A huge march of over 20,000 people including local farmers last weekend marked the biggest protest yet against a new international airport in France's Loire Valley. The peaceful occupation of a bridge was later attacked by riot police with tear gas and water cannon.
… France: 20,000 protest Loire Valley airport Squat!net | 12th January 2016 News Protest France Climate Change Aviation … local farmers last weekend marked the biggest protest yet against a new international …
A major demonstration will take place in November to demand an end to the killing on Britain's roads, both direct and indirect, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. And now is the time to sign up, get involved, and build up the momentum for desperately needed change.
… intolerable in a civilised country. We must protest! A major protest and mega Die-In is being organised on … 10 Demands for action by the government. The protest is being organised by the Stop the …
A direct action protest by Rising Up! today blocked access to three Heathrow terminals to press their demand for no third runway at the UK's biggest airport. The activists included both climate campaigners and local people fearful of increased pollution, loss of homes and green space and entire villages destroyed.
… Rising Up! protest blockades Heathrow airport The Ecologist | 21st February 2017 News Protest Aviation Transport Climate Change UK … no-new-runways-cut.jpg A direct action protest by Rising Up! today blocked access to …
'Our aim is to create moments in time when humanity stops and fully considers the extent of the harm we have done'.
… the extent of the harm we have done'. Climate protesters have climbed on top of a train in a … the third day of a series of climate change protests which have led to nearly 300 people … Oxford Circus and Marble Arch this week. The protests have led to road closures, traffic …
Lord Mandelson's plans for a green economy meet cold, hard reality as workers stage sit-in protest to save Vestas wind turbine factory from closure
… Workers protest to save wind turbine factory The … July 2009 News Climate Change Energy Wind Protest Renewables deccplan.jpg The UK's … cold, hard reality as workers stage sit-in protest to save Vestas wind turbine factory …
It's not just that the government does not seem to care about the millions of Britons that have died prematurely from traffic pollution, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. It's that every policy intervention they have made is making the problem worse! Join us this Saturday to demand a sane transport policy that will make our roads safe for people, and our air fit to breathe.
… Pollution Transport Health Politics treasury protest-poster-cut.jpg It's not just that the … in November 2013, is staging a national protest tomorrow - Saturday 11th of February - … 1 Horse Guards Road, London at 2pm. They are protesting the Treasury's refusal to fund a …
London cyclists were protesting yesterday at the failure of all but a handful of London's 33 Boroughs to invest in safe cycle routes - and the many thousands of deaths that failure is causing. Donnachadh McCarthy reports.
… Protesting the London Boroughs 'wall of death' … wall-of-death-3.png London cyclists were protesting yesterday at the failure of all but … of the major cycling and road safety protest in November 2014 - The National …
Following a monstrous spate of cyclist deaths in London, protestors are gathering outside the Bank of England tonight to demand: stop killing cyclists! The UK's peaceful cycling revolution is now under way, writes Donnachadh McCarthy, who invites us all to join the movement to make our cities safe for humans.
… monstrous spate of cyclist deaths in London, protestors are gathering outside the Bank of … and unusually not one but three major protests have been organised at the junction … London mayoral candidates also supporting the protest. The first of the three deaths, that …
A year ago six London cyclists were killed in a horrendous spate of road violence, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. A demonstration this Saturday will mark their deaths, and demand Government action to improve road safety and reduce traffic pollution - moves that could save over 210,000 lives over the next decade.
… the next decade. A truly unique and dignified protest event will take place this Saturday on … deaths led to a massive peaceful 'Die-In' protest organised by a new spontaneously … is marking the anniversary by taking the protests to a national level, by taking a …
Next month is the time for green activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on everything from fracking to road-building and climate change ... and of course, share the love, writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been stronger reasons to go.
… Fuels Fracking Transport Climate Change Protest frack-off-love-cut.jpg Next month is … in itself if you are setting up your own protest camps or gatherings. And in 2015 we … been active setting up the first anti-road protest camp, at Twyford Down. Peat-stripping …
A new wave of hydropower projects is under way in the quest for clean renewable energy but tribal and indigenous peoples continue to be ignored by those pushing through the plans
… on how the dam will affect them. Brazil protests Survival's campaigners point to the continuing protests in Brazil as evidence of the failure … and environment. In the latest in a series of protests, 300 Brazilian Indians occupied the …
Following the death of 44 cyclists on London's 'killing roads' since 2011, the city has a new cyclists' movement with a radical edge and a focus on direct action. Donnachadh McCarthy is a co-founder of Stop Killing Cyclists.
… we desperately needed a radical direct-action protest movement. I asked Steve to go for a … about the killings. I suggested we take the protest to the front doors of the people … We needed to copy the successful Dutch Die-In protesters from the 70s, who staged die-ins …
Last Friday 2,000 people joined a massive 'die-in' to protest at recent death of six London cyclists - and their public demonisation by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Catherine Nelson was there, demanding a radical re-balancing of London's transport priorities.
