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Oxford Activists Hit Welsh Power Station: Press Release

03-04-2008 07:30

At 7.30am this morning, activists successfully blockaded all entrances to Aberthaw Power Station in Barry, South Wales.

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Aberthaw power station succesfully blockaded this morning

03-04-2008 05:32

Members of bristol rising tide are succesfully blockading Aberthaw power station, Wales worst polluter, 10 bristol activists have done a joint action with Bath, Cardiff and Oxford activist as part of a nationwide prostest against some of the worst polluting compaines in the uk.

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Riot police storms convergence centre at Bucharest anti- NATO protests

02-04-2008 22:58

Reports over email lists state that 46 persons were arrested and that they were severally beaten in the way to the police stations and they were also under death treat. when Romanian riot police raided a meeting place for anti-NATO activists. On guy from Iasi
(Gheorghe) was hospitalized and he was beaten even in the hospital.
Another girl ask the police to go to the hospital...Small protest was
organized in the front of the police station 11.

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Nottingham’s Zimbabwean Community stand together

02-04-2008 22:06

The Zimbabwean community, guest speakers and supporters attended an evening of traditional Zimbabwean food, music and testimonies from survivors of Mugabe’s regime on Friday 28th March and stood together again in demonstration in Nottingham’s Market Sq. on 29th March, the day of Zimbabwe’s elections.

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Fossil Fools Blockade E.On Offices Surveillance and Specialist Equipment

02-04-2008 20:59

At the protest against E-on activities with fossil fuels / new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent, there was a large police operation [as you might expect]. Related posts: "Fossil Fools Blockade E.On Offices in Nottingham : Pictures 1 & 2" [links below] describe the event.

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Fossil Fools Blockade E.On Offices in Nottingham : Pictures 2

02-04-2008 20:53

On Tuesday morning 30 people blockaded the entrances to E-on's offices on Mount St, Nottingham City Centre. People covered in green paint to represent E-on's greenwash, locked onto the front entrance to E-on's office and stood in front of other entrances preventing E-on workers from getting to work. Climate activists pull a prank that packs a punch on April Fools Day

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Fossil Fools Blockade E.On Offices in Nottingham : Pictures 1

02-04-2008 20:45

On Tuesday morning 30 people blockaded the entrances to E-on's offices on Mount St, Nottingham City Centre. People covered in green paint to represent E-on's greenwash, locked onto the front entrance to E-on's office and stood in front of other entrances preventing E-on workers from getting to work. Climate activists pull a prank that packs a punch on April Fools Day

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FFD - Bacton Gas Terminal Photos & Update

02-04-2008 18:16

Background – Bacton is a major energy hub for the UK, handling around a third of the nation’s gas supply, coming in from the North Sea and European pipelines. The gas is handled by a range of oil and gas companies (Shell and Exxon among others) before being sent into the national grid.

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Police Searches Houses After Arrests At E.On Blockade

02-04-2008 17:23

Nottinghamshire Police searched 2 houses yesterday afternoon after it had made two arrests at the blockade at E.On offices on Mount Street. The searches were 'authorized' under section 18 of the Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Under this act; "A constable may enter and search any premises occupied or controlled by a person who is under arrest for an arrestable offence, if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on the premises evidence that relates to that offence". Both people arrested were released early in the evening and were charged with Section 5 public order offences. They are to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on April 14th.

Other coverage: Evening Post | BBC Nottingham

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Fossil Fooling in Glasgow

02-04-2008 17:08

A bunch of Fossil Fools took to the Streets of Glasgow
today, 1st of April.......

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SOCPA - chris coverdale arrested for non-payment of fines

02-04-2008 16:40

chris coverdale was arrested earlier today at his home in wimbledon for non-payment of fines imposed for a previous SOCPA unauthorised demonstration offence. he is being held overnight at wimbledon police station and will apear at the local court tomorrow morning.

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Fossil Fools Day action at Y&R advertising.

02-04-2008 16:04

Yesterday April 1st, which as you all know is international Fossil Fools day the offices of Y&R advertising were paid a visit by London Rising Tide. Outside the Camden HQ activists did a spoof marketing campaign by Y&R who are currently trying to convince the public of Landrover’s green credentials…!!?? One of their employees was initially quite angry ansd bewildered by what was happening. Though in fairness he did calm down and see the funny side making numerous cigarette breaks to come outside and chat to the activists and their polar bear.

Meanwhile inside the building some other people posing as corporate clients gained access to Y&R and barricaded themselves inside one of their offices. The Police eventually showed up in force and nicked those inside. Which is exactly what they wanted as any charges will bring a nice big PR disaster to Y&R. Nice sunny day for it too….

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FFD - Norwich Union withdraw £6.1 billion from Fossil Fuel Industry

02-04-2008 15:26

On 31st March, Norwich Rising Tide started the fossil foolery early.

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Fossil Fools Day - Video

02-04-2008 15:19

http://blip.tv/file/get/Undercurrents-FossilFoolsDay603.mp4

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The Palestine Today 040208

02-04-2008 14:58

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday April 2nd, 2008.

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Fossil Fools Blockade E.On Offices in Nottingham (an audio piece)

02-04-2008 14:28

From 7:30 on the morning of 1 April, 30 people blockaded the entrances to E.On's offices on Mount St, Nottingham city centre. People covered themselves in green paint to represent E.On's greenwash, locked onto the front entrance to the offices and stood in front of other entrances preventing E.On workers from getting to work. So what was it all about? Riseup! Radio crew hit the streets to find out..

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Fossil Fools Day protest against Kingsnorth coal-fired power station

02-04-2008 13:21

Students from 'People and Planet' along with other climate activists came to Parliament Square, London on April 1 as a part of the international Fossil Fool's Day protest.
Photographs are copyright (C) 2008, Peter Marshall

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Massive Repression during the NATO Summit in Romania

02-04-2008 12:12

by email via g8-int:

One day before the start of the Nato summit in Bucharest the situation gets worse. Hourly alternative looking people are detained by the police for no reason. Afterwards the police construct absurd offence, for example carrying a pocketknife amounting to possession a weapon. Every person coming to or leaving the convergence center is in danger of getting detained (some simply for walking to a nearby shop). The detained are interrogated, photographed and fingerprinted in police stations, and held for up to 24 hours.
At the Romanian border several groups of activists, as well as others, have been denied entry into the country.

The most involved Romanian activists around the country have at this point been visited or called by either the local police or SRI (Romanian information service) to be warned against participating in any anti-nato protests or to have their families intimidated.

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Hull activists successfully complete Fossil Fools Day action

02-04-2008 11:57

A brief summary of the day's events...

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Operation Happy Shopper

02-04-2008 11:35

A short summary of Opperation Happy Shopper, a Protest against the CCHR exhibit "Psychiatry - An Industry Of Death" For more infomation on the the exhibit itself, please read the following link;

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2008/03/393916.html