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Appeal for international solidarity

26-03-2008 14:42

Activists organise blockade to prevent test drilling for Uranium in Nianfors, North Sweden. We appeal for your support!!



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Fossil Fools Day public actions

25-03-2008 14:32

Although lots of people are keeping their plans under wraps, these three
public demos have been announced (If you know of a publicly announced
action, let us know on  info@risingtide.org.uk and we'll list it on the website.)

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Blue Reef (aquarium) Demo in Hastings

25-03-2008 10:26

Support needed for regular demos in Hastings

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Leaflet to hand out on Fossil Fools Day

23-03-2008 15:07

Leaflet front
A leaflet has been made that you can use on Fossil Fools Day if you haven’t got time to create your own. We think it looks particularly good photocopied on yellow paper but obviously that’s your call!

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Fire at taxidermy, mink freed & butchers sabotaged

22-03-2008 17:58

20-22nd March

HUNDREDS OF MINK FREED FROM CAGES (Ireland)
DAMAGE AT BUTCHER SHOP (Switzerland)
BUTCHERS PAINTED (Mexico)
TAXIDERMY SHOP DESTROYED BY FIRE (USA)

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Escada Annual Report includes fur risk & Swiss Victory

21-03-2008 23:02

Alongside the various general risks such as international crises, "anti-fur" protestors are also mentioned. A "sector-specific risk", according to the company management, "are the attempts by anti-fur activists to disrupt operational processes".

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NRA contractors cut into Rath Lugh Monument near Tara

21-03-2008 22:08

The mound upon which ancient Rath Lugh rests is now being sliced for the M3 Motorway.

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Cameron's Cotswolds Hunt - BBC Undercover

21-03-2008 19:08

Police are probing David Cameron's favourite fox hunt amid claims it was exposed illegally hunting foxes by an undercover BBC team, on tonight's Inside Out, 7:30pm, BBC 1. They are also looking into allegations of assaults.

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Dissident Island Radio - Ressurection Special tinght!

21-03-2008 18:05

Tonight's show features: Reclaim Your Food (Brixton), Manchester No Borders, SmashEDO, the London Climate Action Group, a new play and some kickin' tunes from Lomax & Lung Collapser.

So make sure you tune in for our 'Resurrection Special'.

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Tara in Ireland calls for urgent solidarity

21-03-2008 15:44

One World
Whatever you dream you can do begin it.
Boldness has genius, power & magic in it.
Begin it now.

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Meatout in UK, Uganda, France, Argentina, China, India, Australia, Austria,Niger

21-03-2008 14:16

Former basketball star Bill Walton
Meatout events this year in Argentina| Australia| Bermuda| Canada| Chile| China| Croatia| France| Germany| Ghana| India| Indonesia| Ireland| Israel| Italy| Japan| Kenya| Mexico| Nigeria|
Norway |Philippines| Singapore| South Africa| Spain| The Netherlands| Uganda| UK| USA

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Fossil Fools Warm-Up Evening

21-03-2008 11:47

Fossil Fools Day Warm-Up
Friday 28th March 7:30 till 12
Benefit for London Rising Tide

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ALF raids fur farm in Ireland, again

20-03-2008 17:41

ALF raid which saw 1,000 mink released in 2003
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has released 500 mink from their cages at a fur farm in Vic޲޲ar޲s޲t޲ow޲޲n, spray-painting gra޲ffi޲ti aro޲und޲ the޲ bui޲ldi޲ngs޲. The farm was first raided in February 2003, when 1,000 mink were released, making the action the first recorded fur farm raid in Ireland. This would be the second...

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New Earth First! groups following winter moot - get yerself listed in next EF!AU

20-03-2008 11:43

New groups & contacts/support setting up a group

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Shell Day of Action - Service Stations D-Locked

19-03-2008 12:57

Old Street Garage
From an anonymous tipoff call very early in the morning two Shell service stations were found to have been D-locked and shut down for several hours on the morning of Monday 17 March 2008.

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Axion video of the succesful blockade of the world biofuels market

19-03-2008 00:37

On March 13th, an international group of actifvists managed to block the World Biofuels Market in Brussels, Belgium.
More info on  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393768.html

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Protest Brings Pipeline to Shell: London. March 17, 2008

18-03-2008 18:00

Outside Shell in York Road
All-Irish environmental and social justice movement Gluaiseacht were in London for the weekend, and on St Patrick's Day itself gathered outside the Shell HQ at Waterloo, bringing with them a very large pipeline.
Pictures © Peter Marshall, 2008, all rights reserved.

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Seed varieties at risk

18-03-2008 16:21

many varieties of beans
A €35,000 fine on Association Kokopelli for selling traditional seed varieties sets a dangerous precedent and could force this important seed-saving organisation out of existence.

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Sprout About!

18-03-2008 15:13

Sprout is a new scheme supporting environmental volunteering projects for young people in Nottingham. On the 30th March, Sprout About! will be a day of stalls and information about current environmental issues, with activities and workshops on solutions to these problems.
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