UK Climate Camp 2007 Newswire Archive
Are cops being allowed to stay on site?
13-08-2007 11:58
Can someone at camp confirm whether the following article is true
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6943549.stm
Residents, artists unite to celebrate villages threatened by Heathrow
12-08-2007 22:39
This weekend local residents of Harmondsworth and Sipson, villages both threatened by the proposed third runway at Heathrow, joined artists and climate change activists in a celebration of their homes and local history.
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FIT Watch at Climate Camp
12-08-2007 18:42
FIT Watch will have an active presence at Climate Camp from Tuesday morning both at Staines Station and the camp itself.We are also hoping to form a rota of people to stand outside camp trying to prevent FIT from taking photos, and adding to our own database of police photos.
Please help us and get involved – let’s show we will not accept their repressive policing.
We will have a workshop on Tuesday at 4:30pm at the camp to set up a rota. This workshop will also deal with the legalities of dealing with FIT Teams and will discuss how we can resist them in the future.
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Public health issue as police blockade climate camp site
12-08-2007 17:59
For the last couple of hours police have been obstructing access to the climate camp site near Heathrow airport and have refused to allow even water or toilets to be taken onto the legally occupied site.Independent climate camp week info line
12-08-2007 16:17
A temporary and experimental phone service has been launched especially for the week of the Camp For Climate Action. It provides easy access to news taken from the indymedia newswire and info from the climate camp web site for people who are visually impaired or unable to read a computer display for other reasons.0207 043 3783
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Climate Camp police "wrong to use terrorism legislation"
12-08-2007 15:25
That was the message being given out to journalists today as reports came in of people suspected of travelling to Climate Camp being intercepted and searched under terrorism legislation outside local railway stations.
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Climate Camp Arrests - people needed on site
12-08-2007 08:28
Reports are coming in of a first arrest at 2.45 am this morning.Full article | 4 additions | 3 comments
Climate Camp Land Occupied
12-08-2007 00:40
Just after eleven the groups converged on a large field opposite the airport. Within minute tripods were erected and occupied with a large banner reading "Climate Camp, No Airport Expansion" slung between the two.
Calling all Student Activists...
10-08-2007 18:46
A new web based resource is being launched to aid radical student climate change activism. The site aims to provide a supportive, rather than prescriptive, aid to creative and radical activism. The project is to be non-hierarchical in its running and we're currently seeking more student folk to get involved in making it happen.Injunction granted against environmental protest at Heathrow Airport
10-08-2007 16:03
The granting of only a limited injunction to the British Airports Authority (BAA) on Monday banning named individuals from Heathrow Airport has been hailed as a victory for free speech. But whilst BAA failed in its original and far more sweeping objectives, its legal action and injunction that was agreed on is still in line with ongoing efforts to criminalise extra-parliamentary protest.Call for Direct Action at the Camp for Climate Action
09-08-2007 21:36
Activists campaigning against the impact of aviation on climate change have today released a website giving the low-down on Heathrow airport and the industries which encourage its environmentally damaging business.Day of leafleting at Heathrow: Thurs 16th August
09-08-2007 20:19
A day of leafleting against the aviation industry - 16th August, HeathrowFull article | 2 additions | 7 comments
Heathrow's Injunction - What it means
09-08-2007 09:19
Everything you needed to know but didn't have a clue what to ask about Heathrow's injunction against protesters. Designed for the lay person, it is essential reading for climate campers.Full article | 4 additions | 44 comments
NUJ warns Climate Camp over restrictions on media
08-08-2007 15:51
The NUJ has written to the Camp for Climate Action expressing deep concern at the restrictions they intend to impose on the media covering their Climate Camp at Heathrow Airport, and called on them to reconsider as a matter of urgencyFull article | 2 additions | 2 comments
Another Inspiring Food Not Bombs
08-08-2007 13:44
Another great action involving reclaimed and grown food, best curry yet, and broad-based campaigning work.
The Last Chance Saloon is huge success
08-08-2007 10:37
Climate camp stall in Bath + launch of new radical newsheet
07-08-2007 16:35
Today, seven activists from Bath Activist Network set up shop in the middle of Bath to raise awareness and encourage people to attend the upcoming. Climate Camp