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climate rush glue themselves to Parliament

rusher | 27.04.2009 20:16

4 members of Climate Rush have just glued themselves to a statue in Parliament, 100 years to the day after a Suffragette

4 protesters stuck their hands together to form a chain around a statue of Viscount Falkland, which was the site of protest by a suffragette 100 years ago. It is 100 years to the day that a suffragette chained herself to the same statue as part of the campaign to secure votes for women - the authorities had to cut through the statue's sword to release her.

The action was in response to the go-ahead for new generation coal-fired power stations. The 4 were arrested for public order offences and criminal damage.


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  1. some mainstream coverage — D
  2. Nice one — Ms Anne Thropy
  3. Surprise! — Johnster
  4. Oh Johnster — History Reader
  5. to History Reader — Johnster
  6. incentives — a measure of whats going on
  7. wow — illiterati
  8. FYI — Johnster
  9. We use to protest for keeping coal usage going — stock