News In Brief

- The remains of the once-huge roads programme was slashed even further in the Roads Review. Only 37 schemes - including M25 widening and Bingley - are planned for the next 7 years, with over 100 scrapped, deferred, or given to local authorities to worry about.

- Reclaim the Streets! The Film tells the story with words, images, music and lots of action. 80 minutes long, L6 unwaged, L8 waged, L10 well waged. Cheques payable to: Agustin Gutierrez, 72 Castlewood Rd, London N16 6DH, and write if you want a film showing in your area.

- There's "a kick-ass group in Minneapolis (USA, duh)...currently doing the Earth First! UK style campaign..Road blockade..Housing Occupation. Don't worry, we're doin it up right. We got american indian movement folx helping out too."

- The US Earth First! Journal is looking for volunteers to come help edit for 6 week in Eugene, Oregon. If you're interested, you'll get $400, accomodation and?

- The Advisory Service for Squatters need volunteers, cash, and info. Ways to help: send your local squat group details in for file updating; start a new group; stock/promote the Squatter's Handbook and Section 6 notices.

- Up to 4,000 people danced at Finland's 4th RTS, with trees planted & a pro-Zapatista demo as part of the day.

- Rumours are the Newbury Bypass may open on 8 Nov.

- 150 European activists at the Kola anti-nuclear camp, a 24-hour police watch, a banner hanging on the power plant's admin building roof, and a blockade of the entrance. The anti-terrorist nuke plant guard have announced their plans to do violent raids on the camp....and local government are starting to talk about developing wind power sources for the area.

- The 2 remaining GAndALF defendants are still awaiting a date for trial, though the convictions of the 3 who spent 5 months inside were quashed on appeal.

- Another global day of action has been proposed for Friday 18.6.99 - a day of carnival, chaos, protest and action in financial centres, coinciding with the G8 meeting in KØln, Germany. The goal is to strengthen our international networks from the Global RTS, and show that the global system, based on exploitation of people and planet, for profit for the few, is at the root of our troubles. Join the international discussion: rtsdiscussion@gn.apc.org

- Travelers beware - no, it's not your drugs, but your propaganda. Someone was refused holiday-visa entry at Heathrow when a search revealed anti-roads protesting literature...and a similar incident occurred at Australian customs. Send your 'smash-the-state' leaflets ahead.

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- Mutant veg recently invaded Taunton Safeways, shouting "Resist us if you can!" Shopping trolleys were labelled with "Contaminated" stickers, but the mutant veg escaped before police arrived, with the chilling message - "We'll be BACK." Defence plans are being formed.

- Bristol-based video activists i-Contact Video Network welcome all those who want to promote the production of short films about campaigning issues - 0117 914 0188

- The OKasional squat cafe II opened recently by a canal in Manchester's red light district; a possession order was granted after about 3 weeks, though the judge termed the occupation "honourable and ecologically sensitive". It 's reopened at an old pub at 111, Newton Street. Eviction unlikely. Contact via MEF!

- Following Ecotopia in Freiburg, Germany, Europoean festival goers held a RTS with bandanged car victims, Death, and tripods, & built on their new 'carwalking' skills.

- One of last month's South Downs the Land is Ours Mass Trespasses ended at Glyndebourne Opera House, where 50 crashed a lunch do. "The Dispossessed have returned."

- The GMO roadshow is a touring anti-GE event, to link up with any public meeting you organise in your area. Contact via the Earth Circus Network.

- Around 120 people went to the hot WCA Gathering in Radstock. Afterwards activists surrounded the Tor Works Quarry offices (due for expansion), then disrupted road construction at Dead Woman's Bottom.

- A court decided a shopper who put a 'Contaminated' sticker on a packet of GE contaminated 'Beanfeast' was (eventually) found not guilty of intending to cause public alarm.

- Tarmac want to extend a quarry in Sherwood Forest. A picnic and a Beat the Bulldozer pledge have happened.