Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
What a day! UK actions by the numbers:30 actions 18 cities 31 arrests.
From www.risingtide.org.uk http://risingtide.org.uk/node/273
For updates & photos check UK indymedia: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395361.html
Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
From risingtide.org.uk: http://risingtide.org.uk/node/273For updates & photos see UK Indymedia http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395361.html Continue Reading »
Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
What a day! UK actions by the numbers: 30 actions, 18 cities, 31 arrests UK actions.
Roundup from risingtide.org.uk: http://risingtide.org.uk/node/273
More details & photos for may of these actions can be found on http://www.fossilfoolsday.org and UK Indymedia: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395361.html
Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
Members of bristol rising tide are succesfully blockading Aberthaw power station, Wales worst polluter, 10 bristol activists have done a joint action with Bath, Cardiff and Oxford activist as part of a nationwide prostest against some of the worst polluting compaines in the uk. Continue Reading »
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
Ten activists with Rainforest Action Network Houston showed up to take action on Dynegy’s headquarters. While two activists delivered our Fossil Fool of the Year award to CEO of Dynegy, Bruce Williamson, eight others released a balloon banner in the
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
Climate activists from Rising Tide[1] have today occupied the Esso petrol station on Exeter Street in Plymouth.
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
A group of people from Rising Tide Newcastle went to a large indoor shopping mall armed with a fist full of leaflets, two bags full of coal, and a large colourful banner which asked the question “How does buying stuff fuel climate change?” and directing the reader to a website for the answer. While a few of the people headed up to the roof of the building with the banner, the rest of the group walked towards the K-mart in order to swap their bags of coal for some cheap consumer products (thereby cutting out the middle man).
The small group of pranksters was met by a stiff line of about 20 humourless police officers in crowd control mode, and a similar number of security guards. No, they were informed, they would not be entering K-mart today. The pranksters explained what they were doing, and how rampant consumerism was one of the root causes of climate change, and would it be okay please if we just did our little prank of trying to buy products with coal, and then we could all go home? No, replied the humourless authorities, you may not. Not only that, but trying to buy products with coal was one step away from theft, offered one of the police officers. Continue Reading »
