Posts Tagged ‘Protests’

Zero Carbon Picnic @ Drax

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

From Kirklees Campaign Against Climate Change:

Saturday 16th July 12.00pm-2.30pm

Meet at the South Gate of Drax Power Station.

Meet fellow activists, learn about the issues and come
together under the banner:

‘Zero Carbon Britain by 2030 or we’re in Deep Water’

Bring your own food. This is a peaceful protest that has been organised in liaison with Drax and North Yorkshire Police

Travel Details:

From Selby Bus station (next to Selby train station)

Route 8 11.30 am Arrives at Drax at 11.53 am

From Drax

Route 8 14.47pm Arrives at Selby 1515pm OR After the picnic join the ‘Footsteps to the Future’ walk from Drax Power station, to Rusholme Wind Farm and ending at Drax in time to catch the 1647 bus back to Selby (arriving at 1715pm)

Please contact if you would like to be a speaker, to hold a stall or to act as a steward at this event. For further information on the Zero Carbon Day see www.campaigncc.org contact kirkleesccc [@] hotmail.co.uk 07986 592392

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Make First Fair

Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Fair Fares

From Leeds Student Bus Campaign: The day of action is BACK! Thank you for your patience and continued support, we have rescheduled for 26th January as our day to show the bus companies what we think of their ‘service’ and take our fight to the streets.

Throughout the day we aim to hit the busiest bus stops, encouraging members of the public to sign our petition and join the campaign against First.

ACTION: Join the day of action!

Join other campaigners as we ask bus users to sign the Make First Fair petition.
There are two shifts to choose from on Wed 26th January:
bus stops outside Parkinson Steps from 8.45 till 11am
bus stops near Tiger Tiger from 4 till 7pm
 

If you can, please indicate when you are free on the doodle, so that we have an idea of numbers: >http://doodle.com/amcumw5zm8wvx9vf

We cant do it without your help, so if you can spare even ten minutes of your time on the 26th, please do so.

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World AIDS Day – Human Red Ribbon

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
World AIDS Day

Please note: This action has been CANCELLED due to bad weather!

From Leeds Christian Aid: We’re marking World AIDS day on Wednesday 1st December 2010 by meeting outside the art gallery on the Headrow at 5pm to light candles in the shape of the Red Ribbon of solidarity, to try to raise awareness of HIV and the impact it is having on communities around the world.

We’ll just be there for a short time to remember those infected with and affected by the HIV virus, and to talk to any interested passers by about what they can do.

ACTION: Come make a human red ribbon!

Please note: This action has been CANCELLED due to bad weather!

Turn up at 5PM outside Leeds Art Gallery on Wed 1st December
Contact SRowe [@] christian-aid.org 0113 2444 764 for more info.
 

Anyone interested can them move on to a World AIDS day event at Leeds Skyline – see here for flyer.

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Protest against Israeli state-supported musician

Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Idan Raichel

From Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign: The Wardrobe are proceeding to host a performance by Idan Raichel which, according to flyers at the venue, is being promoted and organized by The Union of Jewish Students. Tickets are a heavily subsidised £5 and it is described as being part a “campus tour”!! However, publicity for the preceding day’s gig in London clearly shows the funding/endorsement logos of The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, Israel Connect, Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli Ministry for Culture and Sport.

E.g. all organisations that are completely complicit in being supportive of Israel’s violations of international law in relation to the oppression of the Palestinian people. Thus protest action is merited, according to the definitive Palestinian Cultural & Academic Boycott Of Israel.

ACTION: Protest against Idan Raichel’s gig!

#1 Let The Wardrobe know of your objections to them holding the gig. events@thewardrobe.co.uk 0113 383 8800

#2 Protest outside the gig on Monday 29th November! Email leedspsc@googlemail.com for more info.
 

See criticism of Idan Raichel even within the Israeli Peace movement.

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Join the Crude Awakening

Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The Crude Awakening

Floods in Pakistan, drought in Russia, huge glaciers breaking up in Greenland… Our climate system is rapidly sliding into crisis, as oil companies destroy people’s lives and the environment to keep sucking up their profits.

The failure of the UN COP15 process showed us – if there was ever any doubt – that government and industry can’t tackle climate change. It’s up to us and it’s time to up the ante. As a movement, our actions against coal and aviation have made a real difference. Now oil’s time is up.

