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When over 100 protesters met at ARC Northern’s quarry at Penmaenmawr, Gwynedd recently, the local Daily Post didn’t mention ARC stood to benefit by supplying road stone to the proposed new A11 motorway through Snowdonia. However, the next day’s Daily Post reported that ARC'S offices had been trashed, computers wrecked and drawing equipment smashed with almost £40,000 damage done. Less than two days later, North wales MEP Joe Wilson said motorway plans had been scrapped with all future commercial traffic being routed to Ireland via the new A55 route along the North Wales coast. The ARC offices were done over again and another £10,000 worth of computers equipment smashed, though this time the eco-raiders had also wiped months of detailed work stored on mainframes back at head office.

Taking Control (12th March) is a day of workshops on radical and practical alternatives in housing, work and lifestyle. Taking place at the Friends Meeting House, Clarendon Street, Nottingham, it has loads of alternative groups doing workshops - LETS, FIN. Permaculture, Windpower etc., etc. Tel: 0602 585666 for details.

The Rainbow Centre, Kentish Town, London is now up and running. Intended as a green arts and activism centre, it is in an old church which has been squatted for a number of years now. The centre is available for gatherings, meetings, etc. Contact the centre at North London EF! address or at Rainbow Arts Centre, Old Church, 23 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5. Tel: 0831 195223, normal surface phone to be connected soon.

There is to be a weekend meeting (12th-13th March) at Earth Arc in Oxford to try and co-ordinate a more concerted national campaign on timber issues. The intention is to come out of the weekend with a defined strategy and actions.. Call Earth Arc on 0665 201706