Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 38 - April 1997Back to list of articles in this issue

Events

April

15 - Lloyds TSB AGM in Edinburgh. Contact Lloyds and Midland Boycott on 0161 274 4665

19 - The Land Is Ours digging, permaculture, NVDA workshops), in Hull. Contact 0973 821 141. PO Box 43, Hull HU1 1AA.

19-20 - Big Gene Gathering, Herefordshire. 0171 865 8117

19 - Mass action against Consort Beagle breeders in Ross-on-Wye. Meet at the main gate at 12 noon. Consort is situated just off the A49 (Ross to Hereford Road) at Harewood Park, Harewood End, near to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Contact: 0171 278 3068.

19 - Colchester RTS. Meet 12.30pm at Tescos, Greenstead Rd.

20 - Earth Healing Day at Manchester Airport protest site, and Artists Against Runway 2. Contact 0161 834 8221

21-27 - Global Action Week against Genetically Engineered food and crops. For details contact the Genetic Engineering Network (GEN): 0171 923 9511

24 - World Day for Laboratory Animals. 0171 278 3068 for more info.

25-28 - Chernobyl Day of Action. Faslane Peace Camp. Contact 01436 820 9 1

26 - Animal Liberation Animal Freedom Tour' visiting several animal abuse establishments in and around Oxford. Meet 12 noon onwards at 11 Northmoor Road, Oxford.

30 - British Aerospace AGM. “No More Busines As Usual” protest against the sale of Hawk aircraft to Indonesia. QE2 Conference Centre, London. Contact CAAT 0171 281 0297. Also in Aberystwyth: Stop the Hawks Action. Meet at Aber. train station 11am.

May

Scottish CND Trident spotting tour corning to a Scottish town near you. For specific dates and further info contact Faslane on 01436 820901.

3 - Hull RTS, Pearson Park, more details write to RTS, Hull on Earth, PO Box 43, Hull HU1 1AA

3 - National Anarchist Bookfair, Bradford. Part of a week of events to reclaim May Day from decades of left-wing and trade union dogma. For more info: 1 in 12 Library, c/o 1 in 12 Club, Albion Street, Bradford BD1.

3/4/5 - MayThe Fourth Be With Us: Weekender bender at Manchester Airport. Contact: 0161 834 8221

5 - Pure Genius. The Land is Ours will be in Wandsworth letting Guinness know what they think of the bulldozers and bailiffs which ruined a wonderful community. Meet 10am South Park, Fulham. Contact 0171 249 3765 or 0171 326 0227 for info.

7 - RTZ AGM Call BFM on 0171 978 8214

14 - Shell AGM. A major action is to be planned. For more details and to get involved in organising it contact DELTA on: 0116 255 3223

14 - 19 - Hope & Resistance Gathering, near Kiel, Northern Germany. Hope & Resistance is a European network of non-violent resisters which organises retreats about non-violent resistance, civil disobedience, ploughshares and creating community. This gathering offers the opportunity for environmental activists to meet up with ploughshares activists.. Contact 01865 714036

16 - Shut down Shoreham! A day of direct action to close Shoreham port down. Meet 10am at the Hove Lagoon.

17 - Sheffield RTS, 12 noon, meet at Devonshire Green. Further details contact Sheffin on 0114 267 1200, 201 Crookes Valley Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield.

26 - Maidstone Green Fair, 12-8pm. Free (music, stalls ... ) Contact

31 - York RTS 12pm Clifford's tower. For further details, York EF!: 01904 410 185

End of.. Oil Gathering Contact Corporate Watch on 01865 791 391

June

12-17 - Aseed EU Alternative Summit in Amsterdam - Tel: 00+31 20 668 22 36 Email Dianne@aseed.antenna.nl

17 - National Car Free Day

21 - Bristol RTS.

July

6-14 - Temlin Nuclear power plant, Czech republik. Holiday extravaganza at direct action camp. Contact Lune EF! On 01524 849313

6-11 - National Earth First! Gathering – location and date to be confirmed - For more info send SAE to Earth First! Gathering c/o 16 Sholebrooke Ave, Chapeltown, Leeds LS7 3HB or Tel: 0113 262 9365