[risingtide] CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 48; 23.4.05

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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 48
April 20th 2005
Compiled & distributed by RISING TIDE - www.risingtide.org.uk
info at risingtide.org.uk   07708 794665

This is an unusually long News Sheet - brevity 
will be resumed next month! Please send items for 
possible inclusion in future editions...

CONTENTS:

Coming up:
1.) TRAPESE Roadshow, Rampart Street, London, 23.4.05
2.) LONDON RISING TIDE FILM NIGHT presents 'The End of Suburbia', 8.5.04
3.) G8 BIKE RIDE BENEFIT, London, 1.5.05
4.) THE SECOND ANNUAL WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE, 11.6.05
5.) INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEKEND COURSES, WALES
6.) NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY GREEN FESTIVAL, 30.4/1.5.05
7.) LONDON ISN'T VENICE... YET! Theatre, London , 26.4.05 to 2.5.05
8.) FACING CLIMATE CHANGE & OTHER GREAT ADVENTURES, Oxford, 9.5.05
9.) INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, 8.7.05
10.) CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ELECTION MANIFESTO
11.) READING CANDIDATES DEBATE CLIMATE CHANGE, 23.4.05

Recent stuff:
12.) LANCASTER LAND ROVER TARGETED BY CLIMATE PROTESTORS
13.) EDM MOTION 650 - DEVELOPMENT AID FOR OIL
14.) POLICE CRACK DOWN ON CLIMATE NOISE DEMO
15.) GREENWASH GUERRILLAS & MET POLICE KEEP PUBLIC OUT OF BP AGM, 14.04.05

International:
16.) WELCOME TO RISING TIDE AUSTRALIA!
17.) INDIGENOUS RUSSIANS UNITE AGAINST OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
18.) IRAQ OCCUPATION FOCUS
19.) FREE WEST PAPUA CAMPAIGN
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1.) TRAPESE Roadshow
April 23rd, 6 PM, Rampart Street, London

TRAPESE is on the road to inform and mobilise 
people to take positive action around the issues 
behind the G8 through workshops and events in 
social spaces. Having travelled the length and 
breadth of the country, TRAPESE comes rolling 
into London on 23rd April.

What goes on under the TRAPESE big-top? Renewable 
energies, popular education, alternative medias 
and grassroots participation are our thing. 
Oil-fuelled profit-crazy big Corp government, 
not. So, roll up for the flight of the TRAPESE, 
flying through the high ether of climate change, 
oil-war, the G8 and civil disobedience, crashing 
spectacularly to the ground with a selection of 
interactive workshops, a pub quiz and short 
films. Stick around later for a bar, DJs, live 
music and a possible appearance by the infamous 
Jazz Terrorists.
WHEN: April 23rd, workshops from 6-9pm, bar and music to follow
WHERE: Rampart Street Creative Centre and Social 
Space, 15 Rampart Street, London E1
LINKS & CONTACTS: www.trapese.org, www.dissent.org.uk, roadshow at riseup.net

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2.) LONDON RISING TIDE FILM NIGHT presents...
'The End of Suburbia' http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
& the 2 minute comedy classic 'Hercubush',  plus a short G8 Surprise!
Sunday 8th May, 2005, 6.30 pm,
LARC, 62 Fieldgate St, E1 1ES.
Tel: 020 7377 9088
Nrst tube: Whitechapel or Aldgate East;
Buses: 25, 205
london at risingtide.org.uk / 07708 794665 /
www.londonrisingtide.org.uk

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3.) g8bikeride benefit
May 1st- @ RampART centre ,rampart st, E1 6pm-6am
LIVE: davidcronenbergswife (existenzial crashment) + Lower depths
(deeper than jacques cousteau) + BEHIND THE BIKESHEDS hosted by
RESONANCE104.4fm+ djs funkin it all up + bike films + films. Donations

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4.) THE SECOND ANNUAL WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE
Saturday 11 June 2005
Protest against oil dependency! Celebrate the 
power and individuality of our bodies!
www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk

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5.) INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEKEND COURSES, WALES
The next Introduction to Renewable Energy Weekend Courses to take place at
the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Wales,
Aberystwyth, in Mid-Wales will be on:
22, 23 & 24  April 2005 and 27, 28 & 29 May 2005
Venue: School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Laura Place, Aberystwyth
Green Dragon Energy: 01654 76 731 (office),  0784 060 0979 (mob), or
info at greendragonenergy.co.uk

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6.) NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY GREEN FESTIVAL
On 30 April - 1 May there are opportunities to 
learn more about climate and the G8 at the 
Newcastle Community Green Festival. You can get 
involved in the G8 Bikeride, witness the 'Have I 
got Schnews for you' quiz, participate in 
communal recycling, create energy out of 
pedalpower and allsorts. Contact 
whydontyou at post.com if you wanna do climate-g8 
stuff in the north east.

