CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 53, November 2005
Megaphone Midge | 02.11.2005 15:58
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1.) Declaration on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, 15.9.05
2.) Ecuador: Ministry of Energy occupied, 20.9.05
3.) SUV Drivers in Paris Get Wind Knocked Out of Them, 10.10.05
4.) BP Russia campaign - BP London demo 13.10.05
5.) Int’l Day of Action against the Shwe Gas Project in Burma, 14.10.05
6.) Hunger strike at Colombia’s Ecopetrol, 20.10.05
COMING UP OR CURRENT:
7.) Road Block e-bulletin, 13.10.05
8.) Reading Rising Tide Education's "The World in Our Hands" exhibition
9.) Resurrecting Climate Indymedia
10.) Anti-road camp set up in Southend, Essex
11.) Shell to Sea; (Shell out of County Mayo) round-up
12.) Remember Saro-Wiwa events, November.
13.) Art Not Oil at the Leeds Int'l Film Festival, 3-13.11.05
14.) Launch party of film 'Pumping Poverty', 7.11.05
15.) ‘Living on the Cusp’ peak oil workshop, 11-13.11.05, Oxfordshire
16.) ‘Will the Politicians Ever Save Us from Climate Change?’, 24.11.05
17.) International Aviation Conference action, 29.11.05
18.) International day of action on climate change, 3.12.05
19.) Film competition ties in with Montreal climate negotiations
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1.) Declaration on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, 15.9.05
On 14 and 15 September 2005, civil society organisations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Europe met in Tbilisi, to plan the next phase of their scrutiny of BP’s Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. As the pipeline is soon to begin pumping oil, its environmental and social impacts are set to worsen. The campaign plans to intensify its efforts to defend local people’s human rights and the environment, and to hold BP and the project’s financial backers to account.
www.baku.org.uk
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2.) Ecuador: Ministry of Energy occupied, 20.9.05
120 peasants take over the ministry of energy in Quito demanding the exit of the US oil multinational Oxy and the end of the negotiations about the free trade agreement with the USA.
http://www.accionecologica.org
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3.) SUV Drivers in Paris Get Wind Knocked Out of Them, 10.10.05
A clandestine group lets air out of tires as a form of protest. The
vehicles' owners are not amused…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20051010/ts_latimes/suvdriversinparisgetwindknockedoutofthem
---------------
4.) BP Russia campaign - BP London demo 13.10.05
The battle against TNK-BP and their lack of concern and action to preserve the environment came to the streets of London today (13 Oct). Around 20 activists gathered outside the city of London BP offices and were addressed by Simon Zhavoronkov who led chants of "BP out of Russia, Clean up Siberia" and "Freedman* out of Russia" and "BP Blair, Hands off Russian Oil!".Details:
http://www.resist.org.uk/reports/archive/bp_russia/bp_russia004.php
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5.) Int’l Day of Action against the Shwe Gas Project in Burma, 14.10.05
www.shwe.org, www.earthrights.org
------------------
6.) Hunger strike at Colombia’s Ecopetrol, 20.10.05
On 20 October at 11.30am, members of USO, the Colombian Oil Workers’ Union started a hunger strike in protest at attempts by the government to sell the state owned oil refinery in Cartagena.
Details: colombia_sc-at-hotmail.com
www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/
-----------
7.) Road Block e-bulletin, 13.10.05
http://www.roadblock.org.uk If you support our work, please consider
setting up a small standing order at
http://www.roadblock.org.uk/givemoney.htm
---------------
8.) Reading Rising Tide Education presents "The World in our hands"
exhibition
At: The Global Café, 35 London St, Reading
This exhibition provides education on climate change, to help drive action
for change. The world really is in our hands and we mustn't let it slip
through our fingers.
climatejustice-at-postmaster.co.uk
-----------------
9.) Resurrecting Climate Indymedia
‘The global importance of reporting on climate issues and community
climate action/protests cannot be overstated. To this end, I am proposing
the resurrection of climate indymedia. I hope that all people interested
in getting involved in this project join this list:
imc-climatelists.riseup.net
or visit: http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/imc-climate
Regards, kimk, Australia’
---------------------------------------
10.) Anti-road camp set up in Southend, Essex
Parklife is a single issue residents campaign group formed in June 2001,
to protect Priory Park, Southend on Sea, Essex. It opposes any current or future road schemes, which would have a detrimental impact upon the park and its immediate surroundings.
www.savepriorypark.org
e-mail: priory_parklife-at-yahoo.co.uk
-------------
11.) Shell to Sea round-up
On 30.9.05, a protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the Shell Centre in London, highlighting the Shell development in Rossport, County Mayo in the north west of Ireland. It was carried out by an unnamed group of concerned citizens, some of whom are part of London Rising Tide.
