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Blockade at BP San Francisco Offices on 5th Anniversary of Katrina: 15 arrested, 150 march
The Mobilization for Climate Justice West (MCJ-West) turned out 150 people on a Monday afternoon and marched to the SF financial district offices of Chevron, the Environmental Protection Agency and BP calling for Big Oil to stop harming our environment and communities and pay up for the damage they’ve caused.
A coalition of national, regional and [...]
CALL FOR SUPPORT: Donations Needed for N30 Legal Expenses!
Dear Friends, Supporters, Comrades and Community,
As you may recall, a lively protest took place on the streets of Chicago’s financial district last November 30, on the 10th anniversary of the “Battle of Seattle” and a week ahead of the big UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Several groups from across the city had come together to [...]
N30: International Day of Climate Justice Action
Today, on November 30, one week before the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen open, and on the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in Seattle in 1999, major demonstrations, teach-ins and civil disobedience are taking actions place in cities around the U.S
Reports are now starting to come in from:
Chicago, Illinois: Activists target [...]
Ontario: Sit in and Office Occupation at Minister of Finance’s Office
PEOPLE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
For More Information Contact:
Crystal Metham 416-435-3516
Katelyn Blacisk 647 929 2400
POLICE ISSUE ULTIMATUM TO PROTESTERS ORDERING THEM TO LEAVE BY END OF DAY OR BE FORCIBLY REMOVED
November 30, 2009 (Whitby, Ontario) — Police have issued an ultimatum to the seven climate activists inside Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s Whitby office, stating they [...]
Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Department of Public Health and Environment in Coal Protest
Group calls on the Air Quality Control Commission to deny the Cherokee coal plant’s ‘permit to pollute’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2009
Contacts:
Brian Bernhardt; CU Graduate Student; 703-439-0725; brian.bernhardt@colorado.edu
Amy Guinan, CU-INVST; 303-999-6374; amyguinan@yahoo.com
Denver, CO – This morning, approximately fifteen local citizens, representing a diverse coalition of groups, demonstrated at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) [...]
Climate justice activists march on polluters and lobbyists in downtown Washington DC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2009
Contacts: Lacy MacAuley, (202) 445-4692, lacy@massey-media.com
Nadine Bloch, (202) 412-7611, nbloch@igc.org
Morgan Goodwin, (413) 884-5240, morgan.goodwin@gmail.com
Climate justice activists march on polluters and lobbyists in downtown Washington DC
Feisty unpermitted march blocks traffic, marks the tenth anniversary of the WTO shutdown in Seattle, demands “Corporations out of Copenhagen” one week prior to the UN [...]
Citizens Block Shipment of Generator to Cliffside Coal Plant
Breaking News: Two people are locked down to the Cliffside generator in Greenville, SC. Press release below and more info coming. Also keep track at:http://twitter.com/RisingTideNA
Update: Four have been arrested: 2 who were locked down and 2 others. About 20 others are still at the site with banners. Pictures coming soon.
For [...]
500 Protest Climate Criminal Chevron at Richmond, CA Refinery
Aug. 21st Richmond, CA – Hundreds of Richmond community members joined climate change advocates, public health experts, local government and labor leaders today in a colorful march, protest and non-violent civil disobedience at Chevron’s Richmond refinery. After a festival outside the Richmond BART station with music, dancers and speakers, and an hour-long march that wound [...]
