[risingtide] CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 82, 24.08.08

[Rising Tide]

CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 82, AUGUST 2008
Compiled and sent out by Rising Tide UK: info at risingtide.org.uk
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIONS:
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1) CLIMATE ACTION CAMP & NO BORDER CAMP, HAMBURG, GERMANY, 15-24.8.08
2) SHELL TO SEA WEEK OF ACTION, 17-23.08.08
3) EARTH FIRST! SUMMER GATHERING, NORFOLK, 27.8-1.9.08
4) BRISTOL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR, BRISTOL, 13.09.08
5) TOWARDS CLIMATE ACTION IN COPENHANGEN 2009, DENMARK, 13-14.09.08
6) CLIMATE CAMP WHAT NEXT MEETING, MANCHESTER, 26-28.09.08
7) NATIONAL MEETING TO RESIST NEW COAL, MANCHESTER, 11-12.10.08
8) FOSSIL FOOLS DAY 2009, 01.04.09

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RECENT HAPPENINGS:
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1) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION, KINGSNORTH, KENT, 3-11.08.08
2) DERBYSHIRE COAL MINE EVICTED, 14.08.08
3) US CLIMATE CAMPS, JULY/AUGUST
4) SAVING ICELAND CAMP, JULY/AUGUST
5) AIRPORT OCCUPATION, GERMANY, ONGOING
6) STICKING IT TO THE PM, LONDON, 22.07.08
7) 32 4x4s DISARMED, OXFORD, 18.07.08
8) NEW RISING TIDE LEAFLET
9) NEW REPORT: CASHING IN ON COAL

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIONS:
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1) CLIMATE ACTION CAMP & NO BORDER CAMP, HAMBURG, GERMANY, 15-24.8.08
‘These camps are going to take place in or near Hamburg. It’s two
different camps, but probably on the same camp site and doing together at
least two mass actions like blockades: on 22nd August at the deportation
airport of Hamburg and on 23rd at the harbour or at the new coal power
plant.  http://klimacamp08.org

2) SHELL TO SEA WEEK OF ACTION, 17-23.08.08
The Solitaire (the biggest pipe laying ship in the world) is set to begin
illegally constructing the offshore section of the pipeline. It is
believed that the Solitaire is on a pretty tight schedule & booked up for
the next 2 years, so ANY disruption provides us with a real opportunity to
delay the project significantly. Members of the ‘Great Rebel Raft Regatta’
recently deployed at the E.ON coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in
Kent, England, have made their way from Climate Camp UK to Erris, in order
to assist Shell to Sea campaigners in their opposition to this pipeline
construction at Glengad.

3) EARTH FIRST! SUMMER GATHERING, NORFOLK, 27.8-1.9.08
5 days of workshops, networking and planning actions in a beautiful field
in Norfolk. The gathering is also a practical example of low-impact
eco-living and non-hierarchical organising.
www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk

4) BRISTOL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR, BRISTOL, 13.09.08
St Werburghs Centre, 10am to 5pm, free entry. With a workshop by Bristol
Rising Tide: Why direct action? Social change not climate change?
www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org


5) TOWARDS CLIMATE ACTION IN COPENHANGEN 2009, DENMARK 13-14.09.08
Join the first international planning meeting in Copenhagen from the
13-14th of September 2008. The meeting aims at preparing a large
mobilisation for direct action against the root causes of climate change
in Copenhagen and throughout the world during the UN Climate Conference
(30 Nov-11 Dec 2009). More info:
http://klimax2009.org/?p=33&langswitch_lang=en Tell them you’re coming:
sept08 at klimax2009.org

6) CLIMATE CAMP WHAT NEXT MEETING, MANCHESTER 26-28.09.08
All are invited to the first Post-Climate Camp National Gathering. The
gathering will offer a chance to reflect on where we are at, decide where
we go from here, and provide info as to how to get involved in the ongoing
direct action campaign to stop Kingsnorth.
Questions? Email process at climatecamp.org.uk

7) NATIONAL MEETING TO RESIST NEW COAL, MANCHESTER, 11-12.10.08
A meeting to bring together groups and communities resisting coal in the
UK – from open cast and deep coal mines, to power stations and coal
imports. Share information, plan for action, and build a strong network of
resistance. www.leaveitintheground.org.uk

8) FOSSIL FOOLS DAY 2009, 01.04.2009
Four continents, 150 actions, and an April Fool’s Day with a fantastically
subversive (and radically necessary) twist – we’re definitely doing that
again! So Fossil Fools Day 2009 is a go – start picking your fossil fuel
target now! Info and resources will be posted on the website soon, and
look out for leaflets to distribute in December.

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RECENT HAPPENINGS:
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1) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION, KINGSNORTH, KENT, 3-11.08.08