint outside Nablus in the West Bank of occupied Palestine.

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SOCPA - open letter to ken livingstone

22-08-2007 15:09

peace campaigner barbara tucker has written an open letter to the mayor which she has copied to various government departments, the police, the prosecution service and media. in it she challenges the legality of the latest harrassment of peace protestors in parliament square (see report on raid at

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378707.html)

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Political Policing outside Harmondsworth Detention Centre.

22-08-2007 14:17

A group of around 30 from the Climate Camp, including many from No Borders, made their way (with an un-necessary police escort) to Harmondsworth Immigration Detention Centre at midday on Tuesday, only to be forcibly penned by police into a car park invisible to the road. The action was to highlight the link between detention centres and climate change, and to show solidarity to those inside, detained for committing no crime.

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The occupation of the BAA staff parking lot - Night and Day and blockade

22-08-2007 13:43

The occupation went on all night and day.

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The occupation of the BAA staff parking lot

22-08-2007 12:41

100s of activists have taken and occupies the BAA staff parking lot.

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Heading to BAA offices on Big Action Day

22-08-2007 12:09

Climate activists make it from the Climate cCamp to BAA offices through police lines

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Environment News From Gagged! (South Wales Anarchists)

22-08-2007 11:39

Here's some envirnment news from the forthcoming isue of Gagged!, the South Wales Anarchist news letter (pipeline news, 2 new power stations planned for Wales, Incinerator planned for Cardiff, more dredging off the S Wales coast):

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Tara Valley Ireland Action Stations

22-08-2007 04:56

Cultural Conservationists stop work on Tara valley, Irelands heart of ancient heritage,by M3 Climate Criminals.
International Climate Concern actions start early for frontline Earth defence activists.

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Brecon pipeline sabotaged

21-08-2007 15:09

Brecon becons Gas pipeline attacked

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Brighton banner drops in solidarity with John Bowden

21-08-2007 14:52

The Anarchist Black Cross is not a terrorist organisation - Free John Bowden

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John Bowden - Latest News

21-08-2007 08:07

Matthew Stillman - Author of the 'terrorist' smears against John Bowden and the Anarchist Black Cross - is discredited.

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XL's cage rattled

21-08-2007 06:55

XL Airways has threatened the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC) with legal action following the publication of an article on NCADC's website implying that XL might be operating a charter flight scheduled for 30 August to 'remove' a number of failed asylum seekers to DR Congo. The charter airline had their legal representatives serve the campaigning organisation with a Notice of Intent, dated 15 August 2007, threatening to seek an injunction against NCADC if they did not remove "any mention of [their] client" from the concerned article by the end of Friday, June 17th.

A number of Congolese detainees had received Removal Directions for Thursday, 30 August, stipulating Flight Number PVT616 and Operation Castor, the operational name given to a previous charter flight, operated by XL, which carried 38 Congolese deportees last February.