UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

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Scenes from the south east gate block

19-08-2007 17:48

Riot police blocked the gate to stop the BAA office blockade.

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Armed only with peer reviewed science...

19-08-2007 17:30

Two marches left Climate Camp this afternoon, Kids Block and Peer Reviewed Science.

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The kettle behind the BAA blockade

19-08-2007 17:27

A wholly peaceful group arrived behind BAA's headquarters around 3.30 this afternoon. Despite the fact that the contingent was largely composed of the CIRCA clowns, police responded in their usual way by sending in the riot squad.

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fran's rushes of the rush to the south

19-08-2007 17:11

Some nice bits some nasty. It was a rush to Baa

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Photos: Solidarity Demonstration With Heathrow Campaigners At Norwich Airport

19-08-2007 16:17

A small group of people acting as representatives of members of a wide range of local organisations including Norwich FoE, Norwich Campaign against Climate Change, Norwich and Norfolk Green Parties, BROADS, and local airport-area residents performed an aviation information campaign at Norwich Airport in support of the current national protests at Heathrow airport against manmade climate change action. Between 2.30 to 3.30pm today Sunday 19th August in solidarity with the Heathrow climate change action, local campaigners handed out educational leaflets to passengers leaving from Norwich airport to European destinations.

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Having a Riot with the Climate Camp Police

19-08-2007 16:14

Riot Shield vs Earth Shield - who will win?

Timeline: 1600 - 19 August 2007

Location: Right outside the Camp for Climate Action, Sipson, Middlesex, during the storming of the BAA HQ.

How to confuse riot cops in 3 easy steps.......

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Press release from Climate Camp Media: Police attack protesters

19-08-2007 16:05

Riot police armed with truncheons backed by mounted police waded into protesters slowly marching from the Camp for Climate Action towards BAA headquarters. The march was part of the day of mass action which had been publicly announced the yesterday. On-site medics have treated at least five people who sustained head injuries and one person who had been trodden on by a police horse.

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It's not capitalism, it's monopolism!

19-08-2007 15:55

Hearing that land isn't capital and shouldn't be owned had me completely rethink the marxist vs capitalist debate.

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Pics from Sunday's march from climate camp

19-08-2007 15:20

Some uplifting pics of the kids march and pics of faces affected by climate change.

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Today we witness the loss of Democracy

19-08-2007 15:11

A devastating over reaction by the police on todays protesters is a dark day for democracy

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Some updates of those early climate camp leavers!

19-08-2007 13:58

Some early reports from some of the groups that left the climate camp

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Video of climate protesters breaking out of camp in a fan formation

19-08-2007 13:48

This video shows protesters heading towards the HQ of BAA from the Climate Camp. They fan out when they pass the Police line to draw their escorts in different locations.

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Video rushes of people representing themselves for climate action

19-08-2007 13:17

It's lunchtime, at the climate camp and groups of people are leaving site on protest and action. This video shows how they are communicating their message and having a laugh. Contains, paper demo, kids march, exit the system, samba, climate band jam, and more!

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Audio recording of Climate Camp panel discussion - with star George Monbiot

19-08-2007 12:57

This panel discussion happened during an evening at the Climate Camp. It's an hour or varied thoughts about the present and future of climate science and what our response should be to it. The panelists are Oli and Sophie involved in the Climate camp set up, Richard from CAT and George Monbiot.

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Climate Camp Scotland Bario - Gettin in amongst it

19-08-2007 12:53

The Camp for Climate Action started last week as hundreds of climate activists squated land near Staines under threat from Heathrows expansion. People from Scotland came down to lend a hand...

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3 in banner drop at BAA

19-08-2007 12:37

3 women have made a successful banner drop from the top of BAA's Heathrow Business Academy, less than a hundred yards from the northern perimeter road.

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video of a group leaving the climate camp site on day of action

19-08-2007 11:14

A quick video of a group leaving the climate camp on the day of action. There are some fully colourful "shields" with the images of young people from the global south leading the group.

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compost toilets on the climate camp site - a diy guide

19-08-2007 11:08

It's more than just somewhere to dump your load. These toilets are a way of working together!

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A Day in the Life of Climate Camp in Pictures

19-08-2007 07:22

Just a few views of Climate Camp

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Wise words from Climate Camp (in pictures)

19-08-2007 05:57

Banners and placards etc. from around the camp