Pix & details:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2005/09/324727.html
mayosolidarity-at-yahoo.co.uk
2000 protest in Dublin against Shell’s plans in County Mayo, October 2nd:
Around 2,000 people attended the march including Dr. Owens Wiwa, brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was also at the High Court when the Rossport 5 were released the day before and who spoke at the march.
www.indymedia.ie or www.corribsos
Speakers from the campaign will be present at 2 events in London, one at
the RampART social centre - www.rampart.co.nr - on November 12th, the
other at LARC - www.londonarc.org - on November 17th.
------------
12.) Remember Saro-Wiwa events
There will be loads of November events in London, culminating on the 10th, the 10th anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni 9 in Nigeria.
www.remembersarowiwa.com
----------
13.) Art Not Oil at the Leeds Int'l Film Festival, 3-13.11.05
www.thecommonplace.org, www.artnotoil.org.uk
Email info-at-artnotoil.org.uk if you can suggest a venue for Art Not Oil’s
visit to Edinburgh during December 2005-March 2006.
--------------------
14.) Launch party of film 'Pumping Poverty', 7.11.05
Monday 7th November from 6pm @ The Ritzy Cafe at The Ritzy Cinema,
Brixton; please RSVP to Meredith Harkel meredith-at-foe.co.uk
Oil, mining and gas projects have left a legacy throughout the world of
human rights abuses and environmental degradation. Pumping Poverty
documents a speakers tour of Friends of the Earth International
representatives demanding International Financial Institutions, like the
World Bank, stop financing these projects. Pumping Poverty illustrates
just how International Financial Institutions are bringing misery to the
people and the environment they are supposed to serve. It is a must see
film for campaigners and concerned citizens all over the world." Manana
Kochladze, (Green Alternative, Georgia);
http://www.ifiwatchnet.org/eyes/item.shtml?x=44730
------------
15.) ‘Living on the Cusp’ peak oil workshop, 11-13.11.05, Oxfordshire
‘This workshop is designed to support your transition from a world of
cheap and easily accessible energy to a world where energy is expensive
and increasingly produced from non fossil fuels. We are transitioning,
(right now!),from a world of unlimited economic growth, to a world
governed by environmental constraints that were not apparent in the
previous social, economic, and political landscape- but are becoming
increasingly clear…The cost of the weekend range from £160 fully
residential, to £115 for non-residential,with camping also available. We
will not turn anyone way due to lack of funds,so reduced rates are
available.’
www.livingonthecusp.org www.love-craft.net
----------
16.) ‘Will the Politicians Ever Save Us from Climate Change?’, Oxford,
24.11.05
Thursday November 24th, Town Hall, St Aldates Street, Oxford. The meetings are held in the Council Chamber. 7pm-9pm. Doors open 6.30. Free entry.
Speakers: Charles Secrett & Caroline Lucas
http://coinet.org.uk/speakers
-----------
17.) International Aviation Conference action, 29.11.05
Every head of every aviation industry company will be attending this
international conference in central London where they will be discussing
the industry’s expansion. There are plans for demonstrations at the gala
dinner in the evening; www.planestupid.com
http://www.marketforce.eu.com/index.cfm?obj=conferences.overview&confID=73
----------
18.) International day of action on climate change, 3.12.05
This is likely to be the biggest and most widespread climate protest so far. Details of London and other events: www.campaigncc.org
------------
19.) Film competition ties in with Montreal climate negotiations
‘Caméra verte/Green Camera is open to professional and amateur filmmakers who are asked to submit films between 30 seconds and 5 minutes in length that deal with the theme, "Climate change: problems and solutions". Films must be submitted before November 14th 2005. Camera verte/Green Camera will conclude with a mini film on November 26th 2005, in Montreal.’
