Here in Demark a new law has just been made prior to the climate conference on december the 15th.

Internationals will be facing IMEDIATE DEPORTATION.

Activists  can expect to also face large fines, and or 40 days in prison.

These are the basic points of the new law introduced two days ago in the danish parliment.

demonstrators should also be aware that Here in Denmark, protestors also consume alchohol during such events and that the potential for violence and use of tear gas is NORMAL! (And that it does in fact happen ).

 We are squatters from the Netherlands. We are asking you to organize a protest (for example by dutch embassy) in your country against squatting prohibition in the Netherlands. We suggest to organize your protests between 26 and 28 of November, because Eerste Kamer (First Chamber of dutch parliament) will vote about squatting prohibition beginnig of December.

 Support MAINSHILL SOLIDARITY CAMP on the weekend of Sat 28th Nov - Tues 1st Dec, or sooner if you can!

Trident Ploughshares Press Release

20 November 2009 - For immediate release

Anti-nuclear activists held a banner which read "Disarm the Seas" on the Rhu Spit as the first nuclear-powered Astute Class submarine sailed through the Rhu narrows on the west coast of Scotland at 10:45am this morning (20 November, 2009). Rainbow peace flags and a colourful CND banner fluttered in a brisk wind to greet the crew of HMS Astute, who stood at attention on the deck of the brand new hunter-killer submarine as it sailed into Faslane Naval Base for the first time. The demonstration was organized by Helensburgh CND and Trident Ploughshares.  

 Radical Edinburgh social centre ACE is happy to report that despite the recent Police harassment readings from the controversial bestselling 'The Coming Insurrection' by the collective known as 'the invisible committee' will go ahead this Saturday from 12. The ACE infoshop has numerous copies of the natterjack press edition of the book they might try to ban in stock for £3.50, half the amazon price.
ACE is located at 17 west montgomery place, leith. Also at 2pm there will be live music from a local mariachi ensemble. Kid friendly.

 Reflections on a night with the Edinburgh Punk scene

Workshops and Action Weekend - Mainshill Solidarity Camp Gathering

Saturday 28th November – Tuesday 1st December 2009
Building – Workshops – Action
RESIST new coal! Stop climate chaos!

While politicians are set to add more air to the climate pressure cooker in Copenhagen, the UK government is pushing ahead with doubling the number of opencast coal mines in the country. In the past 18 months 14 companies have applied to dig nearly 60 million tonnes of coal from 58 new or enlarged opencast mines. With our climate under imminent threat, this is just insane and needs to be stopped. So what better place than Mainshill for kicking off a December of direct action against climate criminals at home and abroad?

The Mainshill camp is occupying the site of a new open cast coal mine in Lanarkshire with lots of local support and seriously delaying work with digger diving, drill rig occupations and sabotage actions.

Join us for our open weekend Saturday 28th November until Tuesday 1st December. There’ll be direct action workshops, legal briefings and a guided tour of the site on Sat and Sun, plus whatever actions people are up for. Or come up any time!

There’s lots and lots to do – not only are contractors busy felling trees on site, there are also four opencast coal mines within spitting distance of Mainshill, as well as the Ravenstruther coal rail depot.

From jumping on machinery and building momentum and support in the community, to chopping wood and cleaning out the compost loos – there’s something for everyone!

Check out the brochure of coal targets in Scotland plus Digger Diving for Beginners.

WHAT TO BRING:

 An Edinburgh activist has been detained over the distribution of 'The Coming Insurrection'. The activist was intercepted when he tried to do a spontaneous book reading in Blackwells in South Bridge. The book came to the attention of the mass media recently when a fox news mouthpiece blabbed about it being a seditious and dangerous text and how we should all be burning it.

barclays cash machines sabotaged 

A small protest against NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's lecture titled “The Future of Peace Support Operations”, happened onTuesday 17^th November at the Old College. The about twenty protesters were fenced in by the police on the pavement outside the University of Edinburgh building.

 A biomass electricity generator planning application under the jurisdiction of Barnsley council has mercifully been rejected today as a result of people clicking away at hitherto pointless petitions. (see attached document)

Lets give three cheers for a healthy democracy in action!

As for all you bloody anarchists - I hope you take a long hard look at your state hating ways after this. This precious democracy we live in is the finest in the world, don't you forget it. You don't bloody know you're born, you really don't!

PRESS RELEASE

Anti-War Activists Disrupt NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh

Trident Ploughshares Press Release 17 November, 2009 - For immediate release

Just after eight thirty this morning, several members of Trident Ploughshares blocked the entrance of the Edinburgh International Conference Center for quarter of an hour as Parliamentarians from NATO countries met for the final session of the assembly. Foreign Secretary David Milliband and the Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen were due to speak following a minute’s silence. The protesters wore shirts emblazoned with the images of wounded and traumatized Afghan children, graphically demonstrating the fact that NATO’s war in Afghanistan is killing innocent civilians and traumatizing children in violation of international law. They recited the names of Afghan civilians who have died since the war began. Several protesters were blocking the entrance to the Conference Centre so that Parliamentarians could see them on their way into the session or from the escalators inside the building. Police arrested six of them.

 Bike spotters have intercepted delegates from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly under police escort travelling in several convoys of coaches apparently heading for the Museum of Flight.

Meet outside Old College on South Bridge, Edinburgh at 1pm tomorrow, Tuesday 17th November. Bring banners and things to make lots of noise with!

 Half a dozen protesters confront the NATO deligates in Edinburgh, as they leave their post-meeting bash.