ACTION: Join the Crude Awakening!

Radical activists are organising for a major direct action in London
on Saturday 16th October. Leeds people are mobilising to attend – contact
pandpleeds[@]googlemail.com for more information.
 

Together, on October 16, let’s give the oil industry a Crude Awakening. Meet in central London. Be ready to move, to HOLD A SPACE and to leave that space in a way that shows we’ve been there.

Be creative. Be prepared. Be there. See the Crude Awakening website for more information.

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Take Back Parliament Demo

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Demo for Democracy

This election campaign has seen repeated promises of “change” and a “new politics” from almost all politicians. But unless we make clear we are serious about the need for reform, the politicians will assume they can get back to the same old politics.

Millions of peoples’ votes counted for nothing this year due to first-past-the-post – this must be the last election under our broken system.

A large coalition of organisations are joining together under the banner of Take Parliament Back to call for change, and are running rallies across the country this Saturday.

 

ACTION: Demonstrate 12NOON – 1PM in
Millenium Square on Saturday 15th May!

You can register your attendance on the Take Back Parliament website OR on facebook.
 

 
Gather in Millennium Square outside the front of Leeds Civic Hall at 12pm. Wear purple – the traditional colour of campaigns for the suffrage who throughout the years have struggled to deepen democracy.

 

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Coach to London animal rights march

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
On Saturday April 24th 2010 campaigners from across the country, as well as many from overseas, will be gathering in London to mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories. April 24th is a UN recognised date to remember the many millions of animals worldwide who are tormented and killed in experiments each year.

The day will begin with a rally in Cavendish Square, near Oxford Circus, in Central London. Later at around 1.30pm the march will set off through the centre of London, and after the march from around 3.30pm there will be a protest and vigil at the site of the proposed huge biotech and virus research centre near St Pancras Station.

In the evening there will be an info/social event nearby where you will be able to find out more about the various campaigns and how we can continue the fight against animal experiments.

There will be a coach down to this year’s World Day for Animals in Laboratories march in London, calling at Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield and Tibshelf Services.

 

ACTION: Take a coach to the march!

To book a seat, please contact Sheffield Animal Friends on 07910425393 or sheffieldanimalfriends[@]googlemail.com
 

 
Please make every effort to come along to this important march & rally through London and stand up for every animal dying on cage floors of laboratories across the country.

More info is available at www.wdail.org

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Tar Sands Wedding

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Tar Sand WeddingYou are cordially invited to celebrate the holy matrimony of BP and Climate Change!

BP is planning to extract oil from tar sands in Canada. It’s one of the most destructive and carbon-intensive processes for extracting oil in existence; it takes 3 to 5 times the CO2 to produce oil this way compared to standard methods, destroys the locations it is found, and leaves tailings ponds of toxic waste which are disastrous for local people and wildlife.

To ‘celebrate’ the marriage of BP and climate change, LUU People and Planet are organising a wedding-themed demonstration on Wednesday, 17 March at 3:30pm. The wedding party will take place in the forecourt of the BP garage on the Otley Road and there will be food and music and general merriment.

People will meet at 3:30 on the Parkinson Steps of the University of Leeds, then will head up to the garage.

You can join the facebook event for updates on the action, or you can get in touch direct at pandpleeds@googlemail.com to find out more.

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Protest at Brimar Factory with Leeds PSC

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign will protesting at Brimar factory Saturday 9th January, 11am in Manchester. Meet Gardeners Arms roundabout, Moston, and bring banners, and placards if you have any.

Target Brimar has organised 22 days of protest to commemorate not only those killed in Gaza, but those killed by UK/US forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world. Brimar is a Manchester based company whose targeting display systems are used by UK, US and Israeli forces. Target Brimar aims to stop the company manufacturing devices for military use.

We hope that this will ensure that those who lost their lives in Gaza and elsewhere last year, remain in our minds, and that we remember the complicity in those deaths of our own government, military and arms industry. As citizens, we must bear some responsiblity to take action to stop further bombings and deaths.

For more information or if you have any questions or require any assistance, get in touch with leedspsc[@]gmail.com / 07909 178123.

Also, a car share to the event is possible, pick up from Leeds centre at 9:45AM. Contact the details above to get in on the action.

http://www.targetbrimar.org.uk/?page_id=180
http://www.leedspsc.org.uk/?page_id=28
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=237558357458

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