http://www.cameraverte.org
-------------
…’till December, see you out and about…
-----------------
Rising Tide UK,
c/o 62 Fieldgate Street,
London E1 1ES
www.risingtide.org.uk
Tel: 07708 794665
2.) Ecuador: Ministry of Energy occupied, 20.9.05
3.) SUV Drivers in Paris Get Wind Knocked Out of Them, 10.10.05
4.) BP Russia campaign - BP London demo 13.10.05
5.) Int’l Day of Action against the Shwe Gas Project in Burma, 14.10.05
6.) Hunger strike at Colombia’s Ecopetrol, 20.10.05
COMING UP OR CURRENT:
7.) Road Block e-bulletin, 13.10.05
8.) Reading Rising Tide Education's "The World in Our Hands" exhibition
9.) Resurrecting Climate Indymedia
10.) Anti-road camp set up in Southend, Essex
11.) Shell to Sea; (Shell out of County Mayo) round-up
12.) Remember Saro-Wiwa events, November.
13.) Art Not Oil at the Leeds Int'l Film Festival, 3-13.11.05
14.) Launch party of film 'Pumping Poverty', 7.11.05
15.) ‘Living on the Cusp’ peak oil workshop, 11-13.11.05, Oxfordshire
16.) ‘Will the Politicians Ever Save Us from Climate Change?’, 24.11.05
17.) International Aviation Conference action, 29.11.05
18.) International day of action on climate change, 3.12.05
19.) Film competition ties in with Montreal climate negotiations
-------------------------
1.) Declaration on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, 15.9.05
On 14 and 15 September 2005, civil society organisations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Europe met in Tbilisi, to plan the next phase of their scrutiny of BP’s Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. As the pipeline is soon to begin pumping oil, its environmental and social impacts are set to worsen. The campaign plans to intensify its efforts to defend local people’s human rights and the environment, and to hold BP and the project’s financial backers to account.
www.baku.org.uk
--------------
2.) Ecuador: Ministry of Energy occupied, 20.9.05
120 peasants take over the ministry of energy in Quito demanding the exit of the US oil multinational Oxy and the end of the negotiations about the free trade agreement with the USA.
http://www.accionecologica.org -----------------
3.) SUV Drivers in Paris Get Wind Knocked Out of Them, 10.10.05
A clandestine group lets air out of tires as a form of protest. The
vehicles' owners are not amused…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20051010/ts_latimes/suvdriversinparisgetwindknockedoutofthem ---------------
4.) BP Russia campaign - BP London demo 13.10.05
The battle against TNK-BP and their lack of concern and action to preserve the environment came to the streets of London today (13 Oct). Around 20 activists gathered outside the city of London BP offices and were addressed by Simon Zhavoronkov who led chants of "BP out of Russia, Clean up Siberia" and "Freedman* out of Russia" and "BP Blair, Hands off Russian Oil!".Details:
http://www.resist.org.uk/reports/archive/bp_russia/bp_russia004.php ------------------
5.) Int’l Day of Action against the Shwe Gas Project in Burma, 14.10.05
www.shwe.org, www.earthrights.org
------------------
6.) Hunger strike at Colombia’s Ecopetrol, 20.10.05
On 20 October at 11.30am, members of USO, the Colombian Oil Workers’ Union started a hunger strike in protest at attempts by the government to sell the state owned oil refinery in Cartagena.
Details: colombia_sc-at-hotmail.com
www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/
-----------
7.) Road Block e-bulletin, 13.10.05
http://www.roadblock.org.uk If you support our work, please consider setting up a small standing order at
http://www.roadblock.org.uk/givemoney.htm ---------------
8.) Reading Rising Tide Education presents "The World in our hands"
exhibition
At: The Global Café, 35 London St, Reading
This exhibition provides education on climate change, to help drive action
for change. The world really is in our hands and we mustn't let it slip
through our fingers.
climatejustice-at-postmaster.co.uk
-----------------
9.) Resurrecting Climate Indymedia
‘The global importance of reporting on climate issues and community
climate action/protests cannot be overstated. To this end, I am proposing
the resurrection of climate indymedia. I hope that all people interested
in getting involved in this project join this list:
imc-climatelists.riseup.net
or visit:
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/imc-climate Regards, kimk, Australia’
---------------------------------------
10.) Anti-road camp set up in Southend, Essex
Parklife is a single issue residents campaign group formed in June 2001,
to protect Priory Park, Southend on Sea, Essex. It opposes any current or future road schemes, which would have a detrimental impact upon the park and its immediate surroundings.
www.savepriorypark.org
e-mail: priory_parklife-at-yahoo.co.uk
-------------
11.) Shell to Sea round-up
On 30.9.05, a protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the Shell Centre in London, highlighting the Shell development in Rossport, County Mayo in the north west of Ireland. It was carried out by an unnamed group of concerned citizens, some of whom are part of London Rising Tide.
