Pics: The Climate Wave demo & Cop Out Camp out action, Sat 5th Dec

Over 40,000 people took to the streets today for The Wave climate demo in central London in anticipation to the COP15 Climate Summit due to take place in Copenhagen in the next two weeks. Here there a few pics of the demo:

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/3267

Tripods and banner go up in the 'Cop Out Camp Out' swoop in Trafalgar Sq

After the main demonstration in central London, the Camp for Climate Action announced by sms the meeting up location for the 'Coup Out Camp Out' action. Following this call, around 200 people gathered from 3pm at Jubilee Gardens in the Southbank waiting for the confirmation of the final loction of the Camp. At around 4pm this arrived via another sms asking people to quickly move towards Trafalgar Square and swoop it to set up the Camp.
Here there are some pics:

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/3272

maqui pix

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Video

06.12.2009 00:21

Another video from the day...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4689717947890475769&ei=jfcaS8iAPcmb-AbSwqSMCQ&q=the+wave#

Saharan Eskimo

What?

06.12.2009 14:30

What exactly is this stunt supposed to achieve?

Insurrectionist
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Purpose of the action

06.12.2009 16:56

This stunt was carefully crafted to give naysayers who sit at home in front of their computers and do sod all the opportunity to make inane comments on Indymedia.

Gory Al

purpose of the stunt is awareness raising

06.12.2009 17:15

Whether you agree with the message or not, isn't it fairly obvious that the purpose of the stunt is to raise awareness of the issues?

anon

@Gory Al

06.12.2009 22:02

Sorry but since when do only armchairs critique? A typical basesless statement to try and halt any discussion of tactics.
Good luck raising the awareness of the Guardians readership!

Insurrectionist
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Direct Action

06.12.2009 23:06

Insurrectionist:
It is not merely symbolic and a load of middle class people reading the Guardian out loud together. Groups are being formed that will take part in direct action (willing, if need be, to be arrested etc.), which, I presume, you support. Outreach is trying to spread the message: not only one of 'we need to act for cliamte justice', but that social and systemic change is needed, not just tinkering with capitalism. It is anti-capitalist (unlike The Wave). There were even some [crap] anarchist banners there, and mainly it was anarchistic types.
Get involved and even encourage militancy if you want, but don't just complain!

climate camp anarchist

@insurrectionist

06.12.2009 23:36

Thanks, and good luck to you with your revolution to make the world a better place by smashing a few windows wearing a black hoody and facemask and spraying "ACAB" on a wall like a wannabe Banksy before running off like a sissy to watch the Bader Meinhof Complex on DVD. The planet is safe in your hands.

Gory Al

@Gory Al

07.12.2009 00:16

Erm, what are you talking about?

And to Anarchist Climate Camper-
Thanks for your considerate manner, but I have partaken in Climate Camp activities and seen it for myself, as well as being angered in talks at this years event by the massive opposition shown towards anti-capitalism, with arguements as poor as 'but we need to fight climate change now!' being predominatant.
Yes, CC did start out as an anti-capitalist radical idea and practice but it appears to have been slowly taken in by the wooly minder liberals that hinder any progress and reject class politics, Of course this is a massive generalisation and there are many good people involved- particualry the ones who organise the infrastructure of the camps, but I just can't get over the pandering to the media and friendliness to the pigs- espcially considering they've felt the rough end of the stick!

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