Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 27 - May '96Back to list of articles in this issue

News In Brief

Direct Action Direct, issue one, is available from: Direct Action Direct, c/o Chichester Earth First!, PO Box 99, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 4GL. It covers earth, animal and human liberation activities as well as publishing this issue an article on ‘The Economics of Anarcho-Insurrectionism’ and an urgent action bulletin, from Green Anarchist, about the recently arrested Ted Kaezynski, who the FBI claim is the Unabomber. Send a donation to cover postage and copying.

SchNEWS is going on tour! The SchLIVE tour will be calling at various towns and sites across the country, starting from May 2nd and continuing until June 8th. Contact Justice? on: 01273 685913 for up to date details of venues.

Conscious Cinema are in desperate need for everybody who has had a copy of their film for them to be returned. They need them back so they can record over them and get the next copy out. Also if anyone has any tapes that can be donated we are sure they would be put to good use if you send them to these guys. Please send the tapes to: Conscious Cinema, PO Box 2679, Brighton BN2 2DN.

The new issue of Taking Liberties, the newsletter published by the Anarchist Black Cross, covers issues such as how to resist a police fit-up and the new supermax prisons, it is well worth a read. It is available for a very anti-capitalist 60p although you should include some for postage and a donation if you can afford it.

If you witnessed any dangerous climbing practices used by the bailiffs at Newbury (and if you were there you probably did) and/or you have any photographs that you think may be of use, please contact: 0973 716310 as they are trying gather evidence that could be used to sue the climbers for unsafe practices.

There is now a new camp set up to resist the M66 construction in Audenshaw and evictions are imminent. There is a desperate shortage of people, so please - head up North! Actions to happen as and when more people arrive. Contact 0161 627 4862 or the camp mobile on 0402 636062.

The newly squatted infoshop in Brighton is opening on Tuesday 14th May. Any donations of relevant books, pamphlets and leaflets would be a great help. The Coppe Shoppe is in Trafalgar Street just down from the train station.

The Trans-European Network is a huge transport infrastructure that the EU is planning. There was an international day of action against TEN on March 30th and more than forty groups across Europe participated. In the coming months, the final decision on TEN will be taken in Brussels, shaping transport policies in Europe for decades to come.