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Farmer attacks Drax Protesters with Tractor

31-08-2006 19:18

On two occaisions during today's day of action against Drax power station, a farmer drove his tractor striaght at groups of protesters. The first, in a field being crossed by white suited protesters and the samba band, caused people to run out of the way before the police shouted at the man to desist. The second, against the Kid's Block protest at the main gate, was prevented by police, who dragged the man from the cab and arrested him. Footage shows that it was the same farmer on both occaisions.

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Climate Camp: Thursday Mass Action Pics

31-08-2006 19:05

including Kids, Rebel Clowns, and the main group

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Kids Block at Climate Camp

31-08-2006 18:54

You’d have thought going out with some kiddie protesters and their parents was going to be pretty safe. But not when a simple march is policed by the London Met - in Yorkshire!

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Climate Camp Videos: Screening at Rampart tonight

31-08-2006 18:50

Videos and footage from today's action from the Climate Camp will be screened at Rampart tonight.
Start is at 8pm, but will carry on throughout the evening alongside Global Dimming and An Inconvenient Truth

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Climate Camp Mass Action

31-08-2006 17:21

Several groups of activist went around the field of Drax, in Megawatt Valley, trying to enter into the power station. They were stopped by police officers and asked to join to the main group of protesters on the main gate of Drax.

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ClimateCamp: Heading to Drax this morning

31-08-2006 16:52

More pictures of a main group headed to Drax from the camp this morning.

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Police Prevent Essential Supplies From Reaching Activists

31-08-2006 15:46

During Climate Camp's Day of Mass Action at Drax Power Station fellow activists attempted to get water and food to dehydrated activists stood on the perimeter fence. However, police refused access to the nessecery footpath meaning the supplies couldn't reach them. It demonstrates the heavily unreasonable police presence during the whole camp.

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NO DEPORTATIONS TO IRAQ! LEAVE TO REMAIN NOW!

31-08-2006 14:52

PICKET OF THE HOME OFFICE - TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER, 12-2 PM

Called by COALITION TO STOP DEPORTATIONS TO IRAQ and INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES

Show your opposition to Blair and Reid’s policy of deporting vulnerable people to dangerous countries! Support the efforts to stop forced removals to Iraq!

The Home Office has detained many Iraqi Kurds, perhaps 60, and some have been told they will be removed on 5 September. We believe there are also some Arab Iraqis in detention. All over Britain Iraqis are living in fear of a dawn raid on their home, or of arrest at their place of work or when they go to report at the Home Office signing centre. They fear losing even the precarious position they have found in British society.

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Video - Bicycology represent Climate Action in Selby

31-08-2006 14:27

Video - Bicycology represent Climate Action in Selby. Creative interaction in the town centre, including bicycle powered gameboys and music. Find out more about what bicycology is.

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Video of Kids March leaving the Camp for Climate Action.

31-08-2006 14:17

Video of Kids March leaving the Camp for Climate Action.

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Sustainable transport at Climate Camp

31-08-2006 14:16

Important issues with transport around the Climate Camp site were recently identified by a roving reporter.

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small pic grabs from mass action against drax

31-08-2006 13:48

here we go:

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The So-Called Voluntary Return

31-08-2006 13:23

1,900 asylum seekers were removed under Assisted Voluntary Return schemes (1,635 principal applicants and 270 dependants), 38% of the 5,070 total removed in May/June/July 2006.

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Eight Day Strike For Liverpool Lives

31-08-2006 12:31

Despite a massive and hypocritical media campaign against the firefighters, Merseyside FBU members today began what is effectively an eight day strike in protest against £3.5 million of cuts.

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climate camp radio 4 interview You and Yours

31-08-2006 11:46

just did radio 4 interview, about the Reclaim Power action at Drax as they couldnt get a radio car to the camp. you can listen again at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/ was at 12.05

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Residents Against Greenbelt Exploitation (Fairburn, Yorks)

31-08-2006 11:15

We are three local villages of Ledstion, Ledsham and Fairburn and we are fighting greenbelt exploitation in our area with regard to a proposed opencast mine.

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