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The return of Swampy Underground eco-hero joins the Heathrow protest Heathrow: Climate camp ; Campaigners say they will start direct action against the opposed third runway at noon today - with help from the original green rebel. Jonathan Owen reports
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The talking is over. The plans have been made. The mass direct
action promised by the environmentalists camping near the perimeter
of Heathrow airport will take place from noon today, they promised
yesterday - although nobody could rule out a maverick group going
off to chain itself to something in the meantime.
Six people were arrested on suspicion of burglary after
apparently breaking into the warehouse of a fruit importer, and
police linked the break-in to the Camp for Climate Acti...
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The return of Swampy Underground eco-hero joins the Heathrow protest Heathrow: Climate camp ; Campaigners say they will start direct action against the opposed third runway at noon today - with help from the original green rebel. Jonathan Owen reports
The Independent on Sunday
; ... makeovers and appearances on television programmes like Have I Got News For You to make his point. But then he disappeared from the public ... Further browsing www.friction.tv/ debate.php?debateno=898; http:/ /news.independent.co.uk/uk/ transport/article2874123.ece comment page ...
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A DAY WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE ; T he climate-change demonstration at Heathrow airport reached its climax yesterday, with peaceful protest turning to clashes with riot police armed with batons. Jerome Taylor reports ++ Climate Camp
The Independent - London
; Geoff Lamb had to shout to be heard over the ever-present drone of the police helicopter yesterday afternoon. The 63-year-old former petro-physicist had worked for more than 40 years in the oil industry, but yesterday he was marching next to a banner that read: "It's your great-grandchildren's
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Greens set up courses in direct action Greens to be trained in protest techniques Greens set up training courses on protesting
The Independent - London
; The Green Party is to launch training courses in forms of direct action in response to the growing number of high-profile public protests. The first weekend training school for activists is to take place in Somerset in two weeks. Further courses will follow in Oxford and Newcastle. Instruction in
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Climate protesters plan campaign of direct action against UK polluters
The Independent on Sunday
; ... about pretty spectacular direct action if the go-ahead is given." They are determined to thrust climate change to the top of the news agenda and believe even more protesters will turn out than the estimated 2,000 who camped at Heathrow. The protests are scheduled ...
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DIRECT ACTION WAS KEY IN CORE.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Byline: Jim Embry Second of two parts Members of the Northern Kentucky chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) were expected to attend meetings, share responsibilities, and most importantly, to take part in direct action projects. Proper training was a prerequisite before any direct
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Author Dan Brown to Collaborate on Atari's Act of War: Direct Action
Wireless News
; Wireless News 01-15-2005 Author Dan Brown to Collaborate on Atari's Act of War: Direct Action WIRELESS NEWS-15 January 2005-Author Dan Brown to Collaborate on Atari's Act of War: Direct Action (C)2005 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Atari this ...
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French seize 4 top terror suspects // 2 Men, 2 Women linked to Direct Action group
Chicago Sun-Times
; ORLEANS, France Two men and two women identified as leaders of Direct Action, one of Europe's main terrorist groups, have been arrested in a police raid here, the French government announced yesterday. The arrests came less than 48 hours before the trial today in Paris of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah,
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Theatre of protest: the magnifying effects of theatre in direct action.
Journal of Australian Studies
; ... genuine physical blockade of a logging operation or takeover of a public building has an unmistakeable feeling of a real life news story rather than a mere staged event. It is the combination of serious political action with theatrical portrayal that creates ...
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Protest? Don't mind if I do Direct action is all the rage, writes Cole Moreton. But did Fathers 4 Justice spoil it for the rest of us?
The Independent on Sunday
; I must protest. Why not? Everybody else is. It's not just the dissident dads, who threw a condom full of purple cornflour at the Prime Minister last Wednesday and gave us a dramatic new weapon: the French letter bomb. The railway unions threaten the worst strike in 10 years. The firefighters are
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M74 activists step up campaign with vow of direct action
Evening Times
; ACTIVISTS opposing the multi-million pound extension of a city motorway today vowed to "up the ante" in a campaign of direct action. The M74 project on the south side of Glasgow was given the goahead last week by the Scottish Executive, despite a public inquiry ruling against it. Jam 74 (Joint
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