By imc climate camp dispatch, submitted by ab on Sat, 09/08/2008 - 09:08
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
10:00 BST: INDYMEDIA UK IS BACK!
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