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Statement of solidarity with the Nottingham 114

19-04-2009 09:53

If the 114 climate campaigners who were arrested in Nottingham on 13.4.09
had been planning to shut down a coal-fired power station, we support them
wholeheartedly. Coal is one of the dirtiest fossil fuels and if we are to
fight climate change we need to kick our addiction to it - and all of them
- now. Direct action of the sort that breaks laws to prevent the
terrifying impacts spelt out in worst-case climate change scenarios is
absolutely necessary.

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Free Vegan Food Sample Stall

18-04-2009 17:22

A very positive vegan outreach day today in the centre of town...

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Climate Action 114 Media Blog

18-04-2009 00:10

More attention has been drawn to the urgency of climate action and the need to to defend the right to protest against police excesses by the 'failed protest' than if it had gone ahead.

Notts Indymedia is clearly the first port of call for news and comment on the ongoing situation, however it may also be helpful to keep the subject in the public eye through other media.

Other journalists should have the integrity to acknowledge Notts Indymedia as their source, so that their readers could check here for an independent view of the subject.

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fossil fools day at tate britain

17-04-2009 22:15

activists from artnotoil staged a musical stunt at tate britain in the morning of 1st april - this is a short film of the event

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Dissident Island Radio Show - Tonight!! 9pm

17-04-2009 16:25

impunity indeed...
On the show - lots of anti-militarist campaign updated info and more...

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Greenwash Alert - Guardian Climate Change Summit

17-04-2009 13:56

Greenwash Alert - Guardian Climate Change Summit 2009 sponsored by Eon -  http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatesummit/sponsors-exhibitors

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A Conspiracy too far?

16-04-2009 14:46

In one of the best reports on the incident so far, Daithai asks some pertinent questions about the police raid involving more than 200 officers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and British Transport Police which saw 114 people arrested for conspiracy at the Iona School in Sneinton Nottingham shortly after midnight on Monday.

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Solidarity for the Coal Conspiracy 114

16-04-2009 13:33

Arrested for conspiracy, 114 people alleged to have been planning to shut down E-On's massive Ratcliffe coal fired power station have apparently found themselves voiceless, advised not to issue any statements to the media or friends. Unrelated groups however have been stepping into the void to express support for the alleged action and remind people that taking direct action to cut greenhouse emissions is something we should all be doing. Groups such as Rising Tide, Plane Stupid, Climate Rush, the Camp for Climate Action and others have already issued such statements and no doubt it would be great if a diverse range of groups did likewise.

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Young people tackle climate change in Nottingham

16-04-2009 10:42

Peak oil, climate change, consumerism...young people in Nottingham are using their own backyard (in some cases literally!!) to tackle these issues and more...

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Bristol Rising Tide and Westside Statement of Solidarity for the RATCLIFFE 114

15-04-2009 20:34

Many people will have seen the news on Monday morning that 114 people were arrested in Nottingham ahead of an alleged protest at E.ON's Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station..

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Camp for Climate Action emerges in New Zealand.

15-04-2009 00:01

Camp for Climate Action Aotearoa Gathering
Parihaka, Taranaki 24-26 of April

Building a Peoples Movement addressing the root causes of Climate Change.

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Earth First! Occupies Director's Office at E.On HQ (Netherlands)

14-04-2009 17:16

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.

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Obama's April 5 speech at Prague Castle's Hradčanské náměstí

14-04-2009 16:19

A Prague resident's personal view -

" ...his main argument was aimed at Czech citizens in an effort to explain and justify the construction of a United States radar station in Czech Republic."

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Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham The pictures 2

14-04-2009 15:37

114 activists were arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009.

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Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham The pictures 1

14-04-2009 15:30

114 activists were arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009.

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Mass arrests for thought crime

14-04-2009 10:51

A mass police raid in the early hours of yesterday morning resulted in the arrests of 114 individuals in the grounds of a Sneinton school. Those arrested have been released on bail following questioning related to “suspicion of conspiracy to commit trespass and aggravated criminal damage”. The police are saying that those arrested were “planning a period of prolonged disruption to the safe running of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station”. The Nottingham Evening Post, in it’s usual measured and objective style, is saying that there was a “plot to attack a power station”.

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Nottingham's Climate Criminals

13-04-2009 13:55

It may be only speculation that "Officers said they believed those arrested were planning to protest at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station."

Whilst awaiting clarification, read earlier reports which might inform any questions as to why Ratcliffe MIGHT be considered a target of such concern and motivated action.

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100+ people arrested in Notts for conspiracy this morning

13-04-2009 07:55

Over 100 people were arrested in the Snenton area of Nottingham this morning for conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage, according to the BBC's today programme. The BBC said police are linking the arrests with a large direct action that they belive was planned to take place today at a power plant.

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Climate Protest Busted!?

13-04-2009 07:40

More than 80 people (over 100 according to BBC Today programme) arrested in Nottingham on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage at a power industry facility.

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Hundred held over 'power protest'

13-04-2009 07:40

More than 100 people have been arrested over an alleged conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage at a power industry facility.