London Rising Tide

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.

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

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

- 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.

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).

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

Today, on the last big shopping weekend of the year, LRT went to Oxford street to sing alternative carols for all the lovely boys and girls who were busy racing around in a rush to spend.

Dressed as Santas and Elves, we brought not only cheer, but some hope too, as we got loads of positive feedback. The Santas sang for about two hours.

Hey,
Just to confirm that we now meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday every month. Our next meeting is on the 29th of November, 'cos we need it. There will also be an admin meeting before this, starting at 6.30-7:30.

London Rising Tide today interrupted delegates at the Aviation Emissions
Trading Summit, held at Selfridges Hotel, central London. They interrupted
proceedings with an impromptu speech and presentation, of a box of

15 or so folk from all over Carbon Town gathered today to sing a
new hymn of hope to an oil-free future in the co-opted cathedral
that is the Unnatural History Museum, where the heartbreakingly