Pix & details:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2005/09/324727.html mayosolidarity-at-yahoo.co.uk
2000 protest in Dublin against Shell’s plans in County Mayo, October 2nd:
Around 2,000 people attended the march including Dr. Owens Wiwa, brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was also at the High Court when the Rossport 5 were released the day before and who spoke at the march.
www.indymedia.ie or www.corribsos
Speakers from the campaign will be present at 2 events in London, one at
the RampART social centre - www.rampart.co.nr - on November 12th, the
other at LARC - www.londonarc.org - on November 17th.
------------
12.) Remember Saro-Wiwa events
There will be loads of November events in London, culminating on the 10th, the 10th anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni 9 in Nigeria.
www.remembersarowiwa.com
----------
13.) Art Not Oil at the Leeds Int'l Film Festival, 3-13.11.05
www.thecommonplace.org, www.artnotoil.org.uk
Email info-at-artnotoil.org.uk if you can suggest a venue for Art Not Oil’s
visit to Edinburgh during December 2005-March 2006.
--------------------
14.) Launch party of film 'Pumping Poverty', 7.11.05
Monday 7th November from 6pm @ The Ritzy Cafe at The Ritzy Cinema,
Brixton; please RSVP to Meredith Harkel meredith-at-foe.co.uk
Oil, mining and gas projects have left a legacy throughout the world of
human rights abuses and environmental degradation. Pumping Poverty
documents a speakers tour of Friends of the Earth International
representatives demanding International Financial Institutions, like the
World Bank, stop financing these projects. Pumping Poverty illustrates
just how International Financial Institutions are bringing misery to the
people and the environment they are supposed to serve. It is a must see
film for campaigners and concerned citizens all over the world." Manana
Kochladze, (Green Alternative, Georgia);
http://www.ifiwatchnet.org/eyes/item.shtml?x=44730 ------------
15.) ‘Living on the Cusp’ peak oil workshop, 11-13.11.05, Oxfordshire
‘This workshop is designed to support your transition from a world of
cheap and easily accessible energy to a world where energy is expensive
and increasingly produced from non fossil fuels. We are transitioning,
(right now!),from a world of unlimited economic growth, to a world
governed by environmental constraints that were not apparent in the
previous social, economic, and political landscape- but are becoming
increasingly clear…The cost of the weekend range from £160 fully
residential, to £115 for non-residential,with camping also available. We
will not turn anyone way due to lack of funds,so reduced rates are
available.’
www.livingonthecusp.org www.love-craft.net
----------
16.) ‘Will the Politicians Ever Save Us from Climate Change?’, Oxford,
24.11.05
Thursday November 24th, Town Hall, St Aldates Street, Oxford. The meetings are held in the Council Chamber. 7pm-9pm. Doors open 6.30. Free entry.
Speakers: Charles Secrett & Caroline Lucas
http://coinet.org.uk/speakers -----------
17.) International Aviation Conference action, 29.11.05
Every head of every aviation industry company will be attending this
international conference in central London where they will be discussing
the industry’s expansion. There are plans for demonstrations at the gala
dinner in the evening; www.planestupid.com
http://www.marketforce.eu.com/index.cfm?obj=conferences.overview&confID=73 ----------
18.) International day of action on climate change, 3.12.05
This is likely to be the biggest and most widespread climate protest so far. Details of London and other events: www.campaigncc.org
------------
19.) Film competition ties in with Montreal climate negotiations
‘Caméra verte/Green Camera is open to professional and amateur filmmakers who are asked to submit films between 30 seconds and 5 minutes in length that deal with the theme, "Climate change: problems and solutions". Films must be submitted before November 14th 2005. Camera verte/Green Camera will conclude with a mini film on November 26th 2005, in Montreal.’
http://www.cameraverte.org -------------
…’till December, see you out and about…
-----------------
Rising Tide UK,
c/o 62 Fieldgate Street,
London E1 1ES
www.risingtide.org.uk
Tel: 07708 794665
Megaphone Midge
