News In Brief

Lettter writing can be very effective. A cat breeder for vivisection has put an injunction on any person calling themselves Animal Rights activist to stop anyone from getting near his farm. To uphold the law we advise any person considering themselves as part of this category to write to Messrs Lawson-Ciuttendon, 17 Red Lion Square, WC1. Ref: TLC/MKL. Mentioning Christopher Brown at Hillgrove Farm. This will cost him £50 for each copy of the injunction which, by law, he has to send you.

Bristol EF! is organising on the 27-29th September, training & a mass trespass against the expansion of Durnford Quarry, which has been given the green light to expand into Ashton Court public park. Contact 0117 9420129 for further info.

Tim Jones, Action Update's 1997 Landowner of the Year, has had a bit of a legal set back. The judge dealing with his vicious eviction of Holtsfield has ruled that he cannot lump all of the families together (to save time and money) but must deal with them separately. This little victory was made all the more merry when the judge then adjourned the case until after Christmas.

Women Speak Out is a weekend of events organised by Sellafield Womens Peace Camp to mark the 40th anniversary of the Windscale nuclear disaster and against the nuclear-military chain. It happens on the 26-28th September at the Leeds University Union. Contact Sellafield Womens Peace Camp 01482 443829

"The Corporate Planet: Ecology and Politics in the Age of Globalization" is available from Sierra Club Books or Corporate Watch's new secure commerce server web page.
"it outlines the emerging environmental conflict between corporations wanting the freedom to plunder the earth's boundaries and people who depend on the earth for their sustenance. Essential reading for all who want to be informed members of the Earth Family in the globalisation period." Dr Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Natural Resource Policy, India. Get your local library to order a copy now.

Time is running out for Barry Horne who has been on hunger strike since the beginning of August. His physical condition is deteriorating but he remains strong in spirit.The hunger strike follows Labour's recent statement revoking all pre-election promises of a partial end to vivisection. Due to its nature, campaigning has focussed on political targets with home visits and office demos for Home Secretary Jack Straw and occupations of Labour HQ. Contact Barry Horne Support Campaign 0171 278 3068

The Fuming Mad Rally is the culmination of lots of anti-car campaigning on all fronts. This large national rally, organised by Friends of the Earth, Green party, Plaid Cymru, Townswomens Guilds, WI and others, is on 27th sep at 2pm, Trafalgar Square. Contact FoE or the Rally line 0171 5661698