Grassroots

A local bussness man talks about squatting

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41:30 +0000

Setting up a social centre in Swansea, with the express mandate of serving the community.

Squat the lot!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41:15 +0000

The abandoned Dolphin Hotel building, in the city centre of Swansea, has been turned into a COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Swansea squatted Cwtch Community Centre

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:46 +0000

Setting up a social centre in Swansea, with the express mandate of serving the community.

The centre is called “Cwtch”, which is a Welsh word that sort of means a cuddle

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:51:39 +0000

A new squatted social centre has just opened in Swansea town centre, in a hotel that’s been abandoned for a couple of years. The centre is called “Cwtch”, which is a Welsh word that sort of means a cuddle and also a cosy little safe space.

Swansea Cwtch Squatted Community Centre

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:49:21 +0000

Setting up a social centre in Swansea, with the express mandate of serving the community.

VOTE - War crimes a public/citizen enquiry

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:32:58 +0000

War crimes a public/citizen enquiry This enquiry was held at Old Street Magistrates Court in London England, January 2012. The purpose of this enquiry was to identify the facts and to decide whether enough evidence exists in order to convict modern day war criminals. This enquiry was focusing on the Iraq war. After viewing the evidence that is held within this series of videos (which is quite lengthy) you will be able to make an informed choice. It is acknowledged that regarding the defense, a stronger case could have been put forward. By saying this statement, it is not advocating the stance of the defenses case in anyway But this should not distract one from the facts presented. The question is; Should Tony Blair and others face trial at the Old Bailey or The Hague for war crimes against the Iraqi people? You can submit your vote at the following link. http://visionon.tv The evidence from this trial, along with video evidence will be submitted to the ICC, the Metropolitan Police and the U.S embassy You tube link to a condensed discussion outlining the &aposlaws of war' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlVvIdHndeU Other video footage from the citizen/public enquiry http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/6019/occupy-justice-holds-peoples-t http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/6065/occupy-war-tribunal-sets-model Photographs from the event http://www.hughhillphotography.com/gallery/occupy-war-crimes-trial Further reading regarding the enquiry Occupy London War Crimes Tribunal invites you to.docx http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Occupy+London+War+Crimes+Tribunal+invite... The case for and against the prosecution: http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/The+case+for+and+against+the+prosecution... Was the Iraq war legal? http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Was+the+Iraq+War+Legal.pdf Extracts from UNGA http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Extracts+from+UNGA+RESOLUTION+2625+-+3.pdf Accounting for genocide: http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Accounting+for+Genocide+5.pdf For other information and action you can take, please see; http://peacestrike.org http://taxrebellion.org http://theoccupiedtimes.co.uk http://www.occupyforum.org.uk http://occupylsx.org http://www.bankofideas.org.uk

War crimes a public/citizen enquiry

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:10:51 +0000

War crimes a public/citizen enquiry This enquiry was held at Old Street Magistrates Court in London England, January 2012. The purpose of this enquiry was to identify the facts and to decide whether enough evidence exists in order to convict modern day war criminals. This enquiry was focusing on the Iraq war. After viewing the evidence that is held within this series of videos (which is quite lengthy) you will be able to make an informed choice. It is acknowledged that regarding the defense, a stronger case could have been put forward. By saying this statement, it is not advocating the stance of the defenses case in anyway But this should not distract one from the facts presented. The question is; Should Tony Blair and others face trial at the Old Bailey or The Hague for war crimes against the Iraqi people? You can submit your vote at the following link. http://visionon.tv The evidence from this trial, along with video evidence will be submitted to the ICC, the Metropolitan Police and the U.S embassy You tube link to a condensed discussion outlining the 'laws of war' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlVvIdHndeU Other video footage from the citizen/public enquiry http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/6019/occupy-justice-holds-peoples-t http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/6065/occupy-war-tribunal-sets-model Photographs from the event http://www.hughhillphotography.com/gallery/occupy-war-crimes-trial Further reading regarding the enquiry Occupy London War Crimes Tribunal invites you to.docx http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Occupy+London+War+Crimes+Tribunal+invite... The case for and against the prosecution: http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/The+case+for+and+against+the+prosecution... Was the Iraq war legal? http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Was+the+Iraq+War+Legal.pdf Extracts from UNGA http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Extracts+from+UNGA+RESOLUTION+2625+-+3.pdf Accounting for genocide: http://visionon.tv/documents/10156/0/Accounting+for+Genocide+5.pdf For other information and action you can take, please see; http://peacestrike.org http://taxrebellion.org http://theoccupiedtimes.co.uk http://www.occupyforum.org.uk http://occupylsx.org http://www.bankofideas.org.uk

