UK Indymedia - UK Ecology Newswire Archive

Indian anti-nuclear film and discussion with the film maker.

29-09-2015 12:35

This Wednesday, in SOAS, Pradeep Indulkar will be showing two of his anti-nuke films and fielding questions. He worked for 11 years in the Indian nuclear industry. Free and interesting..

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Berlin Weighs Controversial Parachuting Ramp

14-09-2015 09:59

It is designed with a middle plank that can be screwed off in case of war,
turning both lanes into one runway. But during peacetime, the military
training platform in the backyard of the CIA´s European headquarters is
groomed to appear as a motorway bridge running across a geologically
precious river valley between two steep mountain ranges. Legally however it is
especially delicate, as it is being claimed by a branch of the American
military-industrial complex which unilaterally came into existence only after
the ink under the respective multilateral treaties had dried.

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RTF International Action Camp 2015: Towards a world without prisons

08-09-2015 09:58

Overview/report-back of the recent Reclaim the Fields International Action Camp in Wrexham, North Wales.

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(A-Radio) Interview: Reclaim the fields, food sovereignity and the prison system

05-08-2015 15:28

In the following interview the Anarchist Radio Berlin (aradio.blogsport.de) made with an UK-based organizer from the Reclaim the fields initiative, we talk about the planned international camp in North-Wales, the relationship of food sovereignty and the prison system, and the topic of prison abolition as such.

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Dutch squatters take island

23-07-2015 21:22

An island in the Amstel river south of Amsterdam has been squatted recently.

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How The Endless Discovery Of New Species Offers Humility For Humans

21-07-2015 08:54

As humanity’s quest for knowledge deepens into the cosmos, perhaps we should bow modestly to the ungraspable complexity of life here on Earth.

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Reclaim the Fields International Action Camp 2015

10-07-2015 13:41

This year, an international gathering will be held in the UK, in Dudleston, Shropshire, on the Welsh/English border to resist the mega prison.

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Former leader of UK Greenpeace considers anti-GMO campaigning “morally unacceptable"

03-07-2015 08:00

The former leader of UK division of Greenpeace, Stephen Tindale, has recently given an interview, where he condemned anti-GMO activism of this and other green organizations as “morally unacceptable”. He suggested that such agencies put ideology before humanitarian action and fail to recognize the deep changes in GMO industry since the 1990's. Britain is traditionally an outspoken critic of GMO production and import. In the historical context of the issue, with a recent introduction of alterations in EU legislation regulating the growth of GMOs, Tindale's words are of particular importance for the British public opinion.

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Ecuador Breaks World Record as Reforestation Blooms Across the World

22-06-2015 09:13

Ecuador's record-breaking achievements can herald a new age of action to confront an impending ecological crisis. Can the momentum take root elsewhere?

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The World Revolution to Stop Global Warming

13-06-2015 10:22

And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be. - Paul McCartney.
Global warming is destroying the earth and driving the human race to extinction but the official censorship in the mainstream news media is suppressing the truth about the catastrophic apocalyptic consequences of climate change and preventing the people of the world from taking the urgent action that will be necessary to save themselves and help ensure the survival of future generations.

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#TransActing: A Market of Values

17-05-2015 21:29

DEADLINE 1st June 2015: Open Call for #TransActing: A Market of Values on 11th July 2015 across from Tate Britain. Exploring value/valorisation and evaluation in a market of stalls held by diverse people, organisations and others intent on challenging the rampant financialisation of value. It's wealth beyond capital that will be produced at #TransActing. Join us!

http://bitly.com/1A7QuQT

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Didcot no dash for gas Latest news

17-05-2015 18:25

http://www.nodashforgas.org.uk/

Join us for an international weekend of climate action on 29 May – 2nd June :

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Magna Carta - Festival For Democracy

16-05-2015 14:52

Runnymede Eco Village community in Surrey are holding a festival in the name of democracy in close proximation to the planned 800th year Magna Carta national celebrations, which Queen Elizabeth will attend.

The event , which has been named the Festival For Democracy, is co-organised with New Putney Debates and Occupy Democracy. It will host talks and debates on the issues of democracy, land rights and other rights relating to Magna Carta, with a variety of workshops throughout the day to be followed by poetry and music.

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Earth First! Summer Gathering 2015 - 19th-24th Aug, Peak District

16-05-2015 14:28

Five days of skill-sharing for grassroots ecological direct action - make links, share ideas, and get involved in the struggles against fracking, new roads and more

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Banners for Anarchist Prisoner Emma Sheppard and Others

08-05-2015 11:33

Two banners were hung from a bridge over the M32 motorway into central Bristol during the morning rush hour on Thursday April 30th.

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Dear Tree: Letters to a Tree, George Green, Wanstead, NoM11, London

08-05-2015 11:20

Letters to A Tree: Posted by people from all over the world to a tree (Sweet Chestnut) that was occupied and lived in during protests against the NoM11 Link Road Protests in 1994 during the last days of the Anthropocene epoch and the first days of the Neocene (proposed) epoch.

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UG#707 - Returning To Earth (Fungus, Fermentation and Food)

02-05-2015 14:46

This time we leave Deep Politics for a change of pace, and focus instead on earthier matters. Beginning with a reading of Ivan Illich's "Declaration on Soil", we look closely at the source of our food, and the humble and often overlooked organisms without which larger life forms could not live or even digest their food. Philosophy and theory are not forgotten, but this a more practical show than usual, including advice on growing and fermenting food.

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FOI Reports reveal that Minister opted not sanction coursing clubs despite clear

30-04-2015 18:10

Irish animal protection groups are shocked to learn from FOI reports that the National Parks & Wildlife Service, following "discussions" with Arts & Heritage Minister Heather Humphreys, decided not to sanction two coursing clubs for clear breaches of license conditions that supposedly apply to the holding of all coursing events, and that she gave them the green light to continue coursing hares during the 2014/15 season, despite what the NPWS officials referred to as the “seriousness of the incidents at these meetings”.

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