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UK action aganst Starbucks

20-08-2007 12:16

IWW organizing expands throughout UK, Europe.

By Diane Krauthamer

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Red Herrings at Climate Care

20-08-2007 12:09

red herring 1
activists visited HQ of Climate Care in Oxford this morning (20th August) to talk with staff.

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Yorkshire neighbourhood occupy venture capitalist offices

20-08-2007 12:07

Banners are unfurled for the benefit of passers by
Climate campers from the Yorshire neighbourhood today occupied the offices of venture capitalists Bridgepoint , new owners and would be expanders of Leeds/Bradford airport.

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Release: Successful 24 hours of climate action culminates in an action blitz

20-08-2007 11:53

A press release from the Camp For Climate Action has summarised the actions of the previous 24 hours.

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Pictures from the BP blockade

20-08-2007 11:43

Lock on 1
Climate Camp protesters D-locked and superglued themselves to BPs London offices in St James, London today.

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Actions against the 30th August 'charter flight'

20-08-2007 11:19

Once again, a number of rejected Congolese asylum seekers are being deported on a charter flight on 30th August. Actions planned to try and stop that so far include:
Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Cardiff
Tuesday 28th August 2007 - 12:00 noon

Here's some background:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378112.html
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/377942.html
Old stuff:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368274.html

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Audio report from those in the lock-on at Sizewell B

20-08-2007 11:12

Audio
This audio report made by phone from those locked-on at Sizewell B nuclear power station was made at around 11am Monday 20th as part of the 24 hours of action against climate change. Those involved explain what they have done and why they are doing it.

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Support the boycott of Israel - Don't buy 729 produce.

20-08-2007 10:54

Israeli Barcode
Please show solidarity with the Palestinian people who's country, history and institutions are being systematically destroyed by illegal military action against men, women and children.

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Sizewell Nuclear Power Station Closed in Response to Climate Change

20-08-2007 10:51

Five activists blockading Sizewell nuclear power plant
Activists from the “Camp for Climate Action” have today, 20 Aug 2007, blockaded Sizewell nuclear power station to oppose the myth that nuclear power is carbon neutral and a solution to climate change. The peaceful protest, which started 7:45 this morning, is currently disrupting traffic going in the main entrance to both Sizewell 'A' and 'B'. Sizewell, on the Suffolk coast, has been identified as a possible site for a new nuclear reactor by Government consultants recently.

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Sizewell nuclear powerstation blockaded

20-08-2007 10:23

Activists from the Camp have blockaded Sizewell nuclear power station. Press release below was written by activists before they blockaded.

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Camberwell Squatted CentreBOOTY REBEL caff and party!!

20-08-2007 10:17

The third in the so far rocking DANCE REBEL series at the Camberwell Squatted Centre.

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Lesbian facing Deportation to Iran needs your Support

20-08-2007 10:15

Pegah Emambakhsh (40) is a lesbian Iranian woman. She risks of beeing sentenced to death by the judges of the Islamic Republic of Iran because of her homosexuality. She took refuge in Sheffied, Great Britain, where she sought political asylum. This right was denied her for unconvincing reasons,
among which the fact that she cannot prove she is a lesbian.

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Trafalgar Square Climate protest

20-08-2007 10:12

Not waving but drowning....

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Camberwell Squatted Centre more free films

20-08-2007 10:07

Flyer for upcoming films
Camberwell Squatted Centre shows free films every Wednesday

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Composting the state

20-08-2007 09:13

A Balance sheet of the Heathrow Climate Camp - blog on a World to Win website

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Bridgepoint Capital (owners of Leeds airport) Offices in London Disrupted

20-08-2007 09:12

This morning a group of 18 climate change campaigners briefly occupied the offices of Bridgepoint Capital in Warwick Street in London. Bridgepoint Capital, a private equity firm, bought Leeds Bradford Airport in April and is presseing for further expansion.

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Gatwick No Border Camp Meeting V

20-08-2007 09:02

Freedom Of Movement For All
The Gatwick No Border Camp is coming closer, everybody who wants to help with planning and preperation is invited for another planning meeting on September 2nd at 1pm at the Cowley Club in Brighton.

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BP Headquarters Occupied in Central London

20-08-2007 08:55

Around 30 people have blockaded the BP head offices in St James Sq, london this morning. Some are superglued to each other and some are D-locked to railings on te side of the building.

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Carbon Offset Companies targeted by Climate Camp Activists

20-08-2007 08:23

Activists from the Camp for Climate Action have simultaneously targeted the offices of two separate carbon offset companies. The protestors are dressed as red herrings in order to highlight that carbon offset schemes are a dangerous distraction from taking effective climate action.