Day 5: Climate Camp Prepares For Mass Action
imc uk | 18.08.2007 13:08 | Climate Camp 2007
Saturday at the Climate Camp is mainly dedicated to a series of meetings and workshops related to the preparations for Sunday and Monday's days of action, but this has not stopped people from continuing with a series of descentralised actions:
15:00 - Children and their parents from around the UK gathered at Heathrow's World Freight Centre to blockade its access road. Around 15 people took part in the blockade which was taken over by others from the Camp For Climate Action after 45 minutes. No one has been arrested so far and police, FIT team as well as BAA security are present at the scene. The blockaders unrolled a banner reading 'Enjoy Local Food' to highlight the effects to climate change that flying food around the world causes. See photo report for more.
11.30 - About 30 campers from the camp brought a banner (and about 20 police!) to a picket of striking cargo workers at the Nippon Express Heathrow depot. The workers are out on strike against changes that would see them working 25% longer hours for no extra pay. Climate campers have been keen to show their support and have visited the picket line throughout the current 48-hour stoppage, which ends at 6am Sunday. Read article and call out for more.
11.00 - A group of around 40 activists from the camp have occupied Carmel Agrexco, the 50 % Israeli state owned exporter/ distributor of Illegal settlement produce from the West Bank. The company's offices were trashed and the action ended with five arrests [Update] See Press Release and end-of-action update for more info.
On the newswire: Pictures Of Children Blockade At World Freight Centre | 40 Climate camp Activists occupy Carmel Agrexco | Cargo-Striker and Climate-Camper Solidarity | Carmel Agrexco update - depot closed for 3 hours! | Seize the day and sikhs @ climate camp | Bicycology Climate Camp outreach day.
For up-to-the-minute climate camp reports and breaking news, check the Indymedia UK News Ticker. You can also get it as SMS alerts or listen to it by phoning the 'Blasted Campers' info line on 0207 043 3783.
Daily round-ups are on the UK Indymedia Climate Camp page.Links: Camp For Climate Action website | workshops | bust card | directions 1, 2
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Additions
London travel agents action
20.08.2007 12:47
Overnight 6 travel agents in London had their doors chained or padlocked closed. The action took place to highlight the insanity of regular holidays abroad and cheap flights. Flight centres were targeted due to their cheap long haul flights whilst other travel agents including STA were also closed down. All travel agenst had info sheets placed on their windows stating 'CLOSED Gone to Climate Camp 14-21st August'
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