At 3pm British Summer Time on July 30th around 100 climate activists took an uncultivated field around a kilometer from Kingsnorth Power Plant in Kent. The 2008 Climate Camp has begun.
The exact location of this site was a closely guarded secret until it was taken, so as to avoid police obstruction. Now that the site has been taken everyone has been taken, everyone is invited so if you are in the UK…get down there! (travel guide) I`ll see you in a couple of days–me and many kilograms of audio visual recording equipment! I`m hoping to record as many of the over 200 workshops (full program) as i possibly can.
The Camp for Climate Action is in its third year in the UK and judging by past years it will be an exciting, educational and above all inspirational event.
Hannah Abbots puts it succinctly:
“We have a future to protect, and today, in setting up the climate camp, we’ve drawn a line in the sand at Kingsnorth. We will not allow companies like E.ON drag us over the edge of climate catastrophe.”
To that I will add only that it is hugely inspirational to see our comrades in the US fighting, and winning battles against coal power all over the country. If the yanks can do it then so can we! We are nearing a point at which coal power is fully recognised by politicians across the world as the destructive and archaic power source that it really is.
I`m hoping that we will have Internet access on site as we did last year if so then I will post an update live from the camp, i`m also planning to post video directly from the camp to our new youtube channel.
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The activism you are doing in the UK and that of our friends in Australia, India, and all over the world reminds us in the United States to keep pushing the boundaries of our organizing to truly confront the root causes and symptoms of global warming. Keep sharing!!
We are in the same situation here in Australia.I say you must go to the root of a problem to fix it.What I mean is the coalmine stop this black plague at the source.When coal stops burning the earth goes into a natural purification process which means that the air goes into immediate opposite of the current coal burning filthy air that we are being forced to breathe.The air becomes easier to breathe and sickness and overall health improve not just for us but also for the entire planet.Do the research on coal and you will find on government websites that we are not being told about the 21 poisonous chemicals that come from coal(9 of which are cancer causing)and the fact that coal pollutes from the cradle to the grave.I was in attendance at the Newcastle climate camp in Australia and was impressed by the action taken by the people.I was also unimpressed by the same tactic used by the riot and dog squads on our peacefull protest.You are heroes and keep fighting for our survival on this beautiful planet.
CHEERS ROB
ULAN
AUSTRALIA