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Culture Not Oil targets the British Museum
In addition to the action against RBS this morning five activists from Culture Beyond Oil targeted the British Museum to protest against the fact its complicity with oil giant, BP. The activists beautifully and delicately poured oil around the museum’s … Continue reading
The Weekly Round-up: Monday 12th July
There’s a lot of news to update you with in this weekly round-up – most of it split between legal news and forthcoming events. So without further a-do, let’s go… The first – and perhaps biggest – news-story of the … Continue reading
Nevermind The Bankers – now to download & share
In case you’ve not seen it yet, there’s a beautiful, powerful and inspiring newspaper that’s been created by a group of people involved with Climate Camp. It’s been published ahead of this Summer’s action against The Royal Bank of Scotland … Continue reading
Great Art – But Without The Blood Money
People wandering through Vauxhall Park yesterday between 5 and 7 would have seen, on the hottest day of the year, a circle of people clad entirely in black and trying on black veils. If it weren’t for the ten or … Continue reading
My journey to Copenhagen
Each border I successfully cross, the right to move freely feels more and more fragile. This feeling, familiar to many crossing lands around the globe, is new to me. It heightens at the sight of the policeman’s gun, at the … Continue reading
Direct action against climate change
As politicians meet for more climate talks in Barcelona, they continue to be fixated on measures like carbon trading that will only exacerbate the climate crisis. Fortunately the last year in the UK and worldwide has shown that direct action … Continue reading
26/10/09: A Day to Remember in the Fight Against Coal
We defeated E.On’s plans to build the first coal-fired power station in over 30 years, which is definitely something to be proud of. But, as this week’s actions have shown, the fight against coal is far from over and concerned … Continue reading
Swoop update: Injured police officer – Statement from Climate Camp
As the Swoop unfolded today, one issue the media has drawn increasing attention to has been the number of injuries sustained by protesters and police. In particular the media has focused on one police officer who sustained head injuries and … Continue reading
Swoop Update @ 17.30: the media update
It’s time for another Great Climate swoop update. As the Swoop continues apace and the media finally start reporting we’re starting to see the usual manipulation and misinformation from the police. Around 2.30pm Nottinghamshire Police’s Chief Inspector, Linda McCarthy, told … Continue reading