Earth First! Action Update
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Earth First! Action Update

Issue 71 - October 2000 Download PDF

Car Free Day
European Car Free Day was officially celebrated in some British cities, but in those where it wasn’t activists celebrated it anyway.
Dump The Pump For Good
The "Dump the Pump for Good" cycling event was organised to counter the car- lobby’s event on August 1st.
Rising Tide
On 11th September the protest group ‘Rising Tide’ constructed an oil pipe in the garden of Shell spokesperson Tim van Kooten near The Hague, The Netherlands, protesting climate change.
Season Of Action
November 10th - All Night vigil outside Shell HQ in Den Haag In memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa.
News In Brief
Updates and bulletins.
So Now We Are Terrorists
The Terrorism Act received Royal Assent on 20 July 2000 and will come into force in the UK mainland in Spring 2001.
RIP Electronic Freedom
Following closely on the Terrorism Act comes the RIP Act (Regulation of Investigatory Powers).
RIP It Up!
On the brighter side here are a few pointers on a few ideas on ways to rip up the RIP for solid on-line privacy and security.
Leicester’s Radical Summer
Leicester folk have had an entertaining and enlightening summer this year.
Eco-wars II
Following constructive discussions at the EF! Summer Gathering, a collective formed to start campaigning against the government’s U-turn in transport policy, which involves a new road building programme as big as the last one.
ABC Of Anti-‘Development’ Resistance
Some ecological direct action campaigns around the country.
Action Diary
Upcoming dates on the calendar.
Global Way Of Action
S26 demonstrations across the world against the IMF and World Bank summit in Prague.
S26 - Report From Prague
Report from the Czech capital during the S26 mass protests against the IMF and World Bank summit.
UK Crop-trashing
Covert Actions continue against genetically modified test crops.
US Crop-trashing
Los Ninos del Maiz destroyed one acre of genetically modified maize the contents of four greenhouses - containing rice, maize, arabidopsis, tomatoes, tobacco and other GE lifeforms ON August 25th, leaving messages against bioimperialism.
Animal Feed Action
On Tuesday 20th June, 17 people entered, occupied and closed the BOCM Pauls animal feed processing plant in Alton, Hampshire.
Pie The Prime Minister
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien received a cream pie on August 16th.
Genetix Snowball
GenetiX Snowball campaigners have been convicted of aggravated trespass for openly pulling up genetically modified (GM) crops in August last year.
Greenpeace Trial
Greenpeace have received a total acquittal, however, for the damage they did to GM maize last year.
Ilisu Dam
As part of a war of genocide against the Kurds, the Turkish government plans to flood the Kurdish heartlands with the Ilisu Dam.
Prisoners
A longer list than usual, including those currently inside for eco-defence, June 18th, animal liberation, peace/anti-military and indigenous land rights.
CIA In Oakington
Around 200 people show up for an action at Oakington, near Cambridge, the latest refugee prison.
Join The Civil Rights Caravan
The Civil Rights Caravan is now beginning its month-long journey thru England.
Global Women’s Strike 2001
On International Women's Day 2000, waged & unwaged women in 64 countries joined the first-ever Global Strike.
3 Legs Good, Armageddon Bad
On August 1st, over 80 people were arrested at Faslane submarine base for blocking access to it for several hours.