World Ecology Newswire Archive

11th-16th April

ANIMAL ABUSE TARGETED IN LONDON (UK)
BIRDS FREED FROM AVIARY (Chile)
FOIE GRAS RESTAURANT TARGETED FOR SECOND TIME (USA)
ALF HOME VISIT FOR COCKFIGHTER (Mexico)
FIVE RABBITS RESCUED (Australia)
MINK FREED FROM FUR FARM (Sweden)
MORE TROUBLE FOR TELMEX (Mexico)
OPEN RESCUE OF 61 HENS IN MEMORY OF JILL PHIPPS (Czech Republic)
BUNNIES RESCUED FROM PETTING ZOO (Canada)
ALF TORCH FISH COMPANY TRUCK (Sweden)
LOCKS GLUED AT INFAMOUS RESTAURANT (Sweden)

The government is using secretive prison facilities on U.S. soil, called Communication Management Units, to house inmates accused of being tied to “terrorism” groups. They overwhelmingly include Muslim inmates, along with at least two animal rights and environmental activists.

Little information is available about the secretive facilities and the prisoners housed there. However, through interviews with attorneys, family members, and a current prisoner, it is clear that these units have been created not for violent and dangerous “terrorists,” but for political cases that the government would like to keep out of the public spotlight and out of the press.

Four activists from GroenFront! (the Dutch Earth First!) occupied a director's office at the head office of energy giant E.On today in Rotterdam. The activists told the people working at the office that they were looking for the directors for a 'serious chat' about the planned construction of a new coal fired power station in Rotterdam. Although legal issues should have hindered E.On on starting construction at the site, work has has been pushed ahead regardless. Activist Roos van Dijck: " Building a coal fired power station now is criminal, solving the climate crisis starts with keeping coal in the ground. "

The four activists occupied the room of Chief Financial Officer Markus Bokelmann. Although he has various books on sustainable businessing on his book shelf, he doesn't seem to be able to put this into practice yet. Police arrived after a few hours and arrested the activists. None of the E.On directors were willing to participate in a conversation about the planned construction of the power plant.

On Thursday 5 February at around 3.30pm thirteen comrades were arrested in an annual anti-bullfighting protest in Mexico City. During the protest there was a confrontation with the police and some vehicles were damaged.

25 WINDOWS SMASHED AT WAGENINGEN UNIV. (Netherlands)
PET STORE, SEAFOOD RESTAURANT PAINTED BLACK (Mexico)
PRISON WALLS OF ZOO COVERED WITH SLOGANS (Australia)
LOCKS GLUED AT MEAT COMPANY (Australia)

30/03/09: Masked Autonomen ransack the editorial offices of the Berlin Courier.
29/03/09: Luxury Car torched
28-29/03/09: Attacks on "Thor Steinar" Shop
29/03/09: Luxuary cars burn again
24-26/03/209: ...and again and again: Paving stones and colour vs. Carlofts

27th-2nd March/April

ALF ARSON SHUTS DOWN LIVESTOCK MARKET (France)
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT MASSIVE KILLING COMPLEX (Brazil)
FOIE GRAS TAKEN OFF MENU AFTER ALF VISIT (UK)
WALLS PAINTED, CAR SET ON FIRE AT VIVISECTION LAB (Uruguay)
WINDOWS SMASHED AT MCDONALDS (Netherlands)
ESCADA AGENT ATTACKED (UK)
BROKEN WINDOWS AT DAIRY INDUSTRY SUPPLIER (Netherlands)
ARSON ATTACKS AGAINST KFC AND MCDONALDS (Mexico)
CIRCUS ADS ALTERED (France)

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Here`s some news from today`s Independant that will surprise and open the eyes of many people. Please forward this important news to your friends and family.

