Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change

Take the Flour Back! Mass action against GM wheat

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:40:04 +0200

Sunday 27th May 2012
Public day of action against the Rothamsted genetically modified wheat trial.

We need local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis. Despite being much trumpeted for some years now as an answer to climate change, no GM drought tolerant or ‘climate ready’ crops have made it to the table anywhere in the world. Nor do we think, even if ever possible, these would be a solution.

BP under fire at 2012 AGM

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:07:06 +0200

London Rising Tide recently helped out their friends from the UK Tar Sands Network at the BP AGM...

Gulf Coast residents cut short by Chair, and environmental questions brushed aside before meeting disrupted by “die-in” protest. BP’s Annual General Meeting was once again an uncomfortable experience for the Board. They were confronted by questions on oil spills, tar sands, Olympic sponsorship and interplanetary escape pods, before nine people “died” in protest at the company’s contribution to climate change and human rights abuses, and were removed bodily from the room by security guards.

A grim protest at shell-sponsored southbank festival

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:28:51 +0200

activists from london rising tide (helped by 'rhythms of resistance' samba players), staged a noisy and theatrical protest at the royal festival hall yesterday evening, highlighting the greenwashing of shell's image through cultural sponsorship in their 'shell classic international' festival at the southbank centre.

Action Report by Rikki - Contact email: rikkiindymedia(At)gmail[dot]com
The action in 12 PHOTOS

Get the Shell Out!

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:25:12 +0200

Friday 18th May 2012, Toynbee Hall, 7.30pm
UK Tar Sands Network, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rising Tide UK, Platform, FairPensions, Greenpeace and Art Not Oil present:

Get the Shell out!

You are warmly invited to a public meeting in advance of Shell's AGM, that will bring together a diverse coalition of individuals and organisations calling Shell to account for the social and environmental impacts of its activities around the world. Millions are being affected by Shell's past, present and future operations. The world's largest oil company has been violating indigenous rights for 55 years in the Alberta tar sands, committing grave human rights abuses in Nigeria, pumping dangerous levels of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, destroying communities in Ireland, lobbying against effective climate action in Europe and is now set to exploit the Arctic – which could devastate the world's most fragile ecosystem.

NO NUCLEAR POWER DEMO AT SIZEWELL - 21st April 2012

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:20:22 +0200

Building on the thousand strong success of the Hinkley Point demo/blockade last month, the biggest anti-nuclear UK event since 1979 ! ...

Saturday 21ST April - Coach from London TO NUCLEAR POWER DEMO AT SIZEWELL, SUFFOLK Coach leaves at 8.15am prompt from the Embankment (opposite side to the river to the left of the riverside entrance from Embankment tube) and will also pick up at 9am prompt from outside Redbridge tube station (Central

SCREENING OF MULTI-AWARD WINNING SHELL RESISTANCE FILM "The Pipe" - London - 26.04.12

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:31:20 +0200

Thursday 26 April 2012, 7.00 PM

Join us, London Rising Tide, for an evening of film and discussion about climate activism and the oil industry. Click here to see the london screening flier.

WHAT: Shining a spotlight on the ongoing battle between Shell Oil and the Irish coastal town of Rossport. This is a truely inspirational tale, telling the story of the Rossport community and their struggle against Shell's devastating pipeline construction. Despite the seriousness of the events surrounding them, their resilience and humanity never wains, and their wit and humour has an uncanny ability to counter the despair. Acolades include; Winner Best Documentary film 2011 - Irish Film & Television awards, Winner Best Documentary 2011 - Celtic Media Festival, Winner Best Documentary 2011 - Arizona International Film Festival, and official selection for the BFI London Film Festival 2010.

Shell, the Greenwash King, targeted by LRT during ExCel Centre security breach

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:39:09 +0200

Today's (Mon 26th March) prestigious Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference at the ExCeL Centre was
interrupted by London Rising Tide.