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7.) LONDON ISN'T VENICE... YET!, 26.4.05 to 2.5.05
"London Isn't Venice... Yet!" is a performance 
which aims to raise awareness of global warming
with particular emphasis on the River Thames;
See http://www.mutinyarts.co.uk  or ring 07808 
724 439 for the latest locations and performance 
times.

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8.) FACING CLIMATE CHANGE & OTHER GREAT ADVENTURES
A talk by Joanna Macy, Mon 9th May, Oxford
6-8.30pm (doors open for introductory music at 5.30pm)
Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall street, central Oxford.
£2 - £5 entry on the door - no booking required further info from
www.coinet.org.uk/speakers, phone 01865 241 097 or email jo at planb.org
fully accessible

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9.) INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
8th July 2005, (final day of the G8 summit)

The G8 is coming. The leaders of the world's 8 richest
countries will soon gather in Scotland, hoping to
carry on carving up the planet. We forecast a high
tide of greenwash in the run-up to the summit, as Tony
'Hot Air' Blair claims to be making climate change a
top priority. It looks like it's up to us to unmask
the G8 Climate Criminals and expose the hypocrisy of their agenda.

This is a call for a global day of action on the root
causes of climate chaos on July 8th. Come to Scotland
with your inspired ideas for action and join us on the
streets and on the golf courses. Or do whatever you
can wherever you are to resist the fossil fuel madness
and make the dream of a socially just, sustainable future a reality.

But whatever you do, let the world know about it!
Stop climate chaos - flood the G8!

www.dissent.org.uk/g8climateaction
Egroup: g8climateaction-subscribe at lists.riseup.net
Very cool postcards are available via London 
Rising Tide: london at risingtide.org.uk 07708 794665
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10.) CAT ELECTION MANIFESTO
Five winning policies for the next Government from the Centre for
Alternative Technology, urging the political 
parties to adopt policies to combat climate 
change,
protect biodiversity and promote global equity.
www.cat.org.uk   0845 330 8373     info at cat.org.uk

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11.) READING CANDIDATES DEBATE CLIMATE CHANGE
Organised by Reading Rising Tide
7:30pm 23 April 2005, RISC - London Street, Reading
contacts: John Hoggett 0118 941 5144 Mark Cutler 0118 958 4287 07929 503316

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12.) LANCASTER LAND ROVER TARGETED BY CLIMATE PROTESTORS
Saturday, 09 April 2005
A coalition of green activists groups from across 
the region converged on Lancaster Land Rover in 
Bennett Road, Reading on Saturday, 09 April 2005. 
Activists from Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire 
and London, including Berkshire Greenpeace and 
Reading Rising Tide, joined forces as part of the 
'Alliance Against Urban 4x4's' to engage the 
public and draw their attention to the damage 
done by gas guzzling SUV's at Land Rovers "Too 
Big To Miss" sale event.

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13.) EDM MOTION 650 - DEVELOPMENT AID FOR OIL
Thanks to everyone who wrote to their MPs in support of Early Day Motion
650 - development aid for oil. Overall 116 MPs 
signed it, which is great. This EDM will be 
reactivated after the election. For information 
on taking this further, please contact 
jo at planb.org

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14.) POLICE CRACK DOWN ON CLIMATE NOISE DEMO
15 March 2005 -' Police arrested two protesters 
at a noisy demonstration protesting the climate 
policies of G8 ministers meeting today in the 
City of London.'
(The cases of the two arrestees have now been discontinued.)
https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/03/306661.html
Pix: https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/03/306666.html

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15.) GREENWASH GUERRILLAS & 15 VANLOADS OF POLICE 
KEEP PUBLIC OUT OF BP AGM, OIL FESTIVAL HALL, 
14.04.05
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/309453.html

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16.) WELCOME TO RISING TIDE AUSTRALIA!
'Rising Tide has been active in Newcastle 
Australia since early last year. We are busy 
fighting plans for new coal-fired power stations 
in the state of New South Wales. We are also 
making good ground building a real grassroots 
climate movement in Australia, which hasn't 
really existed before. We've staked their claim 
on www.risingtide.org.au, but the site is not 
online yet. We are profiled here though:
www.coaltrail.org/people_australia_02.html
risingtide at planet-save.com

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17.) INDIGENOUS RUSSIANS UNITE AGAINST OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
April 7, 2005, Cultural Survival Weekly Indigenous News
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/news/spotlight/spotlight_article.cfm?id=615B3B04-645B-4120-AAEF-D32525A0E67C&region_id=2&subregion_id
=0&issue_id=3

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18.) IRAQ OCCUPATION FOCUS
The April 9th newsletter is now available at
www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk

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19.) FREE WEST PAPUA CAMPAIGN
The Free West Papua Campaign is a new, 
independent national campaigning group, set up to 
highlight the ongoing oppression of the tribal 
people of West Papua, and to campaign for their 
freedom from colonial rule. You can read more 
about us, and about West Papua, on our website: 
<http://www.freewestpapua.org/>www.freewestpapua.org, 
<mailto:info at freewestpapua.org>info at freewestpapua.org

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