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End Coal Now – joining local communities in the fight against opencast coal
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...
Solidarity Sunday celebrates community resistance to opencast coal mining
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...
Reclaim the Power on BBC Wales speaking about the ‘End Coal Now’ mass action camp
Kirsty from Reclaim the Power spoke on BBC Wales this morning (Sat 30 April 2016) about climate justice, the future of the coal industry and the need for a just transition to sustainable jobs. Have a listen below.
ABERTHAW DOWNGRADES AS ANTI-COAL MOVEMENT RISES
Wales' largest coal-fired power station is set to downgrade its operations citing "challenging" market conditions [read the full story on the BBC here] just days ahead of planned mass action against the UK’s largest opencast mine nearby in Ffos-y-fran. In response to...
ACTION CAMP AT FFOS-Y-FRAN OPENCAST PUTS COAL ON AGENDA FOR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACTION CAMP AT FFOS-Y-FRAN OPENCAST PUTS COAL ON AGENDA FOR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Merthyr Tydfil, Wales -- Hundreds of people will gather near Merthyr Tydfil to shut down the UK’s largest opencast coal mine - Ffos-y-fran - just days before Wales...