Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
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Earth First! Action Update

Issue 68 - May 2000 Download PDF

"To me, Spring is a movement, a mighty surging upward. It isn’t coaxed from above, but moved from below.” Richardson Wright

IMF And World Bank Protests
Mass demonstrations on the streets of Washingtoon DC against The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and WTO meeting.
Mayday 2000
Mayday 2000 is a global day of action and carnival against capitalism.
Initiative Against Economic Globalization - Prague 2000
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are coming to Prague in September.
News In Brief
Updates and bulletins.
U'wa Protest in London
On 18 April an indigenous leader from Colombia joined a protest in the City of London as part of the U'wa’s campaign to save their ancestral lands from oil exploitation.
The Modem Is Mightier Than The Sword
An electronic protest against the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard was a great success, with the Daily Mail letters editor saying they had received over 1,000 e-mails complaining about their coverage of asylum seekers, which has been stirring up racism and fuelling hostility towards refugees.
Mad Pride
New campaign to raise awareness about mental health in society.
Nuke Convoy Stopped
Eight protestors were arrested after halting a convoy carrying Trident nuclear warheads going to the nuclear submarine base at Faslane on the Clyde.
Resistance Is Fertile
Now that Spring is in the air, the first shoots of a truly global campaign against Genetic Engineering are bursting forth as campaigners around the world unite to prevent the Biotechnology companies from enslaving the earth’s resources for their own ends.
Worthing Against Terror Bill
A successful protest was held on 11th March, while the same day saw the opening of the ‘Terrorist Tearooms’, a squat infoshop/cafe in the High Street.
April Pool Parade
Shoppers in Manchester were taken by surprise on Saturday 1st April when several hundred wannabe terrorists, disguised in police uniforms and riot gear, attempted to intimidate and coerce a group of fluffy protestors into, well, not protesting.
Medical Genetics
Ethical concerns about the brave new world of genetically altering humans and eugenics.
Bastille Day
On July 14th 2000 diverse and independent groups will unite, taking action, against prisons and the companies behind them.
Action Diary
Upcoming dates on the calendar.
Regular Events
A list of regular - mainly weekly - protests events around the country.
Blackout Campsfield
On Saturday 25tb March, people took down the main electric supply cables at Campsfield Detention Centre, Kidlington near Oxford.
Wiser Monkeys In Sheffield
A new squat community centre, Wiser Monkeys, has opened in Sheffield.
Close Down Huntingdon Life Sciences
On World Day for Lab Animals around 2000 people went to Huntingdon Life Sciences vivisection labs in Cambridgeshire.
Stop The Rubbish Rat
Residents of Gartocher Terrace in Glasgow are running a direct action campaign to stop William ‘Rubbish Rat’ Combe moving his waste disposal business into the quiet street.