Get your maps here! Get your maps here! - Map of the Square Mile

Technological gremlins and exhaustion have been banished and more easily printable versions of the maps of the Square Mile and the ExCeL Centre have now been sorted. A3 is the best size for the Square Mile map, so for those without A3 printers, there are two A4 versions you can print out and stick together with old-fashioned sticky tape. The map is downloadable as a JPEG or PDF in A4, A3 and split A3 versions, in black and white or colour.

Here's the full map: Version for printing to A3 - JPG | Version for printing to A3 - PDF | Version for printing to A4 - JPG | Version for printing to A4 - PDF

However, it's best to print an A3 map on two A4 sheets and tape them together:

Here's the two parts in colour: Part One Colour PDF | Part One Colour JPG | Part Two Colour PDF | Part Two Colour JPG

And here they are in greyscale: Part One Greyscale PDF | Part One Greyscale JPG | Part Two Greyscale PDF| Part Two Greyscale JPG

And here's the map of the ExCeL centre: Excel Map PDF | Excel Map JPG

Finally, here's a Button/Banner to embed and link to the map.

Eco-pirate captain Paul Watson is speaking at Excel a few days before the baddies!

"Come enjoy the London International Dive Show (LIDS) and visit the Sea Shepherd information stall (stand number 554) to meet with crew and purchase Sea Shepherd merchandise. Captain Paul Watson will also be in attendance at the event as the featured guest speaker. "

21st-26th March

BABOON RESCUED FROM CIRCUS (Spain)
HUNDREDS OF MINK RUN FREE (Denmark)
WINDOWS SMASHED, MESSAGE PAINTED AT FOIE-GRAS RESTAURANT (USA)
ANOTHER BUSY MONTH IN SWEDEN (Sweden)
EARTH-DESTROYING MACHINE BURNED (Mexico)
TURKEY SAVED IN OPEN RESCUE (Czech Republic)
NIGHT OF SABOTAGE (Chile)
CANDY TRASHING SPREE (Netherlands)
CHICKENS RESCUED FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Spain)
PHOTOS, COMMUNIQUE RELEASED FROM PHEASANT FARM RAID (Italy)

Spring 2009 issue of the latest anti-speciesist, anti-capitalist, abolitionist direct action news is out now.

Check out the new issue of Bite Back magazine featuring an essay by Will Potter about the making of an animal rights "terrorist" (the Fran Trutt story), a review of a Louisiana cockfighter's battle with his insurance company following an ALF arson, the story of the Hawkeye Mink Cooperative break-in, a look back at 2008, news, prisoner letters, action reports from around the world and more! 36 pages.

underreported causes of sucide

A recent tragedy in Connecticut involving a chimpanzee that went berserk and mauled a woman underscores the essential wrongness of primate captivity.

17-20th March

FREEDOM FOR RABBIT (USA)
2500 MINK RELEASED FROM CAGES AT FUR FARM (Netherlands)
BUTCHERS SABOTAGED (Chile)
TRANSPORT TRUCKS TORCHED AT CHICKEN SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Norway)

Nicole was remanded into prison today (19/3/09). Please show her your support by writing to her on the address below or sending a message to her myspace page and we will print it out and pass it on.

Two Hunt Monitors were in a privately owned Gyrocopter. The Gyrocopter landed for fuel and at least one of the hunt suppoters went up to confront the Hunt Monitors. Sadly in doing so the hunt supporter was hit by the gyrocopter and died. Sam Butler, of the Warwickshire Hunt, said it was a "tragic but fatal accident".

13-16th March

ELECTRONIC SIT-IN AGAINST HLS (Cyberspace)
ATTACK ON KFC (USA)
FUR FARMER'S CARS PAINT-STRIPPED (Italy)
EXPLOITIVE SHOPS GLUED (Mexico)
19 SECONDS OF SOCIAL WAR (Mexico)
WINDOWS AT MCDONALDS SMASHED TO PIECES (Netherlands)
HOAX BOMB LEFT AT JALTENCO POLICE STATION (Mexico)