by Reclaim the Power | May 20, 2016 | News
By Danni On Tuesday 3rd May, 300 people shut down the UK’s largest open cast coal mine – Ffos-y-fran in Wales, in the biggest ever mass action in a coal mine in the UK. The action was preceded by a 3 day action camp, where people got to know each other and prepared...
by Reclaim the Power | May 13, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
CONTACT: For interviews, photos or more information, contact 07983 652 378 or press@reclaimthepower.org.uk IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 13TH MAY 2016 – 10am UK ACTIVISTS TO JOIN THOUSANDS TO SHUT DOWN ONE OF EUROPE’S BIGGEST OPENCAST COAL MINES Lusatia, east Germany – Up...
by Reclaim the Power | May 6, 2016 | News
Some malicious rumours have been spreading that we didn’t clear up our waste from the camp. Here are the facts. Merthyr Common is beset by a huge fly-tipping problem. Coal mining company Miller Argent bizarrely claim to have tackled this issue through their...
by Reclaim the Power | May 3, 2016 | News
6:30am – Three people from Christian Climate Action are locked into arm tubes with a poster saying ‘No jobs on a dead planet’. Phil, 80, is locked on, blocking the mine . He got involved as a grandfather with four grandchildren who is very concerned about the...
by Reclaim the Power | May 2, 2016 | News
Blog by Jopsyhenia Econimeade on the ground at End Coal Now At the Hammersmith Apollo, I apprehensively ascended the stairs of a big gold bus brimming with activists, bound for beautiful Wales. Our mission, managed by the grassroots direct action network Reclaim the...
by Reclaim the Power | May 1, 2016 | News
On the second day of the End Coal Now action camp, Reclaim the Power and United Valleys Action Group hosted a celebration of the local community’s efforts to see off opencast coal mining, once and for all. The ‘Solidarity Sunday’ event at Fochriw Community Centre...
