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Smash EDO: Fundraiser and Gaza demo
16-11-2012 22:04
A quick Smash EDO update about things going on this weekend in Brighton.Recent attacks by anarcho-insurrectionary cells (global)
16-11-2012 21:35
communiques from 'International Conspiracy for Revenge / FAI-IRF' for arson of school and bombing of bourgeois bar, Manado (Indonesia) // communique from Hamburg (Germany) about various attacks in solidarity with the struggling people in Greece // claim by 'Anti-Surveillance Cores' for arson of security van in Bristol (UK) // 'Wild Hogs / ALF-FAI' claim responsibility for hunt sab actions, Tver (Russia) // 'IRF-CCF / Revolutionary Groups for the Dispersion of Terror' claim arson of supermarket and postbank in Athens (Greece) // - 'Wolfpack, ELF/ALF-Russia, Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI)' communique for animal liberation actions // 'Fires on the Horizon / FAI' claim for arson of security company, Athens (Greece) // sources of counter info & translation: 325.nostate.net, actforfree.nostate.net and directaction.infoRural Rebels and Useless Airports: La ZAD - Europe’s largest Postcapitalist lan
16-11-2012 21:26
Since the 16th of October the French state have attempted to evict Europe's largest postcapitalist land occupation - La ZAD - to build a new "green" airport. Farmers and activists have joined together to resist the project and the evictions have lit a fuse across France. KK immerses herself in this rural rebellion against economic growth and the climate catastrophe and discovers a utopia in resistance.(for version of text with image see -
http://labofii.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/rural-rebels-and-useless-airports-la-zad-europes-largest-postcapitalist-land-occupation/) Shortwwod Farm Opencast: Do We Need the Coal
16-11-2012 20:55
A press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network outlines the content of an objection to the proposed Shortwood Farm opencast mine.
THE LOOSE ANTI OPEN-CAST NETWORK
LAON PR 2012-13 16/11/12
SHORTWOOD FARM : WHY DESTROY WHAT’S THERE WHEN THE USE OF COAL FOR POWER GENERATION PURPOSES IS BECOMING HISTORY?
In an objection to the proposal to develop a quarry to take out 1.25m tonnes of coal from the Shortwood Farm site, the Loose Anti Opencast Network (LAON) make the following points:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->By the end of 2016, six heavily polluting power stations which were using coal to produce electricity will be closed. This is equal to a third of the UK’s coal burning generating capacity. These power stations are Ferrybridge (Yorkshire), Ironbridge (Shropshire) Cockenzie (nr Edinburgh), Kingsnorth (Kent), Tilbury (Essex) and Didcot (Oxfordshire)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->It is now Government policy for the foreseeable future to phase out the use of coal for power generation purposes
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->It is also now Government policy to use a new subsidy system to encourage the remaining coal burning power stations to be switched to burning biomass. As a consequence, Tilbury Power Station has already been converted to burning biomass, Ironbridge is to be converted. In addition, half of the UK’s biggest power station, Drax (Yorkshire)is to be converted by 2017 and another large power station Eggborough (Goole on Humberside) is also to be converted.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->New Department of Energy and Climate change figures predict what the consequence of these changes will be for on the demand for coal for power generation purposes in the UK until 2030. In 2011 the UK used over 40.5m tonnes of coal. By 2017, the date by when coal extraction on the Shortwood site is most likely to finish if planning permission was granted anytime soon, demand is expected to have fallen to 26.6m tonnes, a drop of about 34%.
The use of coal for power generation purposes is becoming history and for the foreseeable future this trend will continue as Power Generating companies continue to reduce the country’s capacity to burn coal.
In addition, the objection points out how easy it is to import coal.
“ All the years of disturbance and nuisance local people will suffer could be avoided if 10 loads of 130,000 tonnes of coal could, instead, be unloaded in Immingham and transported by a far more environmentally friendly method of transport, rail, to the power stations where it is needed.
This would also mean that the current generation of residents would not have to wait for 25 years before the site began to look mature, assuming that this was in fact a 5 year ‘Green to Green’ proposal, with no submission of a future plan to extend the site.”
Steve Leary, who wrote the submission, is the Co-ordinator of the Loose Anti Opencast Network. Earlier this year he shared a platform with Anna Soubry MP at the two public meetings held to discuss UK Coal’s plans to develop the Shortwood Farm site as an opencast mine.
He commented
“ We in LAON have been working with members of the Shortwood Farm Opencast Opposition group in their campaign to moblise local people to oppose this application. The new evidence LAON has presented shows why coal for power generation purposes is becoming history. The simple question which Nottinghamshire County Councillors face is knowing that this is the case, is 10 shiploads of coal worth saving local people from 5 years of disturbance plus innumerable traffic movements by road, if account is also taken of journeys made by employees and suppliers servicing the site in addition to the known estimated heavy lorry movements. This is a stark choice that the Planning Authority has to take. The case being put here is that protecting local people from the loss of amenity caused by working this site, if permission is given, is worth 10 shiploads of coal, especially when the use of coal is becoming history.