Youth, the "Riots" and the Media Part 2 of 2

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:28:47 +0000

Young people give the lie to the mainstream media coverage of the 'riots' of August 2011. http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com/ Comment at http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org For more films like this http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Youth, the "Riots" and the Media Part 1 of 2

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:26:04 +0000

Unheard voices on the 'riots' of August 2011. How young people have made sense of the rebellion, their relationship with media coverage and how they want to combat media prejudice. http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com/ Comment on http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org For more films like this http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Solutions Zone TV

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:27:55 +0000

Phoenix network's sustainable solutions for the Future. Solutions Zone TV is a forward thinking multi media channel. Which highlights the problems of our environment and provides positive, inspiring solutions that already exist. The Solutions Zone : Reclaiming the conversation from the problem to the solution, showing practical working examples and places where people are already creating the futures they want to see. "Our world of tomorrow manifesting today". A Portal to positive futures.

Solutions Zone TV

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:12:54 +0000

Phoenix network's sustainable solutions for the Future. Solutions Zone TV is a forward thinking multi media channel. Which highlights the problems of our environment and provides positive, inspiring solutions that already exist. The Solutions Zone : Reclaiming the conversation from the problem to the solution, showing practical working examples and places where people are already creating the futures they want to see. “Our world of tomorrow manifesting today”. A Portal to positive futures.

The Sukey Raptor has a new plan - Bank of Ideas

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:24:35 +0000

Sam from the Sukey team (the anti-kettling app) is discussing with visionOntv about the challenges Sukey encountered during the last events and what new strategies he has planned for the future. If you want to help or get involved: http://sukey.org More info: http://occupylsx.org/ http://www.bankofideas.org.uk/ http://visionon.tv

Diversity in newsrooms

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:53:21 +0000

Elizabeth Pears, a freelance journalist from the Voice, talks about the lack of diversity in newsrooms and what can done to change it, at the Media and the Riots Conference at London College of Communication.

Kettled for delivering a letter

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:25:49 +0000

The sister of Kingsley Burrell on how difficult raising points and protesting are when the subject isn't politically correct

Another squatted social centre opens in central London!

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:43:40 +0000

This film was shot just a few hours after the occupation by squatters of this long-empty building in Bloomsbury. It has opened as a social centre for the benefit of the community. First event: the Museum of Neo-Liberalism. http://bloomsburyfightback.wordpress.com/ http://www.facebook.com/events/143380039099689/ http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Billy Bragg at the bankofideas

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:25:11 +0000

Is the occupation movement post idealogical, what dose this mean?

Billy Bragg, rock musician and left-wing activist.

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:26:44 +0000

Visited London occupation to run a workshop on song righting. http://www.billybragg.co.uk The Bank of Ideas is situated on Sun Street, Hackney in an abandoned office block purchased several years ago by the bank UBS. It is an enormous space complete with a 500-seater lecture hall. It has been opened to the public for the non-monetary trade of ideas to help solve the pressing economic, social and environmental problems of our time. http://www.bankofideas.org.uk

Talking about Occupy Bristol

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:53:32 +0000

In over 2,000 cities around the world, people are coming together to express their frustration, to share their stories, and to talk about ways the world could be different.

Why occupy

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:48:20 +0000

At the http://www.bankofideas.org.uk we ask people why they are here and what they wont to create.

