Rising Tide UK - Action:Days of action

BP Fortnight of Shame

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:18 +0100

Take action to keep BP out of the tar sands – the single most destructive project on earth.

The BP Fortnight of Shame is a call to action from the UK Tar Sands Network, Rising Tide and the Camp for Climate Action to force BP to reverse their crazy plans to move into Canada’s tar sands. It runs between the annual Fossil Fools day on April 1st, which in recent years has seen a flurry of action against the fossil fuels industry, and BP’s Annual General Meeting on April 15th. Grassroots groups across the UK and around the world, will be taking action in solidarity with First Nations communities in Canada to stop BP's deadly plans in their tracks.

Towards Copenhagen

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:40:19 +0100

Rising Tide international network will be at Copenhagen this year. Below is all you need to know about our flourishing climate grassroots movement.
Be there! or take local action to join the voices from the whole world pushing for Climate Justice once and for all. There's a host of dates to choose from: See: http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/22201 and http://www.global-n30-callout.org/

Welcome to Rising Tide - Plymouth!

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:24:33 +0200

"You may well ask: 'why direct action? Isn't negotiation a better path?' You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Non-violent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored"

Fossil and Financial Fools Day goes global

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:35:08 +0200

Today saw not only mass protests in London ahead of the G20 summit, but local demonstrations in cities around the UK and across the globe. Under the banner of Fossil Fools Day, activists held protests at banks, energy companies and power stations across the UK, the USA and South Africa to highlight the twin economic and climate crises.

Actions and Resources for Fossil Fools Day 2009

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:13 +0100

FFD is soon! We know of various affinity group actions around the UK but thought we’d upload some inspirational public actions you can get involved with on the April 1st and some resources to help inspire you to take action in you local area. So, whether you’ve been looking for a chance to dip a toe into the growing climate action movement, or have had your kick-ass action planned since last year, now is the time to do it – whatever it is. On April 1st, join the global day of resistance and pull a prank that packs a punch.

National E.On F.Off Actions Round Up

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:30:17 +0100

Over the past 48 hours E.on has been targeted across the UK. If your action is not listed below, email E.on F.off (eon.foff@gmail.com) to let them know what happened where you were.

Overall, the 48 hours of action was a great first shot across the bows. E.On were rattled, local and national media took an interest, resources were gathered and are now ready to go, a new website is now up and running, a list of targets has been compiled and E.on know that if they try to build a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth then they will face a barrage of direct action - both towards their daily operations and their supply chain. E.on be warned.

48 HOURS OF ACTION AGAINST E.ON AND NEW COAL

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:18:52 +0100

Friday 28th and Saturday 29th November 2008

The UK Government is calling for an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, we are calling for 48 hours of action against E.ON and new coal NOW.

It's easy enough to set a target that's 42 years away, but we don’t stand a rapidly melting snowball's chance of achieving it if the government give the green light to new coal fired power stations (7 are in the planning stages, with E.ON’s new Kingsnorth being first up) and keep dishing out subsidies to new coal mines. Coal is the dirtiest fuel there is, so while the government continues with business-as-usual through the last 100 months we have to make a difference on climate change, we call for 48 hours of action against new coal – now!

Fossil Fools Day 2009

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:43:29 +0200

On April 1st, take aim at your local Fossil Fool!

We are living through both alarming and amazing times: financial systems are creaking, climate change is being felt around the world, and the peak in fossil fuels fast approaches. Cracks are widening daily throughout the fossil fuel empire, and change is coming whether we like it or not.

Fossil Fools Day is back!

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:59:12 +0200

Fossil Fools Day 2009 launches today. Spread the word and get plotting!

On April 1st, take aim at your local Fossil Fool

Personal Perspectives

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:49:41 +0200

Copenhagen December 09 climate change talks: social movements' response

This is a personal account of the first international organising meeting to discuss how the worlds social movements are to respond to the UN climate change negotiations, which will take place from the 30 November to 11 December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is known as the UNFCC COP-15, in the jargon, the fifteenth UN Framework on Climate Change Conference Of Parties. This will be the world's biggest climate change meeting and talks ever. The plan is to sign a global agreement to limit human-induced climate change, the so-called Kyoto II or post-Kyoto agreement. Commentators are split as to whether such a deal will be signed. Almost all agree it is very unlikely to be a strong enough deal to limit emissions to that which many of the world's scientists are calling for. Worse some of the proposed policies may make things worse, such as the widespread switch from using oil to agrofuels for transport. How should radical social movements respond to these talks and the proposed policies?

Translations of First Call to Action

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:41:04 +0200

Copenhagen - A Call to Climate Action

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:24:31 +0200

The mobalisation meeting that happened in Copenhagen this weekend was very successful. 21 countries and 5 continents were represented as well as a very diverse mix of organizations, individuals, networks, and political perspectives. An international call out text was finalised and the debate regarding shutting down the negotiations or locking them in until we get a genuine solution - was begun. This will continue at the next international climate meeting (probably March of next year). What needs to happen now is this call out needs to spread around the world, so please cut, paste and email it to any lists you havn't seen it on yet. For the CALL OUT TEXT, 18 TRANSLATIONS, USEFUL LINKS and a PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE visit the RT Copenhagen Page.

Camp for Climate Action - Day of Action Plans Revealed.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:12:24 +0200

JOIN WITH THOUSANDS IN MASS ACTION TO SHUT DOWN KINGSNORTH POWER STATION
CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE – LAND, SEA OR AIR

This summer the Camp for Climate Action will be located in Kent near Kingsnorth coal-fired power station, where 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide are pumped into the atmosphere every year. On Saturday August 9th, the camp will culminate in a spectacular mass action to shut down the power station. Why Kingsnorth? While the power station is scheduled for demolition, its owners E.ON are planning to build a brand new coal-fired plant in the same place – a ludicrous response to the climate crisis threatening hundreds of millions of lives around the world. The Camp for Climate Action has other ideas. Beginning on August 9th, we intend to shut down Kingsnorth – permanently!

Mayday Climate Action Reports

Sun, 04 May 2008 21:28:07 +0200

Mayday Mayday! Activists target climate snatchers around the country.

Coventry
Leamington Rising Tide and People and Planet visited the E.on headquarters at Westwood Business Park in Coventry to expose the truth behind E.on's greenwash and show that carbon capture is a false solution to the problem of climate change. People arrived at 8am to hand fliers to the workers. One protester occupied the roof of the building. Banners were erected reading "POLLUTE.ON NO MORE GREEN WASH". There was juggling and a picnic outside the doors of the building as the protestors waited for a march of students from Warwick University People and Planet to arrive at 1.30. The marchers came with a replica model of the coal power station and a game of 'catch the carbon' with balloons and nets. The protesters gathered outside the building and then the sign outside was painted green to symbolise the e.ons greenwash.

May and June - Days of Climate Action

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:54:21 +0200

Fossil Fools Day was such a great sucess - Now is not the time to pause for breath, now is the time to continue building out networks, continue skill sharing and continue taking action! And here are the dates of the next two Days of Action on Climate Change, called by the Network for Climate Action in co-operation with the Rising Tide Network and the Camp for Climate Action. 1st May - Mayday Mayday: Invasion of the Climate Snatchers & 3rd June - The Climate Action Day that bites.