[risingtide] Climate Action News Sheet 51, 26.7.05
Rising Tide
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Tue Jul 26 14:34:49 CEST 2005
CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 51, 24.7.05
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1.) ART NOT OIL AT OXFORD HOUSE, LONDON, AUGUST 5-28, (OPENING PARTY
THURSDAY 4TH)
2.) POST-G8 CLIMATE ACTION DEBRIEF AND FILM SHOWING OF 'I HEART
HUCKABEES', LONDON, 7.8.05
3.) READING RISING TIDE CLIMATE DEMO & PICNIC, 15.8.05.
4.) PARTY TO STOP GLOBAL MELTDOWN, BRIGHTON, 24.8.05
5.) IRAQI OIL WORKERS HOLD 24-HOUR STRIKE, 17.7.05
6.) NOISE PROTEST AT BRITISH AIRWAYS CHIEF'S HOUSE, 19.7.05
7.) A LONDON RISING TIDER REPORTS BACK FROM THE ANTI-G8 MOBILISATIONS:
www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
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1.) ART NOT OIL at Oxford House, Derbyshire St., London E2 6HG, (Bethnal
Green tube)
EXHIBITION RUNS AUGUST 5th-28th
Mon - Fri: 9am - 10pm; Sat & Sun: 10am - 6pm
Leaflets & posters available from info at artnotoil.org.uk
FREE PUBLIC OPENING, THURSDAY AUGUST 4th, 7PM:
art music - film sound food talk
Send us your art!
07708 794665
info at artnotoil.org.uk
62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES.
artnotoil.org.uk
nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk
londonrisingtide.org.uk
indignation inspiration creation...solution?
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2.) LONDON RISING TIDE FILM NIGHT presents...
A post-G8 climate action debrief and showing of 'I Heart Huckabees',
August 7th;
Come along at 3pm to share your experiences of the G8 mobilisations,
including the July 8th climate change day of action in Scotland and
worldwide.
We'll stop for food at 5pm, then show the film at 6pm. All are welcome,
(whether or not you were in Scotland).
If you have a short film focusing on oil, climate change or a related issue,
please get in touch and we'll try to screen it at a future film night.
3pm, Sunday 7th August 2005
Place: LARC, 62 Fieldgate St, E1 1ES. (Tel - 020 7377 9088)
Nearest tube - Whitechapel or Aldgate East, Buses - 25, 205.
london at risingtide.org.uk / 07708 794665 / www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
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3.) Reading Rising Tide are having a Climate demo and Picnic in Reading on
Saturday 15 August. 11am for town centre banner drop and 1pm at Kings
Meadow for picnic. Contact
climatejustice at postmaster.co.uk for details or phone john 0118 941 5144
4.) Feeling hot under the collar....?
Time to tackle the climate pirates!
Party to stop global meltdown!!
DJs and VJs, eclectic mix of music with something for everyone, cocktails,
face painting and climate inspired fancy dress! Get out your scuba-gear,
make an appearance as a gas guzzling 4x4, a homeless polar bear or even
the world's most famous climate pirate! Take action for climate change
while you dance the night away and raise money for dynamic Brighton
campaigns!
Date: Wednesday 24th August
Venue: Volks Club, 3 The Colonnade, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1PS Time:
8-2pm
Price: £5 (£4 with NUS, £3 with fancy dress!)
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5.) Iraqi Oil Workers Hold 24-hour Strike - Oil Exports Shut Down
Sunday July 17th 2005
15,000 Southern Oil Company workers from the General Union of Oil
Employees - Iraq's largest independent union - began a 24-hour strike
today, cutting most oil exports from the south of Iraq.
The strike is in support of demands made by Basra Governor Mohammad
al-Waili - reflective of the wishes of the vast majority of Basra's
residents - for a higher percentage of Southern oil revenue to be
ploughed back into Basra's local economy. Basra's sewage system,
electricity grid and medical services are still damaged and running at
limited capacity. Despite being the capital of Iraq's oil reserves, the
governorate is still struggling with entrenched poverty, malnutrition and
an unemployment rate of 40%...
See www.basraoilunion.org for more details
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Nafutna - UK Support Committee for the General Union of Oil Employees: Ewa
Jasiewicz (0044) 07749 421 576 or Munir Chalabi (0044) 7952 683 415
Photographs of the recent conference and sites contact David Bacon
dbacon at igc.org 001 510 851 1589
Iraq Occupation Focus
www.iraqoccupationfocus.org
iraqfocus at riseup.net
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6.) Noise protest at BA chief's house, 19.7.05
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/4696037.stm
Protesters in pyjamas have held a demonstration against airport noise
outside the home of British Airways chief executive Sir Rod Eddington.
Neighbours were disturbed as the anti-noise group Hacan ClearSkies set
up a sound system and played loud aircraft sounds for 15 minutes. The
protests in Sherlock Row, Maidenhead, Berkshire, came before BA's annual
general meeting in London. The group is unhappy at plans for new runways
at Heathrow and Stansted.
However, Sir Rod said the government decision on the runways was
"excellent news" for the air industry, businesses and tourism.
The executive, who was knighted in this year's Birthday Honours list for
services to civil aviation, took over BA in 2000 and is retiring this
year.
Protester John Stewart said: "We apologise to neighbours as the aircraft
noise wasn't aimed at them, but of course it was very loud.
"We understand the fact they were annoyed, but we did want to get across a
message to Rod Eddington."
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7.) There's a personal report from a London Rising Tider's visit to
Scotland earlier this month for the anti-G8 mobilisation to be found on
our website:www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
Let us know if you'd like a shorter one specifically about the July 8th
climate/M74 street party action.
07708 794665
london at risingtide.org.uk
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That's all for now - thanks for reading...
Your friends at Rising Tide
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