The trade union history of coal in the USA

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:01:18 +0000

Coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining

Taking action on Fuel Poverty

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:03:51 +0000

Bee from climate justice collective tells us about what happend to climatecamp and updates us on climate change campaigning.

The Unheard Speak at Shake!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:35:44 +0000

Coordinator of the Shake! youth project Simon Murray talks to Marc Barto about how articulate young people are about the traditional media's treatment of them, and the problems for committed poets right now, with so much activism going on! http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com http://visionon.tv/headmix http://rebelliousmediaconference.org

The Truth about the "Riots"

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:48:34 +0000

What really happened in the riots in the UK in August 2011? Poets Rotimi Skyers and Selina Nwulu from the Shake! youth project tell us. http://live.rebelliousmedaiconference.org/unheard-voices http://visionon.tv/grassroots http://voicesthatshake.blogspot.com/

Hamish Campbell on Sky News - Dale Farm Eviction

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:54:23 +0000

Boulton & Co show on sky news. http://hamishcampbell.com

#OccupyLSX at St Pauls

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:43:32 +0000

Hamish Campbell reports from London's version of this global phenomenon. Come down and check it out! http://visionon.tv/grassroots http://occupylsx.org/

#occupyLSX a report form the camp

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:09:06 +0000

A report by a camper asking why its important.

How to be a successful anarchist blogger

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:27:28 +0000

Do muck-raking, not earnest leftie journalism, post regularly, plagiarize the nationals, and give something of yourself, make yourself vulnerable. Advice from Ian Bone, the man who first called Liam Fox a liar. http://ianbone.wordpress.com/ Interview by Richard Hering. Talk about radical media: http://live.rebelliousmediaconference.org http://visionon.tv/plugandplay

Looters vs Photoshop (the video)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:10:53 +0000

Thanks to all contributors distributed under creative commons. http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com http://visionon.tv

The radical media that cannot call its name

Mon, 09 May 2011 12:22:59 +0000

A "cease and desist" letter has been received by the organizers of a major conference on radical media from a company which has nothing to do with passionate, grassroots truth-telling, so the real creators of radical media are fighting back.... A report by Richard Hering. http://radicalmediaconference.wordpress.com http://visionon.tv

J30 Strike Show - Save the squatters

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:49:45 +0000

Fifth episode of our studio show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Phoenix, activist, update us on the government's proposal to make squatting illegal and urge people to get involved in the campaign against it. More info: www.squashcampaign.org - squattastic.blogspot.com - squat.net

J30 Strike Show - Interview of activist

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:36:39 +0000

Fourth episode of our studio show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Phoenix, activist, talks to us about why is protesting against the government's plans and how the public services should be saved by reclaiming money from the banks.

J30 Strike Show - Future media workers

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:30:39 +0000

Third episode of our show shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Interview of two young students, Dolly and Emma, who are here in solidarity with their teachers and talk to us about their plans to become journalists.

J30 Strike Show - Public service workers interview

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:14:22 +0000

Second episode of our show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Interview of 2 public sector workers. They talk to us about their work experience in the public sector and explain how pensions are often the only reason why workers stay for so long in difficult and badly paid jobs.

J30 strike show - Cultural workers interview

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:00:46 +0000

First episode of our show, shot in Parliament Square during the June 30 strike and demo. Interview of two cultural workers, part of the Precarious Workers. They talk to us about how difficult it is for artists, self-employed, freelancers, interns to get regular contracts and usually end up "chasing the carrot". More info here: http://precariousworkersbrigade.tumblr.com/

Short Mobile Report - Making News Roadshow

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:50:49 +0000

Liverpool

Ridley Road Market - the best in England

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Despite Hackney Council, according to the traders. The best place for bargain fruit and veg in London is now subject to Hackney Council's development plans for the Olympics. Will this improve things for shoppers, or gentrify the market out of recognition, as has happened in other parts of London. The traders give their opinions. http://visionon.tv http://opendalston.blogspot.com

Climate Camp Food Review

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:53:44 +0000

This was made by a group of new filmmakers during a 1 day workshop run by http://visionon.tv

Trafalgar Sq #26march

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:58:16 +0000

occupation

Topshop - Oxford street #26march

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:52:45 +0000

Paint and broken windows

RBS paint bombed, london UK #26march

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:38:31 +0000

The black block running fast in central London...

