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gathering anticivilization 2007

25-07-2007 21:33 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Globalisation | World

FIRST DRAFT OF PROGRAMME FOR THE 2007 ANTICIVILIZACION GATHERING

Social Action and independent paper, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, attacked by gunmen

25-07-2007 15:50 | Ecology | Other Press | Repression | World

Gunmen numbering about 7 today (Wednesday, 25 July 2007) attacked the offices of Social Action in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The office also hosts National Point, an independent weekly newspaper published by activist journalists, and supported by Social Action. People injured, equipment taken....

Tara’s Last Stand?

25-07-2007 10:14 | Ecology | World

violence on tara
7 arrests
court case today
urgent help needed

S.I. Activist Imprisoned by the Icelandic State

24 July 2007

The Icelandic government and ALCOA have gained their first political prisoner with their repression of protest against the heavy industry policy.

A twenty three year old British Saving Iceland activist who was arrested today on the action against Rio Tinto-Alcan, has been imprisoned for eight days.

Saving Iceland Blockades Century Smelter at Grundartangi

19-07-2007 15:35 | Ecology | Globalisation | World

News of Saving Iceland's latest action as part of the Summer of Resistance to the aluminium industry in Iceland.

Green Party Supports Climate Camp and Accuses British Government

Everyone concerned about the environment is urged by Dr Derek Wall the Green Party Principal Speaker, to spend their summer holiday with him at the Camp for Climate Action near Heathrow from 14 to 21 August.

Dr Wall teaches economics at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and his most recent book "Babylon and Beyond" looks at alternatives to capitalism and corporate globalisation.
globalisation.

What If...We All Stopped Breathing?

Breathing might be the one form of carbon dioxide production humans carry out that is unavoidable, but that doesn't mean we all have to create the same emissions every time we do it.

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Everybody's Doing Media for the Camp for Climate Action

“Everybody's doin' media!” said a recent message from the Camp for Climate Action Networking Group, and they invited everyone involved with the Camp to help publicise it by offering information to their local news media.

Shell & County Mayo: Don't Mention The Water Part 3

Since Oscar Beard’s month in Mayo from mid February 2007, and the Indymedia UK investigation exposing the poisoning of the Erris drinking water supply from the Corrib Gas Project, a return trip in May revealed the extent to which Mayo County Council (MCC) and Shell E & P Ireland (SEPIL) would go to hide the problem rather than deal with it.

First Directions to The Camp for Climate Action 2007.....

The camp dates are drawing nearer and nearer and we're all desperate to know where it will be... but we'll just have to wait a little longer!

But what we do know is that if you get yourself to Staines railway station in West London by 10am on Tuesday 14th August, you will be greeted by our friendly welcome team and promptly transported via a magical mystery tour, to the camp! (There will also be lifts to the camp later in the day and throughout the week.)

Live Earth: Was It Worth It?

07/07/07: It was the two year anniversary of the London bombings. Wembley stadium filled with 65,000 people to see some of the largest names in music and to draw awareness to climate change.

Local Protesters Blockade Shell Construction site in Mayo

13-07-2007 10:37 | Rossport Solidarity | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

A number of Shell to Sea campaigners have established a non-violent blockade of the road leading to the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy. Two protestors are locked on to an immobilized vehicle, preventing access to the site.

Saving Iceland Summer of Resistance Kicks off in Reykjavik

12-07-2007 13:54 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Globalisation | World

A day of action in Reykjavik kick starts Saving Iceland's Summer of Resistance to heavy industry and the aluminium industry's corporate invasion of Europe's largest wilderness.

Shell to Sea campaigners jailed for police assault

A text message and short phone call last night revealed that three Shell to Sea protestors have been jailed on assault charges against the Garda.

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Tara campaign critical/Demo Friday 13th

10-07-2007 14:42 | Ecology | History | Social Struggles | World

Demo outside the Irish Embassy in London, at 12 noon (17 Grovesnor place london sw1 uk) Neolithic archeaology site being treashed by diggers to make new m3 motorway in Ireland, few people on ground at Tara, all numbers at demo or protest needed now.!.

Rossport Update

09-07-2007 12:52 | Rossport Solidarity | Ecology | World

Peat extraction completed in preperation for building of refinery. Construction starting imminenetly

Please Take Climate Camp Flyers to Events and Festivals...

Hi again Everyone.

Firstly to remind you about going to events and festivals.
If you are going to ANY of this sort of thing, however big or small - please remember to take flyers.

Saving Iceland conference and protest camp

Between the 7th and 8th of July a conference is taking place followed by a protest camp and a 'summer of dissent' in Reykjavik, Iceland. The country's pristine, and often protected, wilderness is being systematically destroyed by the aluminum industry and national power company in their hunger for cheap energy and increased profits. The environmental impact is vast, both globally and locally. We struggle against these crimes, and if you wish to support us, visit our website and join the fight to save Europe's last remaining wilderness.

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Do You Want Journalists at the Camp for Climate Action?

The Camp for Climate Action media team are putting together a proposal for the media and cameras on site policy, to be discussed at the July gathering.

Here is a questionnaire which looks at some of the possible concerns and solutions about media on site, and gives you a chance to say what you thought was good or bad about last year's strategy.

GREECE:Disaster in the forests, after huge fires along with commercial interests

05-07-2007 01:19 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

Feature of Athens Indymedia on the causes and the consequences of the last week's fires, which destroyed some of the most precious forests of the country. For latest updates check

http://athens.indymedia.org/?lang=en

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World Ecology Newswire Archive

gathering anticivilization 2007

Social Action and independent paper, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, attacked by gunmen

Tara’s Last Stand?

S.I. Activist Imprisoned by the Icelandic State

Saving Iceland Blockades Century Smelter at Grundartangi

Green Party Supports Climate Camp and Accuses British Government

What If...We All Stopped Breathing?

Everybody's Doing Media for the Camp for Climate Action

Shell & County Mayo: Don't Mention The Water Part 3

First Directions to The Camp for Climate Action 2007.....

Live Earth: Was It Worth It?

Local Protesters Blockade Shell Construction site in Mayo

Saving Iceland Summer of Resistance Kicks off in Reykjavik

Shell to Sea campaigners jailed for police assault

Tara campaign critical/Demo Friday 13th

Rossport Update

Please Take Climate Camp Flyers to Events and Festivals...

Saving Iceland conference and protest camp

Do You Want Journalists at the Camp for Climate Action?

GREECE:Disaster in the forests, after huge fires along with commercial interests

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