The action this morning, targeting business tycoons flying out of Farnborough, aimed to highlight the environmental damage being done by privileged groups generating vast amounts of pollution for the sake of luxury travel. More than a dozen people used a variety of methods, including arm tube locks and tripods, to lock down key entrances to
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Roundup: Rolling Resistance anti-fracking actions (July 10-17)
This extended roundup by Freedom News and Reclaim The Power looks at some of the key events which have taken place over week two of the month-long Rolling Resistance against Cuadrilla’s controversial campaign to begin a major gas fracking operation at Preston new Road, just outside Blackpool. Monday, July 10th In an intimidating start to
Protests shut down road to nuclear weapons site
Five campaigners from the Trident Ploughshares international nuclear disarmament camp were arrested this morning after they blocked the road leading to the Coulport nuclear weapons depot starting at 7am. The group of mostly veteran peace activists from Spain and the UK locked onto each other using concrete and metal tubes, which MoD police took nearly
Rolling Resistance against Lancs fracking kicks off with towering efforts
Reclaim the Power’s Rolling Resistance entered its second day today with Lancashire’s newest towers still standing and dozens of protectors holding the gates at anti-fracking flashpoint Preston New Road. The towers were put up at high speed on Friday night shortly before an open day drew hundreds of local supporters, helping to blockade the entrance
May trial for Faslane lock-on five
Five activists who earlier this month blocked the main road to Faslane Naval Base — home to the Trident nuclear programme — have been charged with breach of the peace and bailed to the end of April, with a May trial date. On February 2nd the five, who are all from Faslane Peace Camp sited between the