UK Ecology Newswire Archive
The QUICKTIME REPORT 13/1/06 - SEE and LISTEN GLOBALLY!
12-01-2006 19:40
Venezuela - Bolivarian Revolution, Coal Mining and Indigenous Resistance
12-01-2006 12:52
•Tuesday 24th Jan, 6pm The Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, Brighton* Report back from a recent trip to Venezuela
•* FILM: Bolivarian Venezuela; people and struggle
•* Short film from a new libertarian social centre in Caracas
•* Information on indigenous struggles in the rural North West
BBC should tell the truth about Crossrail HOLE Bill
12-01-2006 11:12
BBC must tell trtuth about Crossrail hole Bill attack on the East Ende. BBC is wrong to give plugs for Tower Hamlets Counciol which has colluded with Crossrail poromoters in the planning of the attack on the BRick Lane London E1 and Bow London E3 areasStop The Endless Summer
12-01-2006 01:20
Norfolk County Council plans to scrap transport subsidy for sixth-form students
11-01-2006 21:45
College heads, MPs and councillors are gearing up for a battle against cuts in travel support for sixth-formers amid warnings they will deter thousands of students and ultimately harm the local economy.Currently, sixth-form and college students aged 16 to 18 can apply for a discounted bus pass, at the cost of £205 for a year. It is free for students whose families are on low incomes. If the subsidy is withdrawn, these students will have to pay more than £400 a year for their bus pass. As Norfolk is a predominantly rural area, this will cause hardship to students who need to travel several miles to reach their sixth form or college.
One college principal branded the proposal by Norfolk County Council to scrap post-16 transport subsidies, including for special needs students, as "bordering on the perverse".
EU MUST PROTECT CITIZENS AND ENVIRONMENT FROM GM RISK
11-01-2006 15:39
GUE/NGL is opposed to the cultivation of GMOs and strongly believes that coexistence of GM plants and conventional plants is not possible as they pose a potential threat to human, animal and plant health.Roadbuilding Plans for East Mids
11-01-2006 12:36
Here is a list of roadbuilding plans for the E. Midlands, for information and the preparation of opposition.....Climate change will never be tackled whilst we pour more tarmac over the land to encourage traffic!Newbury 1997: 'Reunion Rampage' (old pics)
11-01-2006 12:19
Between one and two thousand people turned up for the 'reunion rampage' which was billed as a commemoration and fence decorating rally. It was a very cold and misty day as people gathered at Newbury train station before marching towards the construction route at Middle Oak.
I remember so many people being shocked at the destruction - for many this was their first visit since the work had started and the months of evictions.
My memory is a little hazy, but at the compound near the Middle Oak people were lining up along the fence. Then suddenly to our right there was a hole - the fence had been cut. About twenty people stormed through followed by a few more, running into the mists, into the murk. I remember looking back expecting to see hundreds, but there was no one. There was a lot of shouting however. Some police had steamed in to try and block the hole. Security were now advancing from out of the mists in front of us, and then there were mounted police coming at the gallop bearing down onto the crowd by the hole in the fence - this was just well over the top, dangerous and provocative.
Those inside the compound were shouting to the others - "come on!". Then another part of the fence started to go - people were literally pulling it apart. More scuffles as police tried to push people back - but soon the tide of people was unstoppable and they streamed into the construction site.
At first security and police tried to push people away from the machinery, there were scuffles and arrests, but in the end all of the machinery were occupied with people sitting and standing ontop of them.
The site was fully occupied for what seemed like ages. A huge tall crane was scaled by several people as the entire site was taken over. The tree at middle oak became an impromptu social centre. People were drumming and sharing food, talking over old times, remembering the beautiful countryside that had been destoryed.
Some went further than others. As time wore on the machinery was getting a pounding. Hydraulic cables were cut and instrument panels smashed. Later as darkness approached the portacabin offices which had been occupied were set alight, as was some of the plant machinery. I remember many a heated discussion taking place, many people disagreed with burning the machinery, but understood the anger that drove people to do it. The Newbury bypass battle had seen endless property damage, with machinery put out of action, sand in fuel tanks, things smashed and so on, but some thought the burning was in a different class. Many were pleased to see it happen, others worried it would look bad in the press. It was a real mix of emotions, many of them raw.
