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Earth First! Action Update

Number 12 - September 1994 Download PDF

CJB: Business As Usual
The Criminal Justice Bill is coming in, but we must not let it intimidate us.
Pollok Is Free !
Plans to bulldoze a motorway extension through the Pollok Estate in Glasgow are imminent.
M65 Crane Sparks Controversy
Since the last AU Cinder Path Wood has sadly been lost to the Earth Rapists.
Your P45s Are In The Post
There was a sad farewell last month to our friends John MacGregor and Robert Key from the DoT.
Opening Ceremony Cut To Ribbons
John “P45” MacGregor’s last public engagement was to help open the new A14 near Harwich - only someone from Road Alert! managed to sneak in with the sycophants and press.
Solsbury Update
Several bulletins from Solsburt Hill where evictions and destruction are currently rampant.
M11 Still Going Strong
The No M11 Link Road has its 1st Anniversary, but Claremont Road has been under attack from security and bailiffs.
Twyford Down
Vigil held to mark the partial opening of the Twyford Down road.
Bill And Ben Are Back
Main contract work on the Cradlewell "Bypass" at Jesmond Dene in Newcastle began on the 1st August, courtesy of arch eco-destroyers Alfred McAlpine/Budge.
And Yet More Roads...
Several current and upcoming road protest sites.
Burning Questions In Court
Two men have been jailed for an arson attack on an M11 tree house last December.
Waterloo Chainset
The London Psychogeographical Assn report that on the last Friday in every month cyclists gather at Waterloo roundabout ready to head off en-mass into the rush hour traffic.
Innocent? Don't Bank On It...
The Lloyds and Midland Boycott is in its fourth year, eager to carry out as many actions against the offending two banks as possible.
Anti Nuclear
Anti-nuclear campaigners went to Cumbria on June 20th to blockade all three entrances to the plant.
Diary Dates
Upcoming dates on the Direct Action calendar.
Board With The CJB?
Anti-CBJ billboard in Wakefield.
World Bank Candles Blown Out
Overseas Development Agency staff were given a taste of their own medicine when their doors were chained shut and a sandbag dam erected behind banners saying 'Unhappy Birthday World Bank and IMF'.
Forest Ad Trashed
The Independent Television Commission has pulled an advert paid for by the Indonesian Forestry Community (IFC) from UK TV channels, following complaints from viewers and pressure groups.
We're In The Money
John Davies, a solicitor superbly skilled in suing the police, wants to hear from anyone who was arrested at Twyford and particularly on Operation Greenfly (Bailey Bridge action), as there could be thousands in it for every single person arrested that day.
Ecotopia
Ecotopia is a yearly camp bringing together eco-activists from all around Europe. This year's was held in Ardeluta, Romania.
New Prisoner Support News
Supporting eco-defence protesters inside.
Greenpeace Comes Aboard
In June Greenpeace activists infiltrated a meeting on motorway widening in Solihull with "Screaming Briefcases" fitted with concealed loud speakers and cassettes.
Help Them To Their Skips, They're Past Their Sell-by Dates
Cattle Against Consumerism are a trans-species collective which aims to highlight the consumerist ethic which dominates in today’s livestock humans.
Ed. bit
Short comment from editorial crew.
Corporates Watched
The first Corporate Watch (CW) Gathering happened in July in Oxford.
Damn The Barrage
Cardiff EF! are continuing to fight against the £156 million Cardiff Bay Barrage.
Phoneblaggers Beware
'Caller Display' is a clever little addition to BT’s range of customer dis-services.
More Right Rivetin' Reads
Some reading material for your perusal.