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Groundswell 2016 launches with double gas action at Carrington and Upton
Groundswell – a year of direct action in answer to climate catastrophe A group of No Dash For Gas activists braved the early morning frost on Saturday 16 January 2016 to stop construction work at the site of a new gas-fired power station outside Manchester. After...
Open Letter from the Wretched of the Earth bloc to the organisers of the People’s Climate March of Justice and Jobs
Originally published on Black Dissidents website on 16 December 2016 On Dec. 7th, indigenous activists from across the world kayaked down the river Seine to protest the removal of the protection of indigenous rights as a crucial aspect of the climate treaty being...
PRESS RELEASE: Anti-fracking activists stop work at Carrington gas power station
ANTI-FRACKING ACTIVISTS STOP WORK AT CARRINGTON GAS POWER STATION For immediate release: Saturday, 16 January, 2016 Media Contact: press@nodashforgas.org.uk / 07778169190 / @nodashforgas **Photos and interviews with protesters on site on social media and hi-def here**...
Beyond Paris – what can we do?
What happened in the streets? Reclaim the Power organised hundreds of people traveling from the UK to take part in what had been planned to be a day of mass civil disobedience in the final days of the summit. The French government tried to ban our ?#Redlines action...
Solidarity with Heathrow climate activists on trial
In the summer of 2015 activists staged a peaceful direct action at Heathrow Airport – less than a fortnight after the Airports Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow. The action itself involved occupying the northern runway and erecting a tripod and fencing...