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Earth First! Action Update

Issue 61 - August 1999 Download PDF

"Any movement that does not support its prisoners is a sham movement." - Ojore N Lutalo, anarchist prisoner.

Stop The Crop
On Sunday the 18th of July the Stop the Crop rally against genetic engineering resulted in a farm-scale AgrEvo test site being destroyed.
Smash Genetics
The second big genetics action of the month was at Spital in the Street in Lincolnshire.
News In Brief
Updates and bulletins.
GM Trees Destroyed
Zeneca's plantation of genetically modified poplar trees, the only genetic trees left in this country, have finally been killed.
Bristol Street Party
The Bristol RTS goes ahead despite the efforts of the police.
Urgent Conference
URGENT, the Urban Regeneration and Greenfield Environmental Network, held a conference in Oxford on the 10th of July.
Fluid Action At Tarmac EGM
Seven activists had a top action at the Tarmac Extraordinary General Meeting on the 8th July.
Dutch Action Camp
Groen Front! (Dutch EF!) are resisting the building of the Betuwelijn high speed rail link between Rotterdam and the Ruhr.
Genetix Snowball
The GenetiX Snowball action on the 5th August went remarkably well.
Fun At Faslane
Reports from several actions at the Faslane Peace Camp.
More Global Days Of Action
Several groups are proposing that November 30th be adopted as the next International Day of Action, along the lines of June 18.
Decontamination Latest
Harvest season is in full swing for genetic test sites ' As far as we know there have been around 46 test sites fully or partly destroyed so far this season, at least a third of the total number planted.
Trident Laboratory Trashed
At 7pm on the 8th of June three women from Trident Ploughshares 2000 launched a boat in to Loch Goil and made their way to 'Maytime', a floating laboratory complex which tests the sonar signals from the Trident nuclear submarines.
Target Tarmac
Police thwart anti-quarry action in The Peak District, but this leads to all Tarmac quarries being closed for the day.
Action Diary
Upcoming dates on the calendar.
Prisoners
Write to and support these people who are currently inside for ecological and anti-war direct action.
Death March
On the 25th July 40 people marched through Bude in North Cornwall to protest against Britains largest mink farm.
Arthur's Wood
The campaign against Manchester's second runway has been going on the offensive this month with a string of actions against the key players in the development.
Protest Camp News
Updates from several ecological protest camps.
Ketts Rebellion- 450 Years On
On Saturday 10th July, to commemorate the Ketts Rebellion 450 years ago, The Land is Ours (Anglia region) occupied the grounds of an old hospital on the outskirts of Norwich.
Streets Reclaimed In Newcastle
In spite of drizzle and grey skies and a previously unsuccessful attempt at blockading traffic four years ago, crowds of car busters came out in force on June 12th in the centre of Newcastle.
Prisoner Support
by Earth Liberation Prisoners
Prisoner Support Pt. 2
Prisoner Justice Day is an annual and international event commemorated in several countries since 1976 when it was started in Canada.