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Welcome to London Rising Tide

London Rising Tide (LRT) takes creative action on the root causes of climate chaos, and promotes socially just, ecological alternatives to the fossil fuel madness that we're living through. It's part of the wider Rising Tide UK and international networks, and seeks to be part of a growing European and worldwide movement of groups working to dismantle the oil industry and live the future we want to see right now. Find out more about what we stand for.

Contact us to find out when we meet at the London Action Resource Centre (LARC), which is at 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1, Whitechapel tube, on the corner of Fieldgate Street and Parfett Street. We elcome new people, there's plenty to do, including helping run the office, making banners, doing talks & stalls, helping with actions, designing websites & leaflets etc. Some people in the group stick with just one of these tasks, while others work on several. We'd love to hear from you, whether you've only got half an hour a fortnight to spare, or entire days to put in.

Let us know if you want to know anything else, or maybe just see you at a meeting or event. It might be best to email or ring (07708 794665) before coming on a future Thursday, to make sure it's happening.

We hope this site inspires you to get active to combat oil, war and climate breakdown, (not to mention car culture, dams,aviation, nukes, industrial forest plantations etc.), whether that be with us, with your own group or by yourself. Since there's no such thing as an ethical or sustainable oil company, they and the many companies and institutions in their orbit are all worthy of our creative attention. Let us know how you get on, what you think of this site, if you'd like to get involved or if you have any other query. Good luck and stay hopeful!

THE BAKU-CEYHAN PIPELINE CAMPAIGN

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/09/2004 - 10:09

WHAT IT IS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO

Graffiti that appeared on AMEC offices in Leeds | Bigger pic

WHAT IS THE PIPELINE?
British Petroleum (BP) is leading the consortium of companies intending to build two pipelines to bring oil and gas from the Caspian oil fields to Europe. BP is also the operator and a similarly sized shareholder in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oil field and Shah Deniz gas field, which would supply the pipelines.

2003 ACTIONS AGAINST BAKU CEYHAN PIPELINE

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/09/2004 - 10:09
 
  Tuesday 25th March-Protestors Build Pipeline in Central London
Friends of the Earth coordinated a march to which protestors constructed a dummy "pipeline" banner. The pipeline protest started outside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and then wound its way down Bishopsgate and past Liverpool Street Station to BP's headquarters in FInsbury Circus where it ended in a rally.
     
 

CARNIVAL AND KRITICAL MASS TOUR OF THE G8's TOP CLIMATE CRIMINALS

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/15/2004 - 00:00

15.10.04

As part of the many grassroots events sprouting up all around the European Social Forum in London, London Rising Tide today (dis)organised a very public exposure of some of the forces that are sending our planet tumbling into climate chaos.

London Rising Tide's critical mass theme was London in 2050 when sea levels may be a tad higher than at present.

Aimed at highlighting how big business and government are ignoring the massive threat of climate chaos and rising sea levels caused by the continued burning of fossil fuels in their frenzied "business as usual". Many costumes of a distinctly nautical flavour. The samba band was also out in force. Completely over the top police presence, Forward stupidity Team photographers

Greenwash or Us: an activist’s diary

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/26/2004 - 15:18

 

Behind the mask: A true portrait of BP?

Behind the mask: A true portrait of BP?

 

 

29 July 2004

 

 

 

An Activist’s Diary of ‘Greenwash or Us’, London Rising Tide’s inaugural ‘Exhibition of Resistance’ to BP’s hijacking of the arts

 

For the past 12 months, direct action group London Rising Tide has been planning an inaugural ‘exhibition of resistance to Big Oil and the corporate sponsorship of the arts’, specifically targeting oil giant BP and its sponsorship of the annual National Portrait Award.

BONN WEEK OF ACTION

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/22/2001 - 23:00

16.7.01 - 23.7.01

There was an unprecedented level of protest throughout Britain during and following the Bonn conference - evidence of a growing national movement against climate chaos!

WEEK OF CLIMATE ACTION- JULY 16th-23rd JULY

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