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Meeting for radical climate action and analysis - Tuesday 16th March

11-03-2010 15:05

The next in a series of meetings at the Sumac Centre (245 Gladstone Street,Nottingham NG7 6HX) at 8pm.

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the perfect pair - interview with digger diving activist & 'how to guide'

11-03-2010 00:14

there's no excuse not to be inspired now, grab a few mates together and go for it!

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Billionaire Cattleman Who Sued Oprah Winfrey Gives Blood Money

10-03-2010 17:03

Injured Cow Shoved By Forklift
Many universities are polluted by the money given to them.

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Emergency meeting Tuesday 16th March in the Spotted dog

10-03-2010 16:42

West Midlands Climate Action emergency neighbourhood meeting:
Tuesday 16th March, around 7:30-8:00 in the Spotted dog, 104 Warwick Street, Birmingham B12 0NH

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Another Shell recruitment event disrupted

09-03-2010 20:24

Corporate sleaze-merchants trying to recruit graduates in Oxford got another rough ride at the hands of local activists.

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Class War Greece updates 7th & 8th of March 2010

08-03-2010 21:34

clashes in Volos and Xanthi, NationalBank Occupations in Komotini, Occupations in Athens (note: as long as the "measures" law isn't published it's not legal, therefore the workers of the NationalPrintFactory occupied their workplace, the other one is occupied by the sacked workers of olymic airs)
AND SO ON, strikes continue, bigger one on 8th and General Strike on 11th

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Defending the Shropshire Hills from UK Coal

08-03-2010 14:16

Campaigners against UK Coals Huntington Lane open cast coal mine in Telford, were shocked to discover that many trees on site have already been felled. They are appealing for support and solidarity in their defence of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Green wedgers strike again

08-03-2010 02:15

PRESS RELEASE: 9TH MARCH
VANDALISM ESCALATES AGAINST GREEN WEDGE DEVELOPMENT

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Oppostion to Telford opencast mine plans continue...

06-03-2010 11:44

Banner drops
CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST UK COALS HUNTINGTON LANE SURFACE MINE were out on the bridges of Telford this morning, equipped with a large banner broadcasting their message of 'No New Coal'. The opencast coal site near New Works in Telford is due to commence operations in the near future.

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Graffiti in support of green wedge in Somerset

06-03-2010 00:11

THE fight against hundreds of new homes on a green swathe in Taunton has turned nasty. A group calling itself The Green Wedgers has claimed responsibility for graffiti around the town centre.

Other campaigners opposing up to 750 homes earmarked for the area in the Draft Core Strategy have distanced themselves from the militants. After large ‘Save Vivary Wedge’ graffiti appeared on walls in Bath Place and High Street, the County Gazette received an e-mail from The Green Wedgers.

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Lappersfort Forest Eviction

05-03-2010 15:31

Lappersfort Forest, which has been occupied on and off since 2001, has finally lost it's battle and was evicted and cut down yesterday.

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Shepway gives Lydd airport the go ahead- shame!

04-03-2010 17:53

Shepway District Council (Folkestone) gave tiny Lydd airport the go ahead for expansion plans after a 7 hour meeting last night.

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Kingsnorth power station to receive CCS grant

04-03-2010 15:41

A few months ago Eon announced that the construction of Kingsnorth power station could be delayed by up to 5 years. This was brilliant news for the activists who had been campaigning against it.

Bad news this week - Eon are set to receive a huge grant from the government to build Kingsnorth with CCS technology.

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Fossil Fools Day Is Back!

01-03-2010 10:43

FFD 2010
Climate change is no laughing matter – but that doesn’t mean we can’t confront the Fossil Fuel Empire with subversive humour.

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The Indigenous Decolonial Concept of "Buen Vivir" in Latin America

28-02-2010 22:55

The original article "Sumac Kawsay" was published on the Web site of Foro Social Mundial on 6 February 2009. The Spanish translation by Blanca Diego, "Buen Vivir," was published on the same site on the same day. English translation by Christopher Reid. The French translation by Angélica Montes, "'Bien Vivre', un concept de la pensée décoloniale indigène en Amérique latine," is available at the Web site of le Mouvement des indigènes de la république (MIR).

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Camp Bling back up and awaiting chainsaws

27-02-2010 19:14

After years of patient occupation and apparent victory, Southend activists have had to reoccupy land to prevent the councils new road building scheme. Evictions are expected imminently and crew are urgently needed.

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'On Veganarchism' by political prisoner Jonny Alberwhite

26-02-2010 23:44

Originally titled 'Why Veganism is for the Common Good of All Life'
Taken from the ALF SG Newsletter April 2009

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Oil spill threatens 'ecological disaster' in Italy

26-02-2010 01:19

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An oil spill that fouled a small river in northern Italy reached the Po River on Wednesday, with officials warning of an ecological disaster as they scrambled to contain the sludge before it contaminated Italy's longest and most important river.

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Zaytoun Denied Visas

25-02-2010 13:38

PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR MP
3 PALESTINIAN FARMERS DENIED VISAS BY THE UK GOVERNMENT FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

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Australian Aborigines will fight nuclear dumping

25-02-2010 12:16

Goodooga, northwest NSW, 24 February 10 – Aboriginal people will be called from all over Australia to protest in the Northern Territory against any movement of nuclear waste across their traditional lands, an Aboriginal activist says.
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