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E.on Shenanigans and Street Party in Bristol

Bristol RT | 29.11.2008 10:28 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles

Bristol Rising Tide and activists from in and around Bristol had a day of
shenanigans directed at the Royal Bank of Scotland, E-on and new coal.

E.on 20quid
E.on 20quid

E.on Family Football
E.on Family Football

Robber and Coal
Robber and Coal


The day started with a banner drop on one of the flyovers crossing the M32 motorway running into the city centre. Over lunchtime the main RBS branch in the city centre was picketed, with activists handing out forged £20 banknotes (see below) to passers-by and customers only to have an 'RBS bank robber' steal them back to give to E-on and the coal industry (see photo). A mock bank statemate was also distributed showing RBS's investment in coal around the world set against the taxpayer funded bail out of the bank. The picket moved on to an E-on 'Family Football' event in the Broadmead shopping centre (see photo). Mid afternoon saw over 50 activists gathering in the city centre for a reclaim the streets party. The party, with mobile sound system roamed the city centre forcing the city centre branch of NatWest to close early and leaving the RBS branch unusable after a very messy cake fight!

Bristol Rising Tide

Bristol RT
- Homepage: http://risingtide.org.uk/bristol

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01.12.2008 17:43

Here are links to DIY citizen reporter media Action Reports on the decentralised Anti-E.ON Protests during our '48 Hours of Action Against E.ON and New Coal' on Fri 28 and Sat 29 Nov 08.

BRIGHTON
Brilliant banners & coal scrubbers, right in front of local RBS branch
• 48 pix –  http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64845&id=570796765&ref=nf

BRISTOL
E.ON Shenanigans and Street Party in Bristol
• Report & 3 pix –  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413831.html

COVENTRY
Die-in, Serenades, & ‘Carbon Capture British Bull Dog’ at E.ON UK's HQ
• 7 pix –  http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassias/

LONDON
E.ON F.OFF Protest at E.ON UK's London Office at 100 Pall Mall
• Report & 10 pix –  http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/302
• Vidz, 9.42 –  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3-VazZYHuos
• Map –  http://tinyurl.com/EON-LDN-map

E.ON F.OFF Protest at Football Association's London Headquarters at 25 Soho Square
• Report & 9 pix –  http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/306
• Vidz, 5.55 –  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zml-U-0L5y0
• Map –  http://tinyurl.com/FA-LDN-map

NORWICH
• Pics from the Norwich E.ON Spoof
• 5 pix –  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413879.html

NOTTINGHAM
Nottingham's part of 48 hours of nationwide action against E.ON
• Report & 20 pix –  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/11/413951.html

UK NATIONAL ROUND UP
• Report & pic –  http://risingtide.org.uk/node/309

Congrats, kudos & props to all you wonderful folk who Took Back The Power by showing up and expressing outrage at the filthy dirty climate criminals, their nefarious plans and foul financiers, in so many creative and imaginative ways.

Up the Revolution,

Tim Dalinian Jones

Tim Dalinian Jones
mail e-mail: tim.dalinian.jones@googlemail.com
- Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/dalinian