UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

'A Wake for BP', (ExCel 16.4.09; British Museum 6.5.09)

12-04-2009 23:32

** dress rehearsal to take place at BP’s 100th AGM, Custom House DLR,
10.30am, 16.4.09 **
Oil goliath BP, already forced to postpone its centenary party at the
British Museum on April 1st, (also known as Fossil Fools Day[1]), has
rescheduled the event for May 6th. Art Not Oil[2], the group behind the
original demonstration against its ‘tarnished centenary’, will be throwing
‘A Wake for BP’ as guests arrive at the British Museum between 6pm and 7pm
on the new date.

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Contributions sought for Art Not Oil 2010 Diary

12-04-2009 16:53

Hello,

Art Not Oil is making a 2010 desk diary, featuring some of the best work from across our galleries. (We've added the blurb again after this, in case you'd like to know more.)

We're working with Central Books to make sure it's on sale in all the UK's
key art-related bookshops, as well as via mail order to anyone across the
world.

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'No Democracy Wall' Memorial to Ian Tomlinson, Royal Exchange, Bank, London

10-04-2009 01:50

These are a number of Photos taken on the 2nd April around the Royal Exchange at the Bank Station junction of Threadneedle St and Cornhill Except for the first three which were taken on London Bridge the previous night, for it’s adjacent tube station happened to be the nearest open to make for, after being released from the kettle at Bank

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Veggie Pride UK - Sat 16 May in Birmingham

08-04-2009 22:53

The UK`s first ever Veggie Pride event is set to hit the streets of Birmingham. On Saturday 16th May 2009, Veggie Pride UK will be a fantastic, fun-filled festival and carnival procession - a celebration of vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. All are welcome and admission is free. This will be the first event of it`s kind anywhere in the UK. Take a look at the dazzling website

http://www.veggiepride.org.uk

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Victory for protesters in E.ON PR battle

08-04-2009 17:24

Victory for protesters in E.ON PR battle

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Alaskan gold mine fight heads to London

08-04-2009 14:36

A delegation of native Alaskans and commercial fishermen will head to London next week to confront mining industry giant Anglo American PLC about the controversial Pebble mine project.

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International declaration urges caution over biochar

08-04-2009 08:42

147 groups from 44 countries have signed an international declaration urging caution over proposals for large-scale biochar use, and opposing the inclusion of biochar and agricultural soils in general into carbon trading. The declaration with updated signatures can be found at

http://www.regenwald.org/international/englisch/news.php?id=1226 .

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Comment and Photos of the G20 Demonstration At Bank

07-04-2009 22:32

View of the Police Kettle around the Bank of England Intersection City Of London

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G20 Part II - Dissident Island Radio

03-04-2009 17:38

G20 Part II on Dissident Island Radio Tonight at 9pm!

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G20 Climate Camp

03-04-2009 16:05

Some pictures from the start of the Climate Camp on Bishopsgate on Wed 1 April, 2009..
Pictures Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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G20 Banner drop in Kingsway

03-04-2009 14:22

Nature doesn't do bailouts banner dropped at 8.30 am on 1 April

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Shock and Awe tactics along with Bribery used by Nuclear Industry in Cumbria

03-04-2009 13:59

The nuclear industry appear to be using the same tactics as George Bush’s
‘shock and awe.'
Three possible sites have been put forward for nuclear new build in
Cumbria. One is Sellafield, which is described by the industry as ‘least
preferred’ because of the decommissioning work. The other two sites of
Kirksanton and Braystones are greenfield and include areas of European
wildlife importance.

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Divide and Rule: Lib Dems Love Affair with Climate Camp

03-04-2009 11:55

The very recent apparent sympathy of Lib Dems towards Climate Campers smacks of electoral opportunism and it is not really doing any favours to the movement.

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Police violence at G20 Climate Camp

03-04-2009 07:51

Bishopsgate April 1st at South limit of Climate Camp. "Police have a crack at a dangerous crowd of psychopaths .... or a load of people who are obviously involved in a peaceful protest and who are doing nothing at all to provoke any reaction." (Experimental reposting from http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/426108.html to try out embedded viewing inside Indymedia)

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Climate Camp in the city

03-04-2009 02:11

For twelve hours, a narrow granite and concrete crevice in the city, normally swilling in dirty money was transformed into a ribbon of colour and music. While the rest of the city raged, gambled and gleefully rolled the earth towards runaway climate change, climate campers opened the street to people and relaxed in the sun. Workshops educated us, stand-up poets and musicians entertained us and a zero carbon kitchen fed us.

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Storming the Banks

02-04-2009 21:28

An article appeared on the national Indymedia site calling on us to storm the banks. While I understand the feelings from which it comes I don't think that will achieve very much.

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Climate Camp Claims Victory as Bishopsgate Occupied for 12 hours

02-04-2009 12:50

Yesterday around 2000 protesters set up a Camp for Climate Action in the
middle of the Square Mile, closing a major road for 12 hours. The Camp was
located outside the European Climate Exchange on Bishopsgate, to protest
against the G20's plans to use deeply flawed carbon trading mechanisms to
tackle climate change.

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G20 Radio on Dissident Island - Part 1 ready for download

02-04-2009 10:45

APRIL 1: Montages from the day, interviews with the Whitechapel Anarchist Group, participants in the 'Black Horse', and child space. Sounds from the G20 Critical Mass and trying to communicate with the cops. Dubstep and reggae from Delsa to finish

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film of police attack on climate camp

02-04-2009 10:03

around 19:45 police push into the south side of the climate camp on bishopsgate. this short film shows the campers calling out "this is not a riot" and holding their arms in the air, while riot police surge forward wielding batons and shields in an unprovoked attack.

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April 1st - Fossil Foolery Around the World

02-04-2009 05:08

Today saw not only mass protests in London ahead of the G20 summit, but local demonstrations in cities around the UK and across the globe. Under the banner of Fossil Fools Day, activists held protests at banks, energy companies and power stations across the UK, the USA, Canada and South Africa to highlight the twin economic and climate crises.