News In Brief
- Campaigners in Essex are stepping up efforts to save a great crested newt habitat from commercial development after last week 10 000 of the remaining national population of 30 000 Great Crested Newts were destroyed following translocation by a housing developer in Peterborough. The developers are Countryside Residential in Brentwood. A camp has been set up in Hockley in resistance to this and welcomes help.. Site mobile: 07979 716344
- The Earth First! Summer Gathering was rather wet on weather but received lots of great compliments... The next EF! gathering will be the Winter Moot in late January. Ideas for content and structure, or offers of help should be directed to wintermoot@yahoo.com See dates for diary for details of the first planning meeting in Oxford.
- !eco faeries! is a new network of activists who aim to directly challenge homophobes and also to target queer capitalists. The network has info and resources, and hopes to see autonomous and co-ordinated actions. !eco faeries! is for queers of all sexualities and has activists across Britain, Belgium and Germany. Coming out of the EF! Summer Gathering, !eco faeries! is also about reminding activists that in seeking a just and ecological future NOW, we all have responsibilities to challenge homophobia and heterosexism hand in hand with challenging other forms of oppression and discrimination.Contact for now: !eco faeries!, c/o Leeds EF!
- The Institute of Directors published a report this month, entitled Seeds Of Discontent, dealing with that popular topic, genetic engineering. They state that biotechnology is vital to business success, and those "self-appointed guardians of the environment" who are uprooting crops are also endangering the growth of business itself. If that's not added incentive then what is ? Report available from their Press Office.
- Do or Die number 8 - voices from the ecological resistance is finally out, 350 lush pages. No more subscriptions are being taken but for a copy send well hidden cash or a cheque/postal order (in sterling only and made payable to 'Do or Die') for £5.00 UK or £6.00 elsewhere to Do or Die, c/o Prior House, 6 Tilbury Place,Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 2GY e-mail doordtp@yahoo.co.uk
- Corporate Watch have produced detailed briefings on biotech company AgrEvo (including background on the company,addresses and links with other companies) and on the involvement of the animal feed industry in genetics - yours for an SAE for 45p.
- The Fulham Alliance is appealing for help from the EF! network. This is a local community group organised in opposition to the re-development of Fulham Football Club in W. London. This project would have widespread effects on traffic, pollution as well as the river Thames. Details: 0370 866 118 email: cobecb@netscape.net.
- On September 15th A woman was arrested after graffiting the House of Commons "to draw attention to several crimes against humanity the government is colluding with". In black gloss paint she wrote: 'No Star Wars', 'Ban Trident' and 'Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons'. She started to write 'Lift Sanctions against Iraq - They are Killing Children' but was arrested before she finished.
- There will be a solstice party on Twyford Down on december 21/22 to mark 7 years since Yellow Wednesday: 01248 750539