Earth First! Action Update
Issue 59 - June 1999
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“In revolution there are two types of people: Those who make it and those who profit from it” Napoleon
A major genetics hit at the start of the month saw up to nine test sites destroyed or partially destroyed in one night.
Thursday 27th saw an attempt made to establish a 'crop squat', in opposition to genetic engineering.
Biotech company, Zeneca, held its Annual General Meeting on 21st of last month, and became the target for a day of action.
Don't miss out on the national Smash Genetic Engineering Action at 12 noon on the 31st July.
The EF! AU is written by activists as a networking tool for activists.
Updates and bulletins.
The Inter-continental Caravan of Indian activists arrived in Britain on the 27th May, for three days touring the south of England before heading back onto the continent.
It seems that Norwich Critical Mass has just got a bit too critical.
Less than a year since the Newbury Bypass opened, the road lobby's claims that it would not result in infill development are exposed as the lies we always thought they were.
Here's a list of open actions in the city of London on the global day of action on June 18th.
On Thursday 20th May a careers fair in Norwich was disrupted.
Some information on what will happen to you if you get arrested and how best to deal with it
Some notes on sabotaging state surveillance installations
"the Blatant incitement project exists to empower people to organise themselves without hierarchy, for radicaL action towards social ecological change, by sharing skills, knowledge, and inspiration.
The Urban Regeneration and Greenfield Network which campaigns against greenfield housing developments is holding a one day conference and action in Oxford.
On Monday 24th activists from Bestwood, Nottingham, and elsewhere descended on Tarmac's AGM in Birmingham to protest against Tarmacs proposed quarries in Bestwood Country Park, and other crimes against the planet.
Doin it in the North actions started happening last year, after the idea for them was formed at the Summer Gathering.
Faslane Peace Camp in Scotland was home to two very successful actions against Trident nuclear submarines last month.
The planned road through the Vallee D'Aspe in The Pyrenees is cancelled.
Over the last few months various supermarkets in Leeds have been leafleted informing customers about genetically modified food.
Upcoming dates on the calendar.
Supporting those currently inside for direct action including a group doing time for protests at Hillgrove Farm, breeders of cats for vivisection.
Massive housing developments are now being planned throughout rural Britain.
MSG Associates is the well known opencast mining 'company' which opencasted Michael Heseltine's garden in 1997, have been conducting exploratory test bores at a new site under the Millennium Dome in Greenwich.
On the 24th May the 'A-Spire: autonomous zone', squatted social centre for Leeds, was evicted after four weeks up and running.
A new anti-road camp has been set up in Gorse Wood against the A170 bypass from Chelmsford towards Southend.
Brief updates from several protest camps.
More then 260 people from around the world were arrested during actions at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
