Earth First! Action Update
Number 56 - March 1999
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“The most violent element in society is ignorance” Emma Goldman
The squatted 121 Centre in Brixton is under threat of eviction.
Four women from Trident Plougshares 2000 break in and damage nuclear sub.
Updates and bulletins.
The Inter-Continental Caravan is set to travel around Europe in the lead up to June 18th.
The "No Tarmac Quarry At Bestwood Campaign" is trying to stop a proposed 32 acre sand quarry in part of Sherwood Forest on the outskirts of Nottingham.
The construction contract for the Avon Ring Road, due to be signed on February 10th has now been delayed to March 4th due to pressure being put on the council by local people.
Monday 15 February 7am saw over 100 people blockade the gates of Faslane Nuclear Sub Base as the workers arrived for the morning shift, effectively closing it down for the day.
Inspired by the concept of sustained campaigns, Liverpool EF! has decided to concentrate on a popular supermarket in the city centre.
On the 29th of January 50 Dutch activists squatted two buildings on the route of the 'Betuwelijn', a train line under construction.
The camp against Manchester Airport at Arthurs Wood is currently on stay of eviction pending a possible appeal to the House of Lords.
April 1999 marks 350 years since the diggers rebellion of 1649 and today's land rights movement is making plans to not let it slip by unnoticed.
The construction company Kvaerner established the company Midland Express way Limited (MEL) to build the Birmingham Northern Relief Road.
BNRR protesters do action at Labour HQ after their u-turn on building this road.
A house has been squatted in the path of a new motorway in Ireland.
The first EF! Winter gathering was held at the end of January in Nottingham this year with the intention of working on the strategy and structure of the EF! network.
Upcoming events on the calendar.
Supporting those currently inside both in Britain and internationally for ecological or anti-military/imperialism direct action.
On Saturday February 20th 2000 people gathered at Hillgrove farm in one of the largest demos in the long running campaign against the only remaining breeder of cats for vivisection in the UK.
On Thursday, February 25th, Railtrack's storage dump in Oxford was occupied for two hours by around 40 people.
'We are a small group based in Northwest London whose focus is a Sunday free cafe and infoshop for everybody and anybody.
The site set up outside Swindon to resist a greenfield housing development by Beaufort Homes was evicted on the 27th of January.
On the 19th of February a group of 35 activists occupied part of a massive seed oil processing plant in central Hull for 4 hours, owned by Cargill, a multinational, which despite being family owned, is involved in 60% of the world grain trade.
On 4th February 3 Manchester genetics campaigners removed Geneticaly Modified food from Marks & Spencers' shelves.
Experiences from around the country
A perennial problem at gatherings, sites, actions etc.
The British EF! network discuss starting up a new national campaign.
