UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Netcu Watch // A common sense guide to dealing with Grasses and Infiltrators

20-08-2008 09:47

Recently comments on various articles have accused activists of being grasses without any evidence whatsoever. This has the potential to alienate people from one another, create false rumours and create an atmosphere where new people are treated with suspicion.

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Wanted (times four)

19-08-2008 21:21

The latest of the Manchester-based fortnightly digest of local, national and global climate news and campaign group activity.

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Former NUM Yorkshire Area Executive member's Climate Camp Report

18-08-2008 19:20

Dave Douglass former NUM Yorkshire Area Executive member writes this report of his visit to the so called Climate Camp.
Yorkshire NUM website

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Drax Coal Train Occupiers Plea Hearing - Climate Camp bail-breakers not punished

18-08-2008 13:15

The 29 people who occupied and partially emptied a coal train on its way to Drax power station on 13 June appeared in court today (18 August 2008) to register their pleas. Bail conditions banning defendants from entering the Hoo peninsula were dropped.

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Monday Love-18.8.8.-Amnesty/Climate Camp/Gaza/Live Music/DJs

17-08-2008 12:58

Because We Live In a World of Conflict, Misinformation, Disinformation MONDAY LOVE part 7 boards the Good Ship with a party of Grass roots Heroes and Servants of freedom.

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Oxford vegan food fair report - your town next!

17-08-2008 04:17

Vegan food activists from Midlands Vegan Campaigns today ventured out of our own territory and in to Oxford, to the city`s first ever Free Vegan Food Fair. Did we go merely to fill our faces with the vast and assorted range of delicious free food on offer? No!! We went to lend a helping hand and to find out how food fairs elsewhere compare to those we`ve organised.

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climate camp photo set

15-08-2008 22:59

photoset

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More pics from the Orange March plus the not so fluffy police

15-08-2008 14:55

Pics include the police charging into the kid filled crowd with horses and batons to arrest a guy (later released) for breaking the plastic police tape around the marchers!

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The 300-350 Show: Camp for Climate Action report

15-08-2008 08:51

Report on this year's Camp for Climate Action at Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent including interviews with some of those involved.

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Happy - and determined - Campers

14-08-2008 17:43

Issue 4 of Manchester Climate Fortnightly newsletter out now, with stories on Climate Camp, Congestion Charge and the usual features.

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Bodge House (Shipley) coal tunnellers evicted after week underground

14-08-2008 16:55

Two people have been evicted from the tunnels at Shipley opencast coal site. Press release text.

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Sweaty Bolox - request for pics of new piece on M40 :)

14-08-2008 10:23

A small group of pixies traveled along the M40 yesterday for a bit of painting and decorating. A fence was lovingly adorned with the words 'SWEATY BOLOX', with warped and dripping Olympic rings in the middle, ooozing yuk and dripping blood.

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Fitwatchers Remanded at Climate Camp

13-08-2008 23:49

Two fitwatchers were kept in custody for five days after taking photographs of the police at the front gate of the camp.

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National Event: Vegan Skillshare, Nottingham September 13th

13-08-2008 20:58

Vegan Skillshare - Saturday 13th September 2008

A day of practical skill sharing for food-based vegan campaigning,
from samples on street stalls, through food fairs, to running a small
vegan catering service.

Anyone interested in food campaigning, including supporters of Animal
Aid, Vegan Society, Viva, Vegetarian Society, Food Not Bombs, Climate
Campaigners, Eco Activists, Peace Campaigners and anyone working for
Social Justice will find this a valuable opportunity for networking
and the sharing of practical skills and experiences.

A program of talks and workshops designed to guide you from your first
tentative steps into food campaigning through to a more organised and
adventurous level of activity. Arrivals welcome from 10am, or arrange
to join at the appropriate time in the structured timetable.

For more details, or to register your interest, please contact

alex@saac.org.uk or 07846 739197

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Direct Action; UK, Mexico, Italy, Spain & Estonia

13-08-2008 17:13

7th-13th August

RABBITS RESCUED FROM BREEDER (Italy)
TROUBLE FOR BARCLAYS (UK)
RETURN VISITS TO RESTAURANTS (Mexico)
MCDONALDS TAGGED (USA)
ATTACK ON FOIE GRAS RESTAURANT (UK)
BARCLAYS CASHPOINT GLUED (UK)
HLS SUPPLIER'S VAN GLUED SHUT (UK)
PET STORE FORCED TO CLEAN UP ANOTHER MESS (Mexico)
WINDOWS BROKEN AT FISHERMEN'S SHELTER (Spain)
THOUSANDS OF PHEASANTS ESCAPE FROM FARM (Italy)
FUR SHOPS PAINTED, LOCKS GLUED (Estonia)

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Climate Camp UK 2008 Slideshow

12-08-2008 23:42

Slideshow of stills taken at the Camp for Climate Action 2008 nr to Kingsnorth Power Station on the Hoo Peninsular in Kent, UK. This slideshow was prepared from the library of photos gathered by the photo desk of the Be the Media space on site at the Climate Camp and shown publically in the main tent during the evening on Saturday the 9th August. Viewable at

http://blip.tv/file/1167973

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Footage of police shoving campers around at Kingsnorth protest

12-08-2008 23:02

Footage from the Kingsnorth Power Station protest on 9th August 2008 with a considerable amount of shoving around of climate campers on the part of Her Majesty's Police Force. Video at

http://blip.tv/file/1167554

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Photos and Videos from Saturday's orange block march and rally

12-08-2008 22:00

Here's some images and vids from the orange block march from the camp site to Kingsnorth station. As others have mentioned, the event really wasn't that fluffy, with one arrest plus another attempted arrest and baton attacks en route, plus many more arrests at the gates when demonstrators refused to obey a police helicopter dispersal order.

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Urgent Call Out: Mayo Needs You! Now Is The Time

12-08-2008 18:54

During the next 2 weeks, the Solitaire (the biggest pipe laying ship in the world) is set to begin illegally constructing the offshore section of the pipeline. It is believed that the Solitaire is on a pretty tight schedule & booked up for the next 2 years, so ANY disruption provides us with a real opportunity to delay the project significantly.

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RIP Tinsley Cooling Towers

12-08-2008 16:57

E.ON UK Press Releases
12 August 2008 10:06
August demolition date set for Tinsley cooling towers
E.ON has today announced it will bring down the redundant Tinsley cooling towers this August Bank Holiday weekend.

The 250ft towers will be demolished in a controlled explosion in the early hours of Sunday 24th August.