The 114 people arrested down in Nottingham and bailed to await charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and/or criminal damage are bailed to report to their police stations around Nottingham on 13th July or thereabouts. It was suggested in passing in a posting some time ago that there should be a solidarity action.

A wonderful display of solidarity would be for groups of (ideally) 114 people should turn up to their local police stations on the same day, and announce to the staff that they are so concerned about climate change and the lack of government or industry action on this matter (never mind the sluggishness of the international treaty process) that they are minded to take non-violent direct action on the issue. Given the extent to which all protest actions beyond signing a petition or A-to-B marches have been made illegal over the past decade(s), this means that any actions that the group of people are likely to take would probably be illegal. Therefore, the group is handing itself in for conspiracy to commit crimes as yet unknown. Getting local media along to document the mass confession should push the issue and get it some publicity. It should highlight the seriousness of people's commitment to the cause, as a mass movement of climate action, and also the ridiculous Orwellian nature of the charges being held over the people in Nottingham.

If such actions were coordinated across the country it could get national coverage as well.

What do people think?