… 2,000 people joined a massive 'die-in' to protest at recent death of six London cyclists … down. This is a die-in: a silent, peaceful protest at the number of cyclists killed and … sits on a bit of privatised land where protests are not permitted, so instead of …
Communities on Jeju, South Korea's 'island of peace', are resisting a second airport that's threatening the island's farming, nature, culture and way of life, writes Rose Bridger. Linked mega-projects include an 'Air City' of shopping malls, hotels and offices, plus high-speed transport corridors, luxury resorts, casinos, theme parks and golf courses - all catering to wealthy outsiders.
… 2016 News Korea Transport Tourism Aviation Protest The Land Politics … series of demonstrations against the airport. Protests drew on shamanic traditions, … affected villages in January. Red and yellow protest flags emblazoned with slogans such as …
After five cyclists die on London's roads in nine days, a thousand cyclists call on Mayor Boris Johnson - 'save our skins!'
… joined the London Cycling Campaign's protest at Bow in East London last night to … redesigned with safe space for cycling. The protest followed a terrible none days for … 2' (CS2) between Aldgate and Bow. Protestors started to assemble at the Bow …
With the 'Heathrow 13' protestors expecting custodial sentences today for their occupation of a Heathrow runway last July, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP writes that their direct action followed years of official lies and broken promises, and forms part of a long tradition of direct action protests in defence of democracy.
… Comment Transport Aviation Pollution Politics Protest UK existence-cut.jpg With the 'Heathrow 13' protestors expecting custodial sentences today … part of a long tradition of direct action protests in defence of democracy. I have lived …
Earlier this year, 13 climate activists were sentenced for aggravated trespass after blocking a runway at London’s Heathrow airport. For Kara Moses, the protest was part of her Buddhist practice of loving kindness to life and planet.
… my beliefs Kara Moses | 6th May 2016 Other Protest Climate Change Law Religion UK … Heathrow airport. For Kara Moses, the protest was part of her Buddhist practice of … change that discourse. In 2009, amidst mass protest and public pressure, David Cameron …
As the UK government deliberates its new aviation policy campaigners warn that moves to approve airport expansion would put climate targets at risk
… Activist groups have vowed to step up protests against airport expansion As the UK … she added. Plane Stupid has previously held protests at Stansted, London City, Manchester … expecting to 'increase the scale' of their protests against airport expansion in 2011. …
Environmentalists have urged the government to support road pricing plans against a rising tide of protest.
… Cars Transport Douglas Alexander Government Protest Petition UK Cars Climate Change … road pricing plans against a rising tide of protest. Friends of the Earth Transport … Douglas Alexander decried some of the protestors claims as “myths” and warned that …
Ten villages and surrounding farmland have already been wiped from the map for a 50 sq.km airport and surrounding 'aeropolis' or airport city in West Java, Indonesia, writes Rose Bridger. And while investors are offered an 'attractive incentives plan', villagers are subject to fierce state repression and brutality. Now only a single village remains standing, but residents continue to resist eviction and demand an end to the project.
… 2016. Hundreds of people participated in the protests and women played a leading role. … preventing officials accessing the land. A protest camp with a communal kitchen, using … resisting eviction for Kertajati Airport have protested an inaccurate environmental impact …
Protest at political inaction on climate breakdown has reinforced opposition to the Silvertown tunnel project in east London.
… Makers screenshot_2019-07-14_at_23.17.28.png Protest at political inaction on climate … last month’s meeting . In response to climate protests, the borough had declared a “climate …
Governments and corporations are driving a global wave of ecologically disastrous airport-centered mega-projects each destroying as much of 100 sq.km of farmland and forests - sucking water, resources and economic activity from surrounding areas, excluding host communities and locking in high-carbon infrastructure for decades to come.
… Pradesh, was immediately met with major protests. About 7,000 people from 16 villages … and their supporters have held endless protests against land acquisition and … in the midst of lingering land acquisition protests in five villages. Construction of a …
When fracking came to Balcombe in West Sussex in 2013, it divided village opinion, writes Joe Nixon. But the community is now united in its commitment to locally owned renewable energy, with solar projects on schools and farm buildings, and plans just in for a new 5MW solar farm.
… once peaceful community. The anti-fracking protesters arrived, setting up a makeshift … food and a real mix of people supporting the protest. This would become a much more …
Ignoring its significant solar and wind power potential, Turkey is planning a massive 'dash for coal' with over 37,000 MW of new coal fired power stations.
… and to deploy state violence against protestors. This policy came to the world's … in downtown Istanbul, which led to huge protests in summer 2013 which were repressed … and its forest. In September Erdogan told protestors to "go and live in forests", and …