Earth First! Action Update
Issue 80 - Dec 01/Jan 02
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“Mamma told me to do it...” Julian Cope
Actions in Britain and across the world against the WTO summit in Doha, Qatar.
26-27th Jan see the return of the EF! Winter Moot.
A camp has been set up on the route of the planned A46 bypass, near Alvaston, Derbyshire.
Updates and bulletins.
In response to the terrorist war being waged on the innocent people of Afghanistan, Bristol anarchists have taken action against state and corporate property.
One year ago, an empty building which had previously been a community resource centre was re-opened by the Eclectic City Collective in Newcastle.
Two people found not guilty of criminal damage for cutting down Genetically Modified (GM) maize at Preston Wynn in Herefordshire.
Voice Of The People street party in Hanley against the war in Afghanistan.
On Halloween 2001 British eco-activist ‘Trash’ was caught ‘trashing’ quarrying equipment at the Nine Ladies quarry site.
Chocolate shop in Manchester on the nose with sexist advertising.
Anti-war group Justice Not Vengeance occupy the Department for International Development (DfID) demanding an end to the bombing of Afghanistan.
Around 500 people gathered in torrential rain for an anti-war march to Whitehall.
Brighton Against the War barricade themselves in the Royal Navy Unit at the University of Sussex, taking a male officer hostage in the process.
Local residents and New Forest Council have won their year long battle against McDonalds.
The Manchester OKasional cafe was illegally evicted at the beginning of November.
Upcoming events on the calendar.
The Anarchist Black Cross Network (committed to the support of class struggle prisoners) has published a new draft proposal aimed at consolidating and building the struggle against the prison system.
Plans for Ecotopia 2002 (the pan-Europe activist meeting) are underway and organisers are lookig for participants from the UK.
Just a quick reminder for everyone planning to come to the Winter Moot in January, that this is bound to be a top chance to get involved (amongst other things) in those projects that hold the network together.
Online activist information sources.
“Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a sham movement” - Ojore Lutalo, political prisoner.
EF! puts the focus on the ecocidal industry of peat extraction, and protests which are building around Thorne and Hatfield Moors in Sth Yorks.
On Oct 12th, a group went to the BBC on Oxford Rd, Manchester to protest media mis-information about the ‘war’ in Afghanistan.
The recently formed ‘Shortcuts’ society encourages students in Manchester to become involved in wider campaigns.
Updates about the situation with the skint Hackney Council, and protests to stop community properties being flogged off.
Just Peace coalition protest at RAF Valley base against the invasion of Afghanistan.
On Oct 20th three vanloads of protestors visited Shell petrol stations in Northern England.
