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Vestas Occuption Mass Court Protest – Tue 04 Aug 09 – Pix-&-Vidz

Tim Dalinian Jones | 04.08.2009 21:51 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Workers' Movements

Dateline: Newport County Court, Isle of Wight, UK, Tue 04 Aug 09 – Despite hundreds of Vestas Workers, their families, friends, and supporters from across the UK marching in the rain to the Court House, Judge White grants an eviction order to Vestas Wind Systems bosses against the “Boys On the Balcony”, in the 15th day of their factory occupation against 625 green energy jobs cuts and the shutting down of England’s only wind turbine blade factories. But at 04:00, five Climate Campers begin an indefinite roof-top occupation of Vestas’ Venture Quays workshop building in East Cowes, dropping a huge banner reading, “Vestas workers. Solidarity in occupation, fighting for green jobs.” It ain’t over, not by a long chalk!

A1. Marching to the Court House in the Rain
A1. Marching to the Court House in the Rain

B1. Lone Occupier at 06:50
B1. Lone Occupier at 06:50

B2. Iconic DIY Banner
B2. Iconic DIY Banner

B3. RMT Banner & Flag
B3. RMT Banner & Flag

B4. Wall of Solidarity
B4. Wall of Solidarity

B5. Time to quit playing around
B5. Time to quit playing around

C1. Flying the Flag for Union Solidarity
C1. Flying the Flag for Union Solidarity

C2. Announcement of the Roof-Top Protest in Cowes
C2. Announcement of the Roof-Top Protest in Cowes

C3. Vocal Solidarity outside the Court House
C3. Vocal Solidarity outside the Court House

C4. Who's Guilty? Vestas Occupiers – or do-nuthin Ed Miliband?
C4. Who's Guilty? Vestas Occupiers – or do-nuthin Ed Miliband?

C5. Pedal-Powered Poetry and Pro-Am Camcordering
C5. Pedal-Powered Poetry and Pro-Am Camcordering

C6. Youthful enthusiasm
C6. Youthful enthusiasm

C7. Shannon Smy of radical English acoustic band Seize The Day with the fresh CD
C7. Shannon Smy of radical English acoustic band Seize The Day with the fresh CD

C8. Child-Powered Solidarity Sounds
C8. Child-Powered Solidarity Sounds

C9. Kingsnorth Power Station’s local TU Council Demonstrate Solidarity
C9. Kingsnorth Power Station’s local TU Council Demonstrate Solidarity

D1. Local Folk Have Their Say on the Open Mike
D1. Local Folk Have Their Say on the Open Mike

D2. Bob Sutton, Workers’ Climate Action, gets precise
D2. Bob Sutton, Workers’ Climate Action, gets precise

D3. Theo Simon and Shannon Smy of Seize The Day perform “Boys On the Balcony”
D3. Theo Simon and Shannon Smy of Seize The Day perform “Boys On the Balcony”


Vidz at YouTube

• Vestas Occuption Mass Court Protest – 1, 2, 3, etc.
» LINKs to follow shortly once editing and uploading is complete


“Time is short and life is cruel – but it's up to us to change / This town called malice.”
~ Paul Weller, from “Town Called Malice”

I’m uploading from a pub in Newport so there’s no time for a detailed report – that will follow after my return to London tomorrow.

The British Judiciary have backed the Danish Bosses and granted an eviction order against the Vestas Occupation. Three of the occupiers have chosen to leave, to great acclaim from those around the “Magic Roundabout” solidarity camp at the factory gates, leaving six Vestas Workers still in occupation.

But you can’t keep a good fight down – another Vestas facility in East Cowes, Isle of Wight acquired a roof-top occupation by five Climate Campers at 04:00, dug in for an indefinite occupation with victuals and tents.

Links
• East Cowes rooftop demonstration in support of Vestas' staff, by Will Carson, Southern Daily Echo, Tue 04 Aug 09
»  http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4527424.Rooftop_protesters_there__for_the_long_haul_/

• Vestas wins court order to evict demonstrators, by Stephen Hurrel, Click Green, Tue 04 Aug 09
»  http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/12473-vestas-wins-court-order-to-evict-demonstrators.html

• Workers of the world back the struggle at Vestas, Scialist Worker online, Tue 04 Aug 09
»  http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=18701

• “Boys On the Balcony”
• Written and recorded by Seize the Day & workers and families from Vestas
» free download –  http://www.seizetheday.org/?download=true – MP3, 5.7Mb

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Tim Dalinian Jones

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