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East Midlands Vegan Festival,

08-12-2009 18:11

A6 Flier to Print and Display
On 12th December 2009 the 6th East Midlands Vegan Festival returns to The Council House on Nottingham's Old Market Square where, in 2008, we welcomed almost 2000 visitors from across the region! The doors open at 11am, but we welcome help setting up from 9am (and in advance).

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COP OUT CAMP OUT is staying put in Trafalgar Square

08-12-2009 15:27

At 4pm on Saturday, following The Wave of 40,000 concerned individuals, Climate Camp went further and occupied Trafalgar Square successfully for the planned 48 hours. However, with the doomed Copenhagen Climate Conference only just beginning its two week corporate sponsored farce, we're now not going anywhere.

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Climate Camp to stay in Trafalgar Square for duration of COP15

07-12-2009 20:23

COP OUT CAMP OUT ongoing until 18th December!

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Videos from climate emergency rally, London, 5th December 2009

07-12-2009 17:07

Videos of the climate emergency rally held in Hyde Park by the Campaign against Climate Change, before joining The Wave to march to Parliament Square.

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Anti-capitalist presence at wave

06-12-2009 17:32

Anti-Capitalist presence at the Wave
A few turned out but not so many as could have been or even as expected, but then what do you expect? One communst red flag was present and some of anarchist flags... I reckon in all about 40 people... It was good that it was organised and they got their message across.

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Climate Camp in Trafalgar Sq. Guided Tour of Climate Criminals 2pm

06-12-2009 13:37

Last night - 5th Dec - after the Wave, Climate Camp swooped on Traflager SQ. Two tripods, a kitchen space, pedal-powered cinema and partying, and today, banner-making, workshops on the route causes of climate change, direct action planning and climate carol singing. Street dancing workshops, and a Guided Tour of surrounding Climate Criminals is to follow. Get on Down - bring a tent, your mates, and your workshops and direct action ideas! Copenhagen Cop15 - cop out! Camp out! Hoping to stay till the end of the conference...

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Oxford Rides the Wave of Climate Protests

06-12-2009 10:46

Making Waves in Cornmarket
On Saturday 5th December in Cornmarket, three intrepid climate campaigners braved the weather and the Christmas shoppers to bring a little bit of Climate Action to the streets of Oxford.

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Pics: The Climate Wave demo & Cop Out Camp out action, Sat 5th Dec

05-12-2009 22:01

Tripods and banner go up in the 'Cop Out Camp Out' swoop in Trafalgar Sq
Over 40,000 people took to the streets today for The Wave climate demo in central London in anticipation to the COP15 Climate Summit due to take place in Copenhagen in the next two weeks. Here there a few pics of the demo:

 http://london.indymedia.org/articles/3267

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pics from start of climate swoop in trafalgar square

05-12-2009 18:45

tripod by nelson's column
the climate camp swoop successfully took over trafalgar square from around 5 this evening. here are a few pics from the early stages of the camp. the campers initially intend to remain there fro 48 hours. at present, police have no immediate plans to remove them.

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Climate Camp sets up at Trafalgar Square

05-12-2009 18:35

Press Release from Camp for Climate Action UK

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Campaiging cyclists on the road from Cambrige to London

05-12-2009 06:52

Part of the Cambridge send-off
Yesterday morning (Friday) around 20 cyclists on a five day journey to London left Cambridge for the final leg of their journey to the climate protests in London.

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Climate change mayhem down under

04-12-2009 16:07

Voter apathy and conviction that politicians are liars who sold out their electorate to the corporate world gained a big boost this month with the news that world leaders who had promised to end the war and tackle climate change were now supporting the war and listening to arguments that climate change is really a paper tiger invented by misguided do-gooders.

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How to Help Indymedia Report the Wave Demo + Cop Out Action

03-12-2009 19:54

Help report what's happening by sending your reports from the streets.

The Indymedia telephone numbers below are for informing Indymedia about what is happening around the Wave demonstration and Climate Camp "Cop Out Camp Out" on 5th December.

Your participation enables an accurate picture of the events to be reported on the Indymedia websites, and helps to create a timeline of reports (like this one from the taking of Blackheath Climate Camp in the summer  http://london.indymedia.org/action_timelines/2).

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Lord Home's mansion visited in solidarity with Mainshill

03-12-2009 18:20

In the early hours of Sunday 29th November a group of autonomous activists caused embarassment to Lord Home, exposing his role in the proposed development of Mainshill Woods into and open cast coal mine. This action was taken by a group of autonomous people in solidarity with all those who oppose the development of Mainshill Wood into an open cast coal mine.

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Another Successful Action-Packed Gathering at Mainshill

03-12-2009 17:33

Actions, new communals, parties and snow at Mainshill!

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Cop15: Notes from below

03-12-2009 12:49

This December (ten years since the alter-globalisation movements took to the streets of Seattle to oppose the world trade organization) activists from across the globe will be descending on Copenhagen to protest the COP15 round of discussion. Has the UK Direct Action movement changed in the interceding years between these cycles of struggle? And what lessons, if any, can it learn from its recent past?

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Would a council really serious on tackling climate change make this decision?

02-12-2009 11:38

On Thursday 19 November the Manchester City Council Planning Department approved the demolition of 200 year old cottages along with neighbouring environmental and historical oasis Hasty Lane in order to make way for additional extra airport hangers which will double Manchester Airport’s freight capacity.

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UEA Climatic Research Unit row escalates

02-12-2009 09:56

The news that the head of the climate research unit who had its emails hacked and posted online is creating a big stink....

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Anti-capitalist Block at The Wave

01-12-2009 18:20

The Wave will be lumped as a protest with a mixture of liberals and SWPers. Avoid being lumped with these lot (Unless you do fit those categories, of course!) and join the anti-capitalist block on Saturday 5th December.

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01-12-2009 14:49

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