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Fuelling Conflict: The Tar Sands and the Military Industrial Complex

20-11-2009 19:01

Superdrug subvert by Polyp
Why the tar sands are important for anti-military campaigning

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Reminder: Mainshill weekend of action and workshops

20-11-2009 16:00

Sat 28th Nov - Tues 1st Dec
RESIST new coal! Stop climate chaos!

With signs that the eviction may happen any minute, Mainshill Solidarity Camp need all the support they can get (see  http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk for current details).

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Mainshill Eviction Alert

20-11-2009 10:08

Mainshill Eviction Alert

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Vestas Event tomorrow (sat): Push the Green Button-the Revolution is ON!

20-11-2009 08:31

The Vestas Occupation and continuing campaign caught the imagination of many labour and environmental activists. With Copenhagen coming up, the campaign is bringing together it's disparate elements... Gather in St James Square, Newport, Isle of Wight with friends, colleagues & family. Meet like-minds, swap ideas, and forge new connections for the challenges ahead. At 12 noon ex-Vestas workers who occupied their factory in July, lead the countdown and PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON as we declare the REVOLUTION... ON!

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N30 Global Day of Climate Action / 10 yrs since Seattle!

19-11-2009 22:29

N30 - November the 30th, or the Monday after next - is 10 years since a coalition of protest and campaign groups shut down the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Seattle. It was successful coalition building, direct action and brought anti-globalisation into the mainstream. The WTO has struggled to achieve any new bollocks since (though it has managed to use it's existing bollocks to bad effect). Here's a hastily put together flyer/poster re the n30 climate day of action.

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Don't Nuke the Climate! - Sat 12 Dec, International Day of Action

18-11-2009 09:28

Organise an event locally for the Don't Nuke the Climate! International Day of Action on Saturday 12 December, and publicise widely!

 http://www.dont-nuke-the-climate.org/spip.php?rubrique19〈=en

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US, China: no emissions cut (by Latuff)

18-11-2009 05:21

US, China: no emissions cut
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Preparing for a warm winter in Copenhagen: A guide to the COP15 protests

17-11-2009 17:55

Read the article at  http://www.lasthours.org.uk/articles/preparing-for-a-warm-winter-in-copenhagen-a-guide-to-the-cop15-protests/ for links and image

This December the United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP15 will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Those organising the conference claim it aims to be a step towards the building of a ‘new global climate treaty’ in an attempt to tackle climate change.

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Berlin and Prague through Seattle to Copenhagen

17-11-2009 15:18

If 1989 saw the birth of democracy and 1999 its coming-out party, then 2009 in Copenhagen will see its coming of age.

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‘End bloody oil!’ Indigenous women bring the fight against Tar Sands to Manch

17-11-2009 12:41

Three indigenous women from Canada are visiting Manchester as part of a 10-day UK tour to raise awareness about the Alberta Tar Sands. Dubbed ‘the most destructive project on earth’, the Tar Sands are devastating indigenous communities and driving global climate change.

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Voting Opens for Angry Mermaid Award for Climate Lobbying

17-11-2009 11:03

The Mermaid is angry about corporate lobbying on climate change solutions
A new award - the Angry Mermaid Award - has been launched to shame the corporates and corporate lobby groups which are lobbying to sabotage effective action on climate change. Eight candidates have been shortlisted for the award and voting is open online at www.angrymermaid.org until Sunday 13 December

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US and China free to pollute (by Latuff)

17-11-2009 02:43

US and China free to pollute
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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The London Climate Camp presents: The Great Global Warm Up: day of workshops

16-11-2009 23:19

Day of workshops, debates, talks and more!

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Indigenous women accuse RBS and Treasury of funding 'bloody oil'

16-11-2009 14:57

Three Indigenous Canadian women will visit the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London headquarters tomorrow to demand that they stop financing one of the world’s most polluting projects – the Tar Sands.

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Free Fruit Trees for Forest Fields

16-11-2009 14:47

FREE FRUIT TREES FOR FOREST FIELDS!
We've got 100 fruit trees to plant in Forest Fields this winter, and we're looking for gardens to plant them in. So if you've got the space - and you don't need as much as you might think - get in touch.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 3

16-11-2009 13:27

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 2

16-11-2009 13:20

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 1

16-11-2009 13:12

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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The 300-350 Show: Climate Justice Fast

15-11-2009 20:44

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As the UN climate talks end in Barcelona, the prospects for getting a fair deal which will be strong enough to stop catastrophic climate change are looking slim. In response, a handful of people in Australia and the US have started a hunger strike for Climate Justice.

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Copenhagen COP15 Logistics- addresses- Locations- accomodation

13-11-2009 02:22


This is a newsletter on the logistics concerning COP15, regarding what we know so far and what we are planning. Some things still haven’t been sorted out yet as bureaucracy in Denmark works very slow.