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Earth First! Action Update

Issue 79 - Oct/Nov 2001 Download PDF

“Not once have I ever had to doubt the beauty of dissent, the brilliance of trust.” Paul Robinson, Gothenburg prisoner.

Disarm DSEi
Report from the mass demo against the DSEi arms fair.
News In Brief...
Updates and bulletins.
Army Offices Invaded
People invade and occupy the army recruitment office in Brighton as a protest against the war in Afghanistan.
Action And Words
On Oct 7th the ‘No War but the Class War’ discussion group was holding an open meeting about a class-based response to the current ‘war’.
Pixies’ Prison Pranks
Pixies visit a prison construction site in Ashford, Surrey on the night of Sept 12th.
Notts Visit Peat
A day of action at Hatfield Moor, Yorkshire opposing peat mining.
Nine Ladies Update
Firstly we’d like to report the fantastic news that Lee Himlin has been released from prison.
Cows In Court
Eleven people found not guilty of aggravated trespass following anti-GM action at the Sainsburys distribution centre in Borehamwood.
Crashing Labour’s Party
Thousands demonstrated in Brighton on the first day of the Labour Party Conference.
Shell Action Leeds
Activists disrupt recruitment talk being given by Shell at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds.
Solidarity For Paul
Solidarity demonstration at Swedish embassy for Gotenburg prisoner Paul Robinson.
Subvert Shenanigans
Under the cover of darkness on Sept 25th a subverted billboard in Norwich caused quite a stir.
Anarchist Action Tour - Bristol
Some reports of covert direct action in Bristol.
Diary Dates...
Upcoming events on the calendar.
Contacts For Peace
There have been a lot of peace vigils etc. against the US ‘war’ - here's some websites to get more information.
Climate COP7
The Rising tide network have issued a call to take local action to coincide with the COP7 round of Climate talks.
‘Missing’ In Genoa?
An appeal has gone out from Genoa for all those who reported friends missing during the Genoa protests to get in touch.
PGA Call To Action WTO Summit Qatar
People's Global Action (PGA) are calling out for actions against the next WTO summit at Doha, Qatar in November.
Quieres Escribir Para Do or Die?
Do or Die are planning to run a set of articles on Latin America (especially indigenous struggles) and are looking for people who are interested in contributing.
SchNEWS SWP Pamphlet
SchNEWS have published a pamphlet criticising the role of leftist groups - the Socialist Workers Party and Globalise Resistance - in the emerging anti-capitalist movement.
West Country Activist Gathering
Bringing together groups and individuals across the West Country who are defending the environment and communities.
Prisoners
"Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a sham movement" - Ojore Lutalo, political prisoner
Feature: Our Food - Our Future
A discussion of farming and food production in Britain looking at how neo-liberalism and agri-business has crushed smaller-scale farming.
Devises Tree Campaign
In Devizes, Wiltshire there has been an on-going campaign to save four London plane trees growing in the town square which the council wanted to kill.
Eggy Anne
During a visit to Nottingham to talk about homelessness on Sept 5th, Tory MP Anne Widdecombe had to dodge more missiles.
Women Stop Nukes
On Sept 23rd feminist avengers took action against the war machine (manifest in the convoy that regularly transports nuclear warheads from Burghfield, Berkshire to Coulport Base, West Scotland).
Burnley Anti-Fash
Despite police efforts to ban all political activity in Burnley on Sept 1st, due to threats of an NF march, one group of activists managed to enter the town.
Anti-Fash Sunderland
About 60 people turned out to oppose a planned BNP event in Sunderland on Sept 15th.
Bristol Bike Ride
European Car Free Day 2001, Sept 22nd, was celebrated in Bristol, in part, with what was billed as “The Big Bike Ride”.
Shell Abuse Animals
As if the human and environmental abuses of the oil industry weren’t enough, Shell also have plastic packaging materials tested on animals at Huntingdon Life