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Nottingham Green Festival Sunny Day Shocker

03-06-2009 18:42

The last couple of years have seen Nottingham's Green Festival deluged. This year the weather was not only nice, it was gorgeous, bringing large numbers of people to the Arboretum to peruse the stalls, listen to the music, enjoy the food and enjoy the sun.

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Shell causeway 'washed away' by Shell to Sea action

03-06-2009 13:42

Reclaim the beach!
Part of the Shell causeway extending into the sea at Glengad was removed by Shell to Sea protesters on monday evening. This was in protest at the illegal blocking of access to the public beach and to oppose the forcing of this unsafe project on the local community and the giveaway of Ireland's natural resources.

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Heresy of the First Order: We are the “Third Chimpanzees”

03-06-2009 02:52

Because if nonhuman animals ceased to be legally and morally (according to the dominant culture) subject to our perverse desire to subjugate, dominate, objectify, and exploit nearly every other being on the planet, our diseased means by which we’ve organized our existence, often referred to as “civilization,” would collapse in favor of a radical alternative.

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Oakwood residents campaign againts Tesco expansion

02-06-2009 19:50

Campaign against Tesco expansion on Roundhay Road, Oakwood, Leeds gathers strength

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Glaxo and Gates... their connection

02-06-2009 13:58

Bill Gates is enabling the ecocidal and animal torture policies
of Glaxo

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Eco-village occupation update + other news.

01-06-2009 11:50

Eco-village E-flyer
In this report:

News of the upcoming Eco-Village occupation taking place on a disused piece of land near Hammersmith starting on Saturday, 6th June (see attached e-flyer for details).

The latest from the Tyting community farm occupation <--- information on how you can get involved and support the action.

And some interesting facts about the land in Britain.

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Five Climate Suffragettes are arrested for blockading coal conference at Chatham

01-06-2009 11:10

The Climate Rush geared up for their Pedal Power Bike Rush this evening by blockading a conference, 'Coal: an answer to energy insecurity?' by gluing themselves to a giant bike sculpture. The Bike Rush is due to leave from that same place at 6pm sharp this evening.

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may critical mass - report and pics

31-05-2009 21:29

to the mall
several hundred joined london's critical mass bike ride on a warm summer's friday evening. it was one of the longer rides too, petering out at billingsgate market at around 10pm with still a hundred or more riders present.

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Direct Action; USA, Spain, Czech, Belgium, Mexico, UK & Germany

29-05-2009 18:12

FIRE DESTROYS OFFICES OF VIVISECTION SUPPLIER (USA)
23rd-29th May

FIRE DESTROYS OFFICES OF VIVISECTION SUPPLIER (USA)
LEATHER EXPO TORCHED IN MEMORY OF FALLEN ACTIVIST (Mexico)
PAYBACK TIME FOR THE ANIMALS INSIDE HLS (Germany)
DOG RESCUED FROM RAPIST (Sweden)
BUTCHER SHOP VANDALIZED, DOG RESCUED (USA)
GREYHOUND RESCUE DEDICATED TO JAKE CONROY (Spain)
OPEN RESCUE OF 16 HENS (Czech Republic)
SURPRISE FOR SCHERING PLOUGH DIRECTOR (Belgium)
ALF CELEBRATES END OF COCKFIGHTING BUSINESS (Mexico)
GAMEKEEPER TRAPS IN THE COTSWOLDS TRASHED (UK)
WINDOWS ETCHED AT BERLIN FUR SHOP (Germany)

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Part Owner of Arsenal Soccer Team Invested in Mammal Genocide

29-05-2009 17:58

Ted Turner, world's biggest bison butcher
Many of the world's billionaires have derived their gold bullion from
the blood of innocents.

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Eco-Village Occupation, near Hammersmith, London, June 6th.

29-05-2009 17:23

You may be aware of the eco-village occupation which is being planned for Saturday June 6th (see deatils below). The idea is to occupy a disused urban site in SW London near Hammersmith and to start an eco-village community based on sustainable methods of living such as vegetable growing, compost toilets the works. Come and be a part of it.

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Mormon Investment in Animal Agony, Global Heating, Disease

28-05-2009 12:52

Intrinsic cruelty in cattle concentration camps
It is ironic that Mormons are encouraged to store food,
since the cattle concentration camps of the LDS
and other animal flesh investments of the Church are a cause of famine, drought and world hunger.

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Ask for recall of Canada's gov gen'l who ate slice of murdered seal's heart

27-05-2009 01:17

Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."

The Inuit have the shortest life expectancy in the world (discounting
famine, war, infant mortality and childhood diseases) because
of animal fat, heavy metal poisoning, amyloid plaque, intestinal
cancer, etc.

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Oil drilling threat to English woodland - Act now! Please!!!

26-05-2009 15:32

 http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigns/news-comment/Pages/bury-hill-wood.aspx

Oil threat to woodland - Act now!
LATEST UPDATE – 14th MAY 2009
It is not too late to object!

Surrey County Council has extended the objection period to 24th June 2009 so if you have not yet objected there is still time. Please keep reading to find out how.

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Redditch Green Fair - Sat 13 June 2009

24-05-2009 20:59

Display a web banner on your Myspace etc, see below
On Saturday 13th June, the 4th annual, independent Redditch Green Fair will be bigger and better than ever! With 20+ stalls, entertainment, childrens fun activities, free vegan food samples, alternative therapists and lots more... And with FREE admission, you can`t go wrong!
If you want a stall or to get involved in some way, please contact us via the website  http://www.redditchgreenfair.org.uk

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Saving Iceland Summer Mobilisation 2009!

24-05-2009 13:17

Join us from 18th July to resist the industrialisation of Europe's last remaining great wilderness and take direct action against heavy industry!

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Spies Paid To Harm Animal and Environment Protectors

24-05-2009 12:02

Objectification of Living Beings
Those who harmed London Greenpeace, Chico Mendes, anti KFC activists,
etc.

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"Food for the Future" skillshare session at the Sumac centre

24-05-2009 11:22

"Food for the Future" skillshare session was held on Saturday 23rd May 2009 at the Sumac centre.

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eco-action stations: summer camps, gatherings & actions; exciting action reports

24-05-2009 09:57

More dates have been added to the 'upcoming action dates & gatherings' page, first details have been announced for the EF! summer gathering, and there's lots of exciting eco-action reports: 4x4s attacked, Rossport, new protest camp, Reclaim the Streets and more!

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Herbal Medicine Petition

23-05-2009 15:57

Please, Help save Herbal Medicine by signing the petition and passing the word on worldwide, putting it on bloggs, twitter, websites, facebook, myspace etc.
Thank you in anticipation. Chris
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