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Earth First! Wintermoot: 5th - 7th February 2010

EARTH FIRST! WINTER MOOT
6pm Fri 5th - Sun 7th Feb 2010
North-east England

"A weekend of networking, reflection, strategic discussions & campaign planning for anyone involved in ecological direct action who believes in non-hierarchical organisation and directly confronting the forces responsible for the destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants"

Packed with Direct Action - the new Earth First! Action Up

Rebellion, a spark in search of a powder keg - the new Action Update is out, the quarterly round-up of ecological direct action from the UK and beyond.

Urgent: Please object to large biofuel power station in Sheffield

If you live in or near Sheffield and can help in any way with campaigning against this planned biofuel power station, please email us at

info@biofuelwatch.org.uk. Thanks.

Swoop on Eon two days early

Just days before the Great Climate Swoop, the Camp for Climate Action has upped the ante in its bitter battle with energy giant e.on, by publicly occupying it flagship public relations YouTube channel, Talking Energy.

Reclaim the Earth Centre - people power needed for occupation campaign

The Earth Centre in Doncaster has been left to ruin for 5 years. We intend to take it back. This site now owned by the council was developed to be a sustainable living education centre and community farm. It is currently being used as a firing range by weapon enthusiasts Cerberus Airsoft. Its time to bring this valuable resource back to the people before it is sold off for development.

Billionaire Resnick Poison Spraying People Animals and Insects of California

With a check to Schwarzenegger, billionaire Stewart Resnick
has been allowed to spray Checkmate against the people's will.
Checkmate is a poison whose ingredients Resnick has said no
one need know. He is also controlling the world's food supply
through creation of seedless varieties.

Workers' Climate Action conference

The second conference of the Workers' Climate Action network will take place in London on Saturday 10 October.

Spoof stickers against rising fares on Leeds Buses.

Those pests have struck again.

After their spoof of the local paper was so well received the people behind the Yorkshire Evening Pest have responded to yet another rise in the fares on First buses by producing stickers which helpfully inform passengers of both the rise in prices and what the company really thinks of them.

Time's Up! Read it now for free.

There is a book I would like you all to read, and you don't have to pay a single penny for it, if you don't want to; but it could change the way you see the world and live your life, entirely.

The Coal caravan has arrived in West Yorkshire!

The coal caravan is now in West Yorkshire and has visited Fairburn Ings which is threatened with open casting and Ferrbybridge power station which will burn the coal.

Audio: Transition Sheffield Community Supported Agriculture Meeting

Attached are the slides and audio from two presentations at a Transition Heeley/Meersbrook meeting on community food growing held on Thursday 23rd April.

Scarborough Climate Action Network opens community resource centre.

After being inspired into action by the fight against global climate chaos, the Scarborough Climate Action group have opened "Green Planet", a community resource centre for education, information and participation on the east coast of Yorkshire.

They aim to provide a central point for people in the local area to find out how they can make positive changes to their environment, as well as providing an autonomous space for people to use the internet, meet like-minded people and get directly involved with the newly burgeoning Scarborough activist networks.

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Get your maps here! Get your maps here! - Map of the Square Mile

Technological gremlins and exhaustion have been banished and more easily printable versions of the maps of the Square Mile and the ExCeL Centre have now been sorted. A3 is the best size for the Square Mile map, so for those without A3 printers, there are two A4 versions you can print out and stick together with old-fashioned sticky tape. The map is downloadable as a JPEG or PDF in A4, A3 and split A3 versions, in black and white or colour.

Here's the full map: Version for printing to A3 - JPG | Version for printing to A3 - PDF | Version for printing to A4 - JPG | Version for printing to A4 - PDF

However, it's best to print an A3 map on two A4 sheets and tape them together:

Here's the two parts in colour: Part One Colour PDF | Part One Colour JPG | Part Two Colour PDF | Part Two Colour JPG

And here they are in greyscale: Part One Greyscale PDF | Part One Greyscale JPG | Part Two Greyscale PDF| Part Two Greyscale JPG

And here's the map of the ExCeL centre: Excel Map PDF | Excel Map JPG

Finally, here's a Button/Banner to embed and link to the map.

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Ecoworks Gardening Workshops & Events Spring/Early Summer 2009

A list of the varied workshops and events Ecoworks are taking part in or organising.

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Why Do So Many Soldiers Kill Themselves in the US Military?

underreported causes of sucide

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Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington in prison

Support political prisoner Maura Harrington

BBC Covers Peak Oil: A Farm for the Future

Most would agree the subject of peak oil has not received the mainstream media coverage its importance warrants. On Friday the BBC will be broadcasting an excellent peak oil documentary; it focuses on farming. Presenter and co-producer Rebecca Hosking explores the importance of oil in farming and the potential impact of peak oil. The film has a passionate narrative centred on Rebecca’s small family farm in South West England; can she make her farm fit for the future?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hs8zp
Fri 20 Feb 2009, 20:00 on BBC Two, repeated Sun 22 Feb, 17:00 on BBC Two (and also available on iPlayer).

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Grow Sheffield Audio: Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association

Chris | 11-02-2009 16:04 | Ecology | Sheffield

On Tuesday 10th Feburary 2009 Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association (

http://www.permaculture.org.uk/ ) addressed the Grow Sheffield (

http://www.growsheffield.com/ ) AGM which was held in Sharrow Old School.

Rossport Solidarity Camp Speaking Tour -February 2009

Shell to Hell | 29-01-2009 15:23 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Come along and find out why we should all get ourselves over to Ireland this spring!
People from the campaign are coming over to give talks & show films about the battle against Shell in Co.Mayo Ireland.

The Worlds largest pipe laying ship, the Solitaire is due back in Ireland this Spring.... find out how you can help stop it from destroying the community and environment.

Plans for the new Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre

The public consultation for the new visitor centre has begun and ends 23rd Jan. This is a fantastic chance to make the new visitor centre a showcase for low impact sustainable design.
Please get involved and make sure your ideas get heard.

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/countryparks/sherwoodforestcp/sherwoodvisitorcentre

Sheffield Ecology Newswire Archive

Earth First! Wintermoot: 5th - 7th February 2010

Packed with Direct Action - the new Earth First! Action Up

Urgent: Please object to large biofuel power station in Sheffield

Swoop on Eon two days early

Reclaim the Earth Centre - people power needed for occupation campaign

Billionaire Resnick Poison Spraying People Animals and Insects of California

Workers' Climate Action conference

Spoof stickers against rising fares on Leeds Buses.

Time's Up! Read it now for free.

The Coal caravan has arrived in West Yorkshire!

Audio: Transition Sheffield Community Supported Agriculture Meeting

Scarborough Climate Action Network opens community resource centre.

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Ecoworks Gardening Workshops & Events Spring/Early Summer 2009

Why Do So Many Soldiers Kill Themselves in the US Military?

Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington in prison

BBC Covers Peak Oil: A Farm for the Future

Grow Sheffield Audio: Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association

Rossport Solidarity Camp Speaking Tour -February 2009

Plans for the new Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre

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