LAON also has to alert local people to another threat which may impinge on the decision about Shortwood Farm. Currently, the Government is seeking further changes in the planning system that might make it easier for proposals such as Shortwood Farm to gain planning permission. In the Growth and Infrastructure Bill currently before Parliament, Clause 21 will give the Secretary Of State power to define certain developments as ‘Major Infrastructure Projects’ . If quarrying and surface mining are so defined, as some commentators think is possible, then the decision will be made by means of a Public Inquiry and not by the local planning authority, thus making it far more difficult for local people to object to such proposals. So far The Government has refused to define what it means by ‘Major Infrastructure Projects’. It would be deeply ironic if the surface mining of coal was so defined in view of the predicted decline in the use of coal.for power generation purposes”
The Shortwood Opencast Opposition group can be contacted via
About LAON
The Loose Anti-Opencast Network (LAON) has been in existence since 2009. It functions as a medium through which to oppose open cast mine applications. At present LAON links individuals and groups in N Ireland (Just Say No to Lignite), Scotland (Coal Action Scotland), Wales (Green Valleys Alliance, The Merthyr Tydfil Anti Opencast Campaign), England, (Coal Action Network), Northumberland, (Whittonstall Action Group, Halton Lea Gate Residents)) Co Durham (Pont Valley Network), Leeds, Sheffield (Cowley Residents Action Group), Kirklees, (Skelmansthorpe Action Group) Nottinghamshire (Shortwood Farm Opencast Opposition), Derbyshire (West Hallum Environment Group, Smalley Action Group and Hilltop Action Group) , Leicestershire (Minorca Opencast Protest Group) and Walsall (Alumwell Action Group).
Contacting LAON
Steve Leary LAON’Ss Co-ordinator, at infoatlaon@yahoo.com
You can now follow LAON on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Seftonchase
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Siding with the Zionists: How the corporate media misreports the attack on Gaza
16-11-2012 20:31
The degree of terror felt by ordinary Palestinian civilians in Gaza is barely noticed in the media, in stark contrast to the world's awareness of terrorised and shock-treated Israeli citizens.
Co-Op - Cancel The Atos Contract! - Picket Glasgow Thurs. 22nd Nov.
16-11-2012 18:53
Public event · By The Crutch Collective
Thursday, 22 November 2012
16:30 until 17:30
The Co-operative Bank, 29 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3PF, The Co-operative supermaket, 132 Union Street, Glasgow, G1 3QQ
Public discussion in Bath - Anarchy vs Chaos: An Introduction to Anarchism
16-11-2012 17:47
This Week in Palestine week 46 2012
16-11-2012 17:46
Taking The PCC!
16-11-2012 15:46
Kev Karol came 4th out of 5 candidates in the PCC elections which he is claiming is a historic victory - much like was Stalingrad for Hitler and Waterloo for the French!Seasonal solidarity – London ABC letter writing and christmas card afternoon.
16-11-2012 13:48
Videos from last night's Gaza Solidarity demos in Brighton
16-11-2012 11:11
the next demo is 12 noon on SaturdayGaza Solidarity Demonstration - Stop the Israeli attack on Gaza
16-11-2012 11:04
12 noon - Saturday 17th November 2012 - Victoria Gardens
Racist Huntsman Found Guilty of Harassment
15-11-2012 23:25
http://hsa.enviroweb.org/index.php/news/press-releases/381-racist-huntsman-found-guilty-of-harassment
Manuel Cuesta Morúa on Anna Ardin, WikiLeaks and Sweden in Cuba,
15-11-2012 20:25
Manuel Cuesta Morúa (Cuban socialist opposition leader) interviewed by Catalan journalist Oriol Malló. Topics: Anna Ardin, Swedish intervention and WikiLeaks.Boston protest is a far right event
15-11-2012 18:55
This Sunday will see an anti-immigration march take place in Boston, Lincolnshire. In the past, organiser Dean Everitt has made a big fuss about avoiding being “hijacked” by the far right but we can reveal that Sunday’s static demonstration at the Herbert Ingram memorial is a solidly far right event.
Dean Everitt has shown support for the Infidels of Britain, BNP and EDL on Facebook and of the 100 odd people who have signed up on Facebook, many are far right organisers and activists. They include Lincolnshire EDL organiser, Daz Healey, partner of Tony Curtis and former EDL speaker, Tracie Bird, organiser of the recent EDL demo in Norwich, Sam Burgess, BNP activist and in charge of the New Daily Patriot far right news site, Craig Farnworth, East Anglian EDL organiser, Ivan Humble, Shane Overton (Lincoln EDL), Sonya Greenberry-Coleman (Nottingham EDL) and Andy Reynolds (East Anglian EDL). Those who maybe going include Geoff Mitchell (East Anglian EDL), Louise Walsh (Nottingham EDL), Dom Woodhead (Keighley EDL), Tony Ball (Sunderland EDL), John Morrow (EDL) and Roy Wolfshead (CxF). The list of those invited includes British Freedom Party founder, Simon Bennett, Derbyshire BNP organiser, Paul Hilliard and Derbyshire BNP candidate, Emma Roper.
Considering the mess the EDL and BNP are in at the moment this could be a relatively big event for them and there will doubtless be more turning up who aren’t foolish enough to announce their presence on Facebook. It is quite hard to see how they this fits in with the stated mission of the EDL to combat “Islamic extremism” but when times are hard the far right turn to whatever cause they think is populist and likely to garner support for their own flagging organisations.
Local migrant rights organisations have expressed their worry about the demonstration turning ugly and resulting in violence and harassment of migrant workers and their families in the area. Given the kind of people who are pledging to turn up and the followers they will bring with them, it does not seem unreasonable. Let’s hope the people of Boston show them the same lack of respect they have done so far.
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Protest against Israel's killings in Gaza - Birmingham
15-11-2012 17:54
Friday 17:30 until 18:30Outside Waterstones, High Street, Birmingham City Centre
