Climate Camp Kids Walk to Drax Power Station - Pics and Report
g-star + maquipix | 28.08.2006 16:59 | Climate Camp 2006 | Climate Chaos | Ecology
At around 2:45 today aproximatly 30 people, in a group consisting of children and parents left the climate camp for a stroll through the country side towards Drax Power Station.
Leaving the camp to walk to Drax, the small group was followed all the way by policemen walking behind them and with more random police popping up from bushes and behind trees along the route!
As well as the police on foot, there were 3 police vans, a car with police dogs and a police 4x4 vehicle taking pictures and video of the parents and kids. When the small group reached the perimeter the children and parents spent some time walking around the fence, eventually taking a tea break. With a good day out had by the kids the group set off back to the camp (complete with their accompanying police).
Although the police were constantly warning the group of dangers in the road and attempting to be friendly, the group was never actually stopped and no-one was searched. At some point the commanding offered to 'facilitate' the walk, to which parents responded that there wasn't much need for 'facilitation', just' to have a stroll in a country lane.
Like we said, a good walk in the country!
As well as the police on foot, there were 3 police vans, a car with police dogs and a police 4x4 vehicle taking pictures and video of the parents and kids. When the small group reached the perimeter the children and parents spent some time walking around the fence, eventually taking a tea break. With a good day out had by the kids the group set off back to the camp (complete with their accompanying police).
Although the police were constantly warning the group of dangers in the road and attempting to be friendly, the group was never actually stopped and no-one was searched. At some point the commanding offered to 'facilitate' the walk, to which parents responded that there wasn't much need for 'facilitation', just' to have a stroll in a country lane.
Like we said, a good walk in the country!
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Great acheivement
29.08.2006 07:56
Peace will break us through
Camp 4 Climate action
29.08.2006 13:52
Joe Public
Good idea Joe
30.08.2006 08:36
Tom Plant
joanne agrees with joe
30.08.2006 15:40
yep agree.
that's why the camp has 150 workshops, many of which focus on
a) how to reduce your energy usage
b) how to encourage your community to reduce energy consumption
c) how to campaign and lobby at a national and international level on this issue.
then there's some direct action against some of the villains.
sure they supply a demand, but they are in no way guilt free in this.
people need to tackle both sides, indeed all sides, at the same time, now.
good luck to us all.
j
joanne public
mapping
06.09.2006 13:43
we were within site of Drax the Destroyer, had plently of maps for people, and even had a scale model of Drax and the approaches...
camper
Listen
24.02.2007 17:47
Matt
Chemical Engineering Student
Matt