Action Update Climate Camp - Ticker for Saturday, 9.8.2008

 Mass Direct Action Day:

with 

blue group: water
green group: various  actions on land
orange: children
silver: airborne

9am BST: 

  • green block : around100 people have just left site, moving in a direction away from the powerstation, spotted by 1 copper,  it's a sunny morning with a good atmosphere
  • orange block: a giant dragon was made for the kids march later today is now being paraded around the site
  • a few helicopters around
  • blue block: one of the rafts of the Regetta has been launched into the water and is on its way
  • green block: now escorted by police
  • blue block: rebel rafts have hit the water - all at the same time
  • orange block: has gathered at the main gate, 400+ people,  kids, cyclists, with penguins at rear, large banner at the front reads: "Burning Our Future - No New Coal"

9.15 BST:

  • blue group update:  The majority of members in one of the two teams,  Ikea,  has been stopped by police and pulled over to the side of the river, Treasure Island group still going.
  • orange group: the kids march is now leaving camp from main gate with big multicoloured dragon with penguin - the media is in attendence but all encircled by cops
     

 9:30 BST:

  • kids march: is being held up in the lane outside the main gate, police were told it will start at 10am and it's not 10 yet - maybe police isn't ready or does silly muscle flexing - so it is estimated that it will be 10am until police will let them move
  • green group: a bunch of cyclists got to the gates of eon but there is a line of riot cops there
     

9:45 BST:

  • unconfirmed report of a picnic by bike group at the side of fence


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