Earth First! Action Update
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Earth First! Action Update

Number 8 - December 1993 Download PDF

M11 Campaign Latest
The No M11 Link Road campaign is building momentum, with an ancient chestnut tree on George Green, Wanstead becoming the latest focal point.
Elfs In Holland
We've heard that during International Earth Week, fairies and elfs have been "earthing" themselves and getting back to nature worldwide.
ERT.... We're Shut
Ever wondered who the invisible thinktank is behind the EC's more horrific plans including the road-building programme - the European Round Table Of Industrialists (ERT).
NVDA Training

Facilitation, decision making, dealing with violence, legal and media training.

Asterix And The Road Monster
West Country EF! have produced a book for kids of all ages - Asterix and the Road Monster -  the story of a tiny village's attempt to halt a planned monster motorway.
NatWest Update
Since September when NatWest's International Division was occupied for 24 hours in protest at their phoney green image, the bank has been concerned this attention might spread and defeat their attempts to con the public that it is some sort of green god.
Lloyds and Midland Boycott
Actions around the country during Freshers Week by students ensured that these two banks saw a real loss of accounts.
Ethical Shoplifting Takes It Away!

Since the first 'CRISPO' Action at Norwich, there has been a contagious outbreak of ethical shoplift fever in protest against the illegal logging of Brazilian mahogany.

Carmel Woods & Gwenlais Valley
Legend has it that at the time of Wales’ greatest need, a bell snail ring and Owein Llawgoch (the Welsh equivalent of Arthur) will rise to save the country and people against its oppressors.
Bedford Bypass Inquiry
At the public enquiry for the proposed Bedford southern Bypass protestors argued that a bridge should be built beneath the road to allow cyclists and pedestrians to use the former Bedford-Sandy railway line.
Reclaim the Land

In order to help themselves build weapons to blow people up, the MoD trashed a local valley to build a road to the Faslane nuclear base.

Tales Of Twyford
150-200 invade the site on St Catherines Hill and have an evening of theatre, poetry and slides telling the tale of Twyford and the Dongas, causing havoc and stopping the road-building machines as they made their way up along the cutting.
Rights Not Charity
Manchester & Leeds EF!ers joined forces with Underground Power and the disabled branch of Direct Action Network (DAN).
British Aerospace
BAe make military aircraft and sold 24 Hawk aircraft to Indonesia who invaded East Timor nearly 20 years ago.
Editorial
Call out for help - and money - to keep the Action Update going.