Earth First! Action Update

Claremont Road - the focal point of the M11 campaign and flagship of the anti-roads movement - is evicted after a four-day siege in the biggest and most expensive eviction since WW2.

The government's road-building programme is in retreat, with various schemes being cancelled followed protests - so direct action and protests big and small are making a difference.

We are a new network of people, many were involved in the campaigns at Twyford Down, Solsbury Hill and other revolutionary(?) activities.

Abusing our privilege as AU editors, we'd just like to put the record straight over the CJA arrests.

Issue Five of Do or Die is now available.

A 5 day training course for activists run by the groovy Jigsaw Non-Violence Project.

Severn SEAS, a new environmental coalition is being launched at a gathering on the last weekend of January (27-29th).

Upcoming dates on the calendar.

The M65 campaign is fighting on two fronts - treehouses in Stanworth Valley, and compulsory-purchased empty cottages being squatted and barricaded.

Apologies for the four month delay as far as this issue is concerned, we had one or two things on our plates, (and it wasn’t a calf).

Across the world “critical mass” bike rides have been staged to promote clean transportation and make bicycle use safer by slowing down traffic during the evening commute.

The native Ogoni people, who have been peacefully protesting against Shell’s exploitation and pollution, have been persecuted by the Nigerian secret police.

Updates and heads-up on several key current road protests.

A convoy of cars to journey from Oxford to Glasgow to become part of the Car-henge in Pollok.

The campaign against the M77 in Glasgow is well under way with a protest site set up - the Pollok Free State.

Greetings from the ‘Climate is Right for a change’ Campaign!

Leicester City Council backed down over its plans to chop down the city’s most famous trees - the Town Hall Square cherries - after LEAF performed two public tree dressings and threatened direct action.

The Criminal Injustice Act came into being on November 4th, amid much furore, and some eye-catching direct action.

A group of concerned citizens in Brighton has set up the Justice? Legal Defence Group.

Three people were nicked for Aggravated Trespass (Criminal INjustice Act) at an action on Wimpey in Bristol.

Suing the police with civil actions against them over arrests is a way to get some money back for the being nicked.

The McLibel trial resumed on the 11th Jan, with the defendents bringing in expert witnesses to shine a light on McD's terrible corporate practices.

Increasingly, especially in the light of the CJA, more people are being put in prison for their environmental beliefs.

The Cardiff Bay Barrage, a £156 million concrete carbuncle is a record breaking project.

The BBC wants stories about 'David and Goliath' environmental struggles.

The Wharton 4 are in court in January at Preston Crown Court, with John Pilger appearing as a witness.

Norwich EF! are calling for a stepping up of the boycott and actions against Nestle.

Does anyone fancy taking on the anti-Group 4 Campaign.

The Criminal Injustice Act seems to have made squatting more popular/fashionable than ever.

Several international stories including the FBI murders of US EF!ers Judy Bari and Darryl Cherney.

Another that is just taking off is the Old School collective in Sheffield.

1994 saw intermittent activity on the tropical timber trade, but the destruction in Brazil continues apace.