Either way with darkness now replacing the eerie fog light, and bright orange flames licking the night, people soon began to stream away from the site. Job done, in one way or another.
See end for more reports and links.
Urgent call out for help to protect Ancient, scottish woodland
11-01-2006 11:20
Sea Shepherd Intends to Ram and Disable Pirate Whalers
11-01-2006 10:59
"What part of the word "sanctuary" do the whalers not understand?" said Captain Paul Watson from onboard the Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat. "The whalers have assaulted whale defenders with water cannons and wooden poles. The whalers have rammed two Greenpeace ships and attempted to ram the Farley Mowat. With every attack the whalers plead innocence. The whalers are far from innocent. They are criminals involved in a criminal operation and they must be stopped."
"I am tired of politicians being apologists for these criminals," said Captain Watson. "We sideswiped the whaling supply ship Oriental Bluebird yesterday and we intend to disable any pirate whaling vessel we find. We intend to uphold the laws protecting whales. This nonsense must be ended."
Massive redevelopment planned for Trinity Square
11-01-2006 10:03
A £100 million redevelopment is to turn Trinity Square into a new shopping heaven. The City Council in its press release: "Retailers already announced to open stores include Borders Bookshops, TK Maxx and Dixons, who will open some of their largest town centre stores in the UK totalling 100,000 sq ft of retail space and discussions are in progress with a number of other top retail names."
Newbury 1999: 'End of the Road Reunion Rally' (old pics)
10-01-2006 19:00
Sunday 10th January 1999 was the first reunion event since the bypass had opened (it opened nov '98), and marking three years since destruction work had starting on the road. Previous re-unions had seen large scale direct action but this time most people expected a quiet day - but really the opportunity was too good to miss, a chance to say again that this was an outdated destructive and crass road scheme, that opposition was still there.
And so people took to the new road... (see links at end for reports)
Reduce, re-use and re-design your rubbish - new website launched
10-01-2006 18:12
Can recycled arts and crafts really have a positive impact on attitudes to waste and resources? Are there more qualities to the practice of recycling arts than quirky, clever uses of materials?
At
http://www.recyclerbull.com you will find an online questionaire where you can have your say. Give the site a few seconds to load. Shell / Co Mayo International Solidarity Actions Meeting 12th, 7pm
10-01-2006 14:18
There will be an initial planning meeting at Larc on thursday 12th Jan @ 7pmFull article | 2 additions | 1 comment
ICELANDIC MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY INVADED
10-01-2006 02:46
15 teenage activists stormed the Icelandic Ministry of Industry today (9 January) and staged a sitdown and noise demo inside the ministry for well over an hour. This was to demonstrate against numerous hydro dam projects that are to power the international aluminium invasion in to pristine Iceland.climatecamp.org.uk - future dates, how to get involved/working groups & more
09-01-2006 22:54
Reminder of this Saturday's open meeting, in Manchester, to get involved in the camp.Brick Lane London E1 campaign against Crossrail hole Bill - news reports 9 Janu
09-01-2006 13:58
We have now asked the MP a very brief question on the veracity of one report in particular that ahs appeared on the London Evening Standard website. We are going to issue a statement later on today [Monday 9 January 2006] based on what we are able to find out about these assertions relat8ng to the present MP.NETHERLANDS: anti-NATO activists occupie forest, build tree houses and tunnels
09-01-2006 04:08
In Schinveld, near the dutch-german border members of "Groenfront" and independent acitivists have occupied a forest and built tree houses for stopping the government buid a NATO-air base for AWACS planes.
Eviction Dutch Tree Camp
09-01-2006 02:51
A forest that has to be cut down for NATO-planes, is already for more then a month occupied. AWAC-planes are terrorising the local people for over 25 years. But currently a minority of politicians and police (yes they are a minority) are trying to take over the forest and chop it down.‘STOP THE DAMS!’ international benefit gig in Iceland.
09-01-2006 01:22
An awesome mega-benefit gig for the fight against the Kárahnjúkar dams and the aluminium corporate invasion into Iceland was played to a bursting stadium in Reykjavik last night (7 January.) Björk, Zeena Parkins, Sigur Ros, Ghostigital, Damon Albarn, Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, Mugison and Mum were amongst the artists that performed at the gig.