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Beyond Bloctivism: Critical Response to the Greenpolice

05-01-2010 01:48

The following article is a critical response to a communiqué from the black bloc ‘Greenpeace-Greenpolice’ which contests the role of ecology in recent political conflicts taking place around the recent COP 15 Summit with the intention of drawing support away from the Reclaim Power action at the Bella Centre on the 16th December.

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Lappersfort Eviction Notice Confirmed By Judge

04-01-2010 18:43

On December 31st 09, the Brugge court gave a verdict concerning the 3 previous occupiers who signed a contract with the owner, GDF Suez, and also concerning the eviction notice for the present occupiers of the Lappersfort.

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New Porkbolter is out!

31-12-2009 16:02

THE latest issue of Worthing's anarchic newsletter The Porkbolter has hit the streets of the West Sussex seaside town.

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Reclaiming Power in Copenhagen.

29-12-2009 23:54

A decisive step towards a global climate justice movement.

A political analysis of where we stand post-Copenhagen.

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Climate Chaos Films (Free to download)

29-12-2009 22:05

Two well made and free to download films on climate chaos.

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Vegan Outreach in Bristol

29-12-2009 13:44

Just spotted this - looks really inspiring :)

 http://www.youtube.com/user/Bristolanimalrights#p/u/4/skFaF_nZejo

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GreenPeace/GreenPolice: A communique from the COP15 Black Bloc

28-12-2009 17:10

This communique was given out by a portion of the Black Bloc during the march to the Bella Centre on Saturday at the protests against the U.N. COP-15: There seems to be a common logic between the government delegates, the NGOs who control the march, and even the radical ecological activists: we are all saving humanity together. Who would not want to fight for this? And even if you did not, do you even have a choice?

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Escalating violence against anti-mining campaigners in El Salvador

27-12-2009 23:32

As locals campaign against gold mining by Canadian Company Pacific Rim, two more anti-mining activists have been murdered.

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Direct Action; UK, Russia, Italy, USA, France & Portugal

27-12-2009 18:58

20th-23rd December

WELSH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TARGETED IN PROTEST OF BADGER CULL (UK)
MEAT SHOP WINDOWS SMASHED, MOLOTOV THROWN INSIDE (Russia)
NO HOLIDAY FOR MINK FARMER (Italy)
LOCKS GLUED AT FUR STORE (USA)
CHICKEN TRANSPORT TRUCKS DESTROYED (France)
RABBITS RESCUED (Italy)
RABBITS SAVED FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Portugal)
"GUARD DOG" RESCUED (Italy)

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Are we serious? the shambles in Copenhagen

23-12-2009 23:25

A personal account of the failure of the protests in Copenhagen. It's all too easy to blame that nasty "police repression" for the lack of fizz of the demos in Denmark -- but were the protests ever serious?

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Bite Back #15 - Out Now

21-12-2009 21:50

Bite Back #15 was published in December 2009

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Mainshill December Newsletter - out now

21-12-2009 11:58

A round up of events at Mainshill Solidarity Camp over the last month(ish), and a few bits and pieces on coal expansion and resistance in the UK.

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Coca Cola in India (by Latuff)

20-12-2009 19:48

Coca Cola in India
Led by the communities impacted by Coca-Cola in India, the International Campaign to Hold Coca-Cola Accountable works to apply pressure on the Coca-Cola company as well as the Indian government to meet the demands of the communities impacted by Coca-Cola's operations.

Visit  http://www.cokejustice.org/

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A recognition for climate refugees?

20-12-2009 19:46

Scientists are convinced that we will have in the next 50 years between 50 and 250 million people will have to flee, as a result of climate change. Unfortunately these people have no status.

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Uncivilized - Paul Kingsnorth on Copenhagen & Decline

19-12-2009 22:42

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We ARE climate change, says deep green author & broadcaster Paul Kingsnorth, in this Radio Ecoshock interview. Copenhagen never had a chance - because the comfortable millions using fossil fuels aren't ready to give it up - until forced by a crumbling climate and economy. Revisioning a civilization on the edge, through The Dark Mountain Project.

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ARM tampering, slaughterhouse trucks sabotaged

19-12-2009 22:24

ANIMAL RIGHTS MILITIA CLAIM TAMPERING OF MEAT PRODUCTS (Switzerland)
19th: ANIMAL RIGHTS MILITIA CLAIM TAMPERING OF MEAT PRODUCTS (Switzerland)
17th: TRUCKS AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE PAINTED, TIRES FLATTENED (Germany)

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Solidarity with Swedish ELF anarchist Jonatan‏

19-12-2009 14:28

ELP has received the following e-mail from supporters of Swedish eco-prisoner Jonatan Strandberg. ELP encourages everyone to support Jonatan. He reads and writes English and as the below e-mail shows, he welcomes all letters of support.

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Thur Dec 17 protest outside Danish Embassy, London

17-12-2009 23:44

Protest outside the Danish Embassy, London, 17 Dec 09
Demonstrators gathered outside the Danish Embassy in London to object to Denmark police's harsh treatment of demonstrators at the COP Summit in Copenhagen.

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Tar Sands Protest, London, Monday 14 December 2009

17-12-2009 23:31

Tar sands protestors at Canada House, London
On Monday December 14, demonstrators gathered outside Canada House to protest against Canada's energy wasteful and polluting tar sands oil extraction program.

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Jailing of 4 in continuing criminalising of protest in Ireland

17-12-2009 17:59

The plight of a community's struggle, to ensure their own safety against an experimental raw gas pipeline project, in Ireland, took another dark turn this week with the jailing of 4 people for their opposition to the Shell led project.