Welcome to London Rising Tide
Submitted by burningplanet on Fri, 2010-04-02 10:31.London Rising Tide (LRT) takes creative action on the root causes of climate chaos, and promotes socially just, ecological alternatives to the fossil fuel madness that we're living through. It's part of the wider Rising Tide UK and international networks, and seeks to be part of a growing European and worldwide movement of groups working to dismantle the oil industry and live the future we want to see right now. Find out more about what we stand for.
Climate Action Film Night – 23 September, London
Submitted by burningplanet on Thu, 2010-09-02 13:00.
An evening of films and discussion about climate activism and the oil
industry, hosted by London Rising Tide
When: Thursday, 23 September, 7.30 PM
Where: London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate St., E1 1ES. Nearest
Liberate Tate and Save Canada!
Submitted by burningplanet on Mon, 2010-08-02 11:03.London Rising Tide has been helping out our friends at UK Tar Sands Network and Liberate Tate with these two kick ass actions...
Greenwash spill at the BP-sponsored National Portrait Gallery
Submitted by burningplanet on Thu, 2010-06-24 15:12.PARTY AT THE PUMPS PART 2... THIS TIME IT’S SHELL!
Submitted by burningplanet on Tue, 2010-05-04 20:07.MASS ACTION CALL OUT
When: Saturday, 15th May
Meet: 1PM at Oxford Circus
Bring: a zone 1-2 tube pass, noisemakers, your friends & family and your dancing shoes.
Shutting down a petrol station for 5 hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon was so much fun we’re going to do it again. Shell’s Hell – in the tar sands and beyond - is next in the firing line.
Party 1 had Samba, twin sound systems, a live Ceilidh band, face painting, free cakes and 200 people. Party 2 will be bigger and better, with activists joining us from Brighton, Oxford and beyond.
See here for a video of Party at the Pumps Part 1:
And for all you cyclists out there, there will be a special Party at the Pumps Critical Mass making its way to the party. Meet 1PM at Marble Arch (under the arch).
Get ready for sunshine, music, and dancing on the forecourt!
PARTY AT THE PUMPS PART 2... THIS TIME IT’S SHELL!
Submitted by burningplanet on Tue, 2010-05-04 20:07.Party at the Pumps 2
Submitted by burningplanet on Tue, 2010-05-04 19:47.See you on May 15th!
MASS ACTION CALL OUT
When: Saturday, 15th May
Meet: 1PM at Oxford Circus
Bring: a zone 1-2 tube pass, noisemakers, your friends & family and your dancing shoes. Oxford Circus meeting point map
Shutting down a petrol station for 5 hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon was so much fun we’re going to do it again. Shell’s Hell – in the tar sands and beyond - is next in the firing line.
Party 1 had Samba, twin sound systems, a live Ceilidh band, face painting, free cakes and 200 people. Party 2 will be bigger and better, with activists joining us from Brighton, Oxford and beyond.
See here for a video of Party at the Pumps Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An6-tdxd12M
And for all you cyclists out there, there will be a special Party at the Pumps Critical Mass making its way to the party. Meet 1PM at Marble Arch (under the arch).
Get ready for sunshine, music, and dancing on the forecourt!
BP AGM: 'BP + Tar Sands = Climate Crime' Demo
Submitted by burningplanet on Fri, 2010-04-23 10:12.BP Shareholders Annual General Meeting, ExCel Conference Centre, London, Thu 15 Apr 10 – At the apex of the 'BP Fortnight of Shame', at the entrance to the BP AGM, climate chaos and human rights activists persuaded BP shareholders to vote for the FairPensions anti-Tar-Sands motion. Mobilised by the UK Tar Sands Network, Rising Tide and Climate Camp, we let BP shareholders know, in no uncertain terms, that BP + TAR SANDS = CLIMATE CRIME.
Fossil Fools Day 2010 UK / International Roundup
Submitted by burningplanet on Fri, 2010-04-23 10:07.Climate change is no laughing matter – but that doesn’t mean we can’t confront the Fossil Fuel Empire with subversive humour. Once again the Fossil Fool jokers were out in force celebrating the beginning of BP Tar Sans Fortnight of Shame, here's a round up of the actions that happened, let us know if you're isn't here.
The Tar Sands Oil-ympics comes to London
Submitted by burningplanet on Fri, 2010-04-23 10:01.
The Oil-ympics saw activists from London Rising Tide and the London Tar Sands Network divided into three teams: BP, Shell and RBS, all ready to ‘Race to the Tar Sands’. Traditional winter sports were subverted to illustrate the irony of Canada portraying the Vancouver Winter Olympics as an event which celebrates Canadian indigenous culture and environmental sustainability, while in the neighbouring province of Alberta, Canadian First Nations are finding that their lands, communities and health are being devastated by the Tar Sands.
