London Rising Tide

Here's a report from a London Rising Tider with a single Shell share, who went into its Annual General Meeting, while others quietly infiltrated the hotel or stayed outside to leaflet and chat to shareholders and passers-by. The main meeting took place in The Hague, with a video feed to London, or the Novotel Hammersmith, to be precise. Keep an eye on http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/05/340739.html?c=on#c148072 for reports of how others got on outside...

Climate change will transform life on Earth without action now. We are currently on course for a 3C degree rise in temperature, which is likely to mean the deaths of 400 million of the world's poorest people, and a social crisis that will engulf us all. And still the insane machine rumbles on: political clichés about sustainable growth, full steam ahead for nuclear power, the new Airbus, civil war in Iraq, the gridlocked motorways rumbling towards oil depletion…

called by Baku Ceyhan Campaign & London Rising Tide

BP’s oil pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey is due to come onstream
this May 27. Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project has already

On Friday 30th September, those who joined London's monthly Critical Mass ride, found themselves being issued with letters from the Metropolitan Police, threatening arrests at future Critical Mass rides, unless the 'organisers' give notice of the route at least six days in advance, and warning that the police can impose restrictions on the rides once the advance notice has been given.The letter stated that the police are reviewing their 'policy' towards critcal mass.

On November 10th 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni colleagues were hung by the Nigerian state for campaigning against the devastation of the Niger Delta by oil companies, especially Shell and Chevron.

We introduce the new "Shell Hell" logo, which underlines the piracy behind Shell's business ventures. For more information on their swashbuckling exploitation visit www.corribsos.com and www.remembersarowiwa.com

Celebrate the cancellation of the aviation industry's airport expansion
plans, 6pm Tuesday Nov 29th, Tower Bridge

A coalition of local airport residents and grassroots eco-activists
requests the pleasure of your company to celebrate the forthcoming
cancellation of the aviation industry's airport expansion plans at: The
Institute of Economic Affairs' Gala Dinner at London's luxurious Tower
Bridge Walkways.

This is the statement written jointly by members of London Rising Tide, and read out at the December 3rd 2005 rally outside the US Bombassy in London:

This day of action is undoubtedly the best supported and most international day of action on climate ever planned, which is an amazing achievement. Today’s a day to tell the world that we have had enough of being told that ‘the end could be nigh’ by scientists, only to see our leaders jamming their foot on the accelerator of a car that is already hurtling towards the cliff edge - whilst they shout ‘Trust me – I have your best interests at heart!’

ART NOT OIL 2006
CALL FOR ENTRIES

First Prize: Justice
Second Prize: Survival

2006 looks like being another year when the gulf between what oil companies do and what they say grows even wider. Iraq is still in flames, with hungry oil executives eager for the insurgency to be locked down enough to give themselves easy access to the privatised prize of its oil. Hurricanes, droughts and freak heatwaves are all gathering speed. And more and more people are noticing the seasons turned on their heads or nursing quiet terrors about what sort of destabilised world we’re hurtling towards.

“The future is unwritten, inaction is the tragedy.”

Climate change is happening now and is set to get much worse, while governments and corporations dream of growth without end, economy without limits. When the answer to the ecological crisis is said to be nuclear power, you know there’s a problem. Fortunately, there is a growing grassroots movement that fundamentally challenges the fossil fuel economy. The Camp for Climate Action will be a place for this movement to get together, but it will also be a place for new people, people who have never been ‘political’ before but who want move beyond concern into activity. And it will be a place for experienced activists: old and young, cynical and hopeful.