Summarising some of the material from twitter and IMC timeline.
1.30pm Today Monday 23rd actions against climate change and the Royal Bank of Scotland are taking place across Edinburgh, as well as at their Gogarburn HQ.
Oil exploration company Cairn Energy, off Lothian Road, have taken delivery of an oil-like substance from a giant pig, unfortunately creating a 60 litre oil spill. (Obviously Cairn wouldn't be responsible for such a thing).
Down in Leith, the Forth Energy place is the target of agrofuels-related action, with 7 people atop the building.
The Nicholson Street branch of RBS is blockaded by folk with signs reading "ask me why I won't bank with RBS". As at midday the two hour long blockade had resulted in the bank shutting its doors.
And at RBS in South Gyle the executive car park is blocked by 7 people with superglued hands.
A report has just come in that demonstrators have pitched a tent outside RBS on North Bridge.
Meanwhile the main RBS bank in St Andrews Square is being guarded by police, including a CCTV van, and private security. In a neo-liberal version of 1984 the public are only being allowed in if they show security the correct bank card!:
- More info on what the Climate Camp is and why people are taking action against climate change
- Info on why the Climate Camp are taking action against the Royal Bank of Scotland
- Banner drop on the A8: ""RBS: Using our money to fuck the planet"
UPDATES 3pm Five arrests at Forth Energy. Action continues at RBS Nicholson Street, with lock-ons and demo outside. Protestors on Royal Mile highlight destructive RBS-backed Tar Sands project in Canada. Delegates from the indigenous people directly affected denounce that "RBS are killing our people." More info on Tar Sands project and actions today against it.
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Comments
Re: Monday Morning Climate Camp Action Roundup
By Anonymous
I am not at climate camp. And may not agree completly, but what is wrong with you? Why the stupid obbsession with "get a job" etc. are you simple?
Most of the peole involved have a job, or at uni. Why don't you do something rather then sit on your arse moaning.
Re: Monday Morning Climate Camp Action Roundup
By Anonymous
I want a job, but capitalisms latest crisis has caused massive unemployment. And instead of some kind of 'green new deal' providing loads of decent skilled jobs for working class people, like lagging, isulating, building renewables, the ruling class (predictably) bailed out banks like RBS to the tune of £800bn (with 'our' taxes), which they are spending on bonuses and pensions for the bosses.
Re: Monday Morning Climate Camp Action Roundup
By Anonymous
Get a job, ha ha, when will these idiots realise that people are entitled to holiday from work or are students etc. Sooooooooooooo boring, why dont you GET A LIFE!!! Do something rather than moan about people who care about our planet
Re: Monday Morning Climate Camp Action Roundup
By Anonymous
Hi
I was at climate camp whilst this was going on and did not realise our 6 hour laborious action to move a 'siege tower,' from which our leaders spouted shakespere at us plebs and barked down orders, was just a decoy for what was happening else where.
It could at least be reported that all the 'idiots', not part of the master plan, successfully managed to breach RBS headquarters perimeter and come so close to breaking into and occupying the bank on the Sunday.
Anyway I actually got time of work for climate camp (yes I work) and now feel disgusted about how we were used. In future don't bother calling a climate camp if you don't treat people with respect, or is this waht is expected from neo anarchism?
P.s. humbily apologise to all the pedants about spelling
Re: Monday Morning Climate Camp Action Roundup
By CH
Are you sure that's not just a result of affinity groups deciding to strike elsewhere, instead of a deliberate "master plan" to treat people as "decoys"? Occam's Razor and all.
And as for your 2nd point "It could at least be reported that all the 'idiots', not part of the master plan...", this story was pulled together from the internet-published material available to hand, as we weren't getting action reports from those who were there, just twitterers.