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TATE MODERN 10TH BIRTHDAY SEES ACTION AGAINST SLICK BP SPONSORSHIP

DEAD FISH AND OIL-DRENCHED BIRDS HANG FROM TURBINE HALL

Tate Modern was forced to close down parts of its No Soul For Sale tenth anniversary exhibition on Saturday (15 May) while it struggled to remove dozens of dead fish and oil-soaked birds (1) hanging from huge black balloons let loose in the Turbine Hall.

Coal Action Network website relaunched!

Check out http://coalaction.org.uk/ for the updated and re-vamped Coal Action Network website and detailed coal maps of the UK. It is hoped that this website will be a useful resource to anyone taking action – or thinking of taking action – to protect communities, environments and the climate system from coal projects.

party at the pumps

15 May 2010
The shell garage on upper street in islington was closed for several hours this afternoon by more than a hundred protestors.

Robin Wood Protest at Unilever's General Assembly

12 May 2010

Following protests in Rotterdam and Hamburg yesterday,  ROBIN WOOD activists protested today during Unilever's general assembly in London against tropical rainforest destruction for palm oil. A banner with the message "Unscrupulous Destruction of Rainforest and Community for Palm Oil" was unfurled in front of the entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre. The activists additionally distributed information to the shareholders and demanded that they not absolve the board of directors of their ethical responsibilities concerning company purchases.

Plane Stupid targets Red Bullshit

Environmental campaign group, Plane Stupid, has deposited a large mound of manure outside the south London HQ of soft drink giant Red Bull.

heavies sent in to rampart at globe road -- join us tomorrow at noon.

A bunch of heavies broke into the rampart social centre's new location on 105 Globe Road tonight (friday, 23 April) at 10:30 pm. There were about 20 of us here watching films. The goons left, but said they wanted everyone out of building by 2 pm tomorrow.

PARTY AT THE PUMPS PART 2... THIS TIME IT’S SHELL!

MASS ACTION CALL OUT

When: Saturday, 15th May
Meet: 1PM at Oxford Circus
Bring: a zone 1-2 tube pass, noisemakers, your friends & family and your
dancing shoes
Oxford Circus meeting point map: http://tinyurl.com/OCnw-SVmap

BP + TAR SANDS = CLIMATE CRIME – Thu 15 Apr 10

Dateline: BP Shareholders Annual General Meeting, ExCel Conference Centre, London, Thu 15 Apr 10 – At the apex of the 'BP Fortnight of Shame', at the entrance to the BP AGM, climate chaos and human rights activists persuade BP shareholders to vote for the FairPensions anti-Tar-Sands motion.

BlueNG Superglued in Protest Against Agrofuels

14.4.10
Last night, Agrofuel company Blue NG had their head offices visited by activists and all of the doors superglued shut. This action was in protest at Blue NG's involvement in plans to build an agrofuel power plant.

BP hit by tar sands protests in London, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge

Saturday April 10th
BP hit by tar sands protests in London, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge

Oil company targeted by nationwide protests in advance of crucial AGM vote

Protesters demand BP pulls out of “the most destructive project on Earth” - the Canadian tar sands

Fossil Fools Day round-up

In the UK -

BP ad campaign hoax kicks off the Fortnight of Shame

Plane Stupid issues 48hr subvertising challenge

It's that time of year when every airline starts aggressively advertising for your business. Well, we've had enough. Plane Stupid is inviting all of you to take part in its very own subvertising competition.