Click here to see a PHOTO

During a panel discussion entitled "The planet in 2050", as Shell's senior energy advisor Martin Haigh was about to speak two protesters walked calmly across the stage, holding a banner: SHELL - NO MORE GREENWASH. The pair were greeted with a spontaneous round of applause from over a thousand audience members. As they were ejected from the auditorium they were rewarded with hand shakes, thumbs up and a further round of applause. Haigh was flustered and quipped, no-one will want to listen to me after that.

Action Report - Anti-Fracking Protest

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:42:21 +0100

a small group of protestors gathered outside the marriott hotel in swiss cottage this evening where the 'unconventional shale gas conference' is taking place today and tomorrow. the protest was called by 'frack off (london)' and 'london rising tide' and had an irish theme complete with leprechaun costume in recognition of st patrick's day, and in solidarity with activists facing the arrival of the process in ireland. Click here to see the PHOTO SET

Occupy Oil - Occupation of Shell Garage, Islington, London, 08/02/2012.

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:39:17 +0100

A great film made by a friend of ours.

2012 Dirty Coal Infotour

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:53:23 +0100

In February and March Rock the Boat will be touring the UK with the Beehive Collective’s True Cost of Coal banner to mobilise against new coal in South Lanarkshire and linking up with local struggles to strengthen our campaigns.

Coal is still a massive issue in the UK – despite some victories against opencast mines and both Scottish Coal and UK Coal being on the brink of collapse, more and more coal is burned and mined every day. This is disastrous for communities and ecosystems, but capitalism’s dependence on cheap and dirty fossil fuels means that the struggle must continue!

Activists occupy farm building at Hinkley C nuclear site

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:25 +0100

Activists are occupying a farmhouse close to Hinkley Point nuclear power station, to stop EDF Energy trashing land for a planned new nuclear power station; and are calling for more people to join them. Anti-nuclear campaigners have been joined by members of Seize the Day as the first residents of Edf-Off Cottage which is on the 400-acre site earmarked for two new mega-reactors. Following an occupation of trees last week, the campaign against Hinkley C power station being built on fragile coastal land has now moved to a nearby farmhouse.

Upper St Shell garage closed by #occupyoil

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:12:42 +0100

February 2012

The Upper Street Shell garage in Islington was closed by activists for over an hour. while a samba band played, loads of leaflets were handed out. many passing motorists hooted support and cyclists often cheered.

This was the third London action under the #occupyoil banner on the day, following on from a morning blockade of a garage in Belgravia, and a small protest outside the Nigerian High Commission at midday.

Occupy Oil Day of Action - Feb 8th 2012

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:16:40 +0100

We believe that the war for resources that has plagued us for many years, is forcing us to the point of near destruction. The pursuit of oil and minerals in Africa by the 1% has resulted in millions being murdered, raped or displaced.

Africa is plagued with civil war, poverty and starvation. The Middle East is at the point of all out war. The ruling elites are on the verge of attacking Iran. The global economy is eating itself alive. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, since 1997, 8 million people have lost their lives in a civil war, manipulated by those who would seek to gain the most from this resource rich country. The African people, in Nigeria, the DRC, Libya, Uganda and elsewhere, will pay dearly for the materialism of the West.

London police solidarity blockade of shell petrol station

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:49:03 +0100

Report written by Rikki
Click here to see a GREAT PHOTO SET

in many years of independent reporting, i've often seen situations where police have caused larger disruption than a handfull of protestors, closing roads, sometimes closing down businesses, and sometimes massively amplifying the power of the protestors alone (not that that's their intention). however, this evening was, i think, the first time that they so completely did the job of the activists for them, that the campaigners could sit in a nice warm pub and toast the met, instead of standing around in the cold themselves.

DIY Solar

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:32:52 +0100

Bristol based 'Demand Energy Equality' are working with Bristol RT to roll out workshops enabling people to build their own solar panels from re-used materials. The objective of the workshops is both to ensure that renewable technology is available to low income households, at half the price of commercial panels, and to educate participants about reducing energy demand and demistify the technology involved.