London Rising Tide -

Welcome to London Rising Tide

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:00:36 +0100

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.

LRT activists have charges dropped from sit-in at Y&R's office

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:49 +0200

(Story from Precision Marketing:)

The three activists arrested following the invasion of Wunderman’s
offices have had all charges against them dropped.

The environmentalists, from direct action group London Rising Tide,

CAAT News on the Y&R action

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:55:25 +0200

The Fossil Fools day action by LRT at the despicable Y&R agency gets more press....

Cleaners blockade Eon's offices in London

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:57 +0200

CLEANING COMPANY TARGET E.ON ON NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

At 07.45 this morning E.ON offices on Pall Mall were targeted by the new
upstart Coal Cleaning Company as part of a nationally co-ordinated Day of

Land Rover Ad Agency occupied by London Rising Tide on Fossil Fools Day

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:58 +0200

LAND ROVER AD AGENCY OCCUPIED BY LONDON RISING TIDE ON FOSSIL FOOLS DAY

Activists from climate justice direct action group London Rising Tide
(LRT) have occupied the offices of Y&R, the ad agency behind the

London Rising Tide kick-off Fossil Fools Day at the FA headquarters

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:42:24 +0200

London Rising Tide played a spoof game of football outside the Football Association's headquarters in Soho Square with a coal ball, demanding that the FA end their sponsorship deal with E-ON.

At closing time today London Rising Tide played a spoof game of football

Fossil Fools Day Films - Saturday 29th of March

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:47:44 +0100

In the run up to the April 1st Fossil Fools Day of Action, on Saturday 29th of March, Housmans Bookshop at Kings Cross will be screening 2 short docs that highlight the struggle of communities at the frontline of the fossil fuel empire.

LRT in the press

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:22:52 +0100

Hi,
Here are a few snippets of press LRT has gotten over the last while.

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Activists die in the National Portrait Gallery over association with BP(23-02-08)

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:55:34 +0100

Hello.
Early this afternoon a group of people from Rising Tide went to the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square....and died. 7 corpses lay in the main corridor to the Portrait Award Exhibition. Maybe the died when the realised that BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery was not currently on. Nonetheless, BPs association with a national institution such as the Portrait Gallery is another example of greenwash.

Rising Tide come out to support the Hands Off Iraqi Oil demo (23-02-08)

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:24:37 +0100

Hi,
This afternoon, after a successful action at the National Portrait Gallery, London Rising Tide met up with the Hands Off Iraqi Oil demo in Central London. The Pirates made there way on a treasure hunt, stopping off at some of the biggest Pirates and plunderers of all - BP and Shell.

Next meeting is on Thursday 21st of Feb, 2008

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:23:25 +0100

hi there,
the meeting on the 14th will not be happening, because there are loads of good rom-coms on the telly.

see you on the 21st,

Shell ditched as sponsor of top wildlife photographer exhibition in face of widespread protest

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:40:01 +0100

SHELL DITCHED AS SPONSOR OF TOP WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER EXHIBITION IN FACE
OF WIDESPREAD PROTEST

Rising Tide Press Release, 27.1.08
Contact: info@artnotoil.org.uk, 07708 794665

Shell’s two year tenure as sponsor of the Natural History Museum’s

London Rising Tide protesters die at the Tate Britain 04.01.08

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:41:44 +0100

- photos to follow

Activists 'die' in the Tate Britain
4 January 2008

Activists from London Rising Tide staged a 'die-in' in the
BP sponsored Tate Britain this afternoon. Bob Jones from LRT said "we're here to demand that the Tate cut it's ties with BP, an art gallery is no place for an environmental hazard such as an oil company". "BP are here to Greenwash their image and distract from the ecological devastation they're causing around the world". The protesters handed out lots of leaflets and urged patrons to demand the end of Oil Companies sponsorship of Art Galleries.

Greenwash Guerrillas tackle major greenwash leakage at Shell HQ (03-01-08)

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:18:34 +0100

On Thursday 03 Jan 2008, at about lunch time, the LRT Greenwash Guerrillas discovered a major source of greenwash at Shell HQ in Waterloo, London. The Guerrillas entered the lobby for an inspection but were so repelled by the Greenwash that they had to leave (the security assisting their escape).

London Rising Tide benfit gig! Friday 11th January

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:15:38 +0100

See the Flyers here

In support of London Rising Tide, an environmental organisation that takes creative action on the root causes of climate chaos, AMP is organising a night of live music at The Others, Manor Road, Stoke Newington. Acts include