Black Block in Regent Street

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:35:35 +0000

Wonder what will happen next?

#26march view from Piccadilly Circus

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:25:02 +0000

The main march, the black block and a load of tourists.

Early in the #26march demo in Oxford street, London

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:14:14 +0000

waiting for the #ukuncut demo

Cuts Go Deep

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:32:21 +0000

Today the NUS with other campaigning groups organised a demo and rally from University College London. The rally finished at Parliament Square and then went on to the Egyptian embassy in support of civil action in Egypt. This video captures ;students on route expressing how the cuts affect them.

#Netroots - what do the students think?

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:53:38 +0000

At the end of the day at netroots we ask some students what they think.

Big Society - Jericho community boatyard and HSBC

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:06:43 +0000

The Jericho community are trying to buy back their boatyard on the Oxford canal off HSBC. Come on HSBC ...do the right thing! For more info see www.jcby.co.uk and www.jerichowharf.com http://visionon.tv/grassroots

#netrootsuk: where next for student activism?

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:53:28 +0000

Leah Borromeo talks to Sean O'Halloran about where students go from here after the huge mobilzations over fee increases. Monaco? Find the tax dodgers and fight them on the beaches! http://visionon.tv http://fryingpanfire.com

#netrootsuk - disabled fightback against vicious cuts

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:55:05 +0000

Eleanor and Rob from Disabled People Against Cuts put the case, and discuss Jody McIntyre's assault by police. Nobody tweeting or protesting his treatment asked him if he wanted to be called "disabled".... http://disabledpeopleprotest.wordpress.com http://connectculture.co.uk http://visionon.tv

A Geographers view of the cuts and student demos

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:30:18 +0000

An interview from UCL occupation.

How does Fitwatch annoy the police so much? #fitwatch

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:53:07 +0000

By campaigning and taking direct action against police "intelligence gathering", which puts 1000s of protesters on secret databases, that's how. Part of a visionOntv interview with Fitwatch's Val Swain, put out to mark the return of Fitwatch's website, which was taken down under the orders of the Metropolitan police. The Fitwatch site is now up again! http://fitwatch.org.uk http://visionon.tv/grassroots #fitwatch #fitwatcher

#netrootsuk - why you should join a union

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:28:29 +0000

We talk to Donnacha DeLong from the NUJ about why you should join a union. http://www.nuj.org.uk

Short update on UCL occupation

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:47:29 +0000

A glimpse of the live action training with john Jordan.

THE OCCUPATION OF THE SLADE SCHOOL OF FINE ART

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:12:32 +0000

"We believe that the current proposed cuts to university funding threaten the existence of arts and humanities education in England and Wales. It is for this reason that we have made the decision to occupy the Slade School of Art building. We demand that the government provide the same protection for arts and humanities in universities as is provided for the sciences. We vehemently oppose the transformation of the university system into market based model; education should be a public debate, not a private economy."

SOAS Occupation - what happend at the running demo "dayx2"

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:57:04 +0000

Some students at the SOAS Occupation talk about there experiences at dayX2 demo. Touching on the spiky/fluffy debate and direct action, what is and is not violence? what happens on the 15th with the cuts vote in Parliament?

UCL OCCUPATION - what is happening at Kingston University?

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:14:53 +0000

We ask some visiting students from Kingston University what is happening there in the way of actions and occupations.

Police officer U1202 punches student in head

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:14:18 +0000

At the student protest in London. http://ucloccupation.wordpress.com http://visionon.tv

We interview the Reelnews crew at SOAS

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:05:28 +0000

REEL NEWS is an activist video collective, set up to publicise and share information on inspirational campaigns and struggles - not just in this country, but across the world. We are doing this through producing a bi-monthly newsreel, made up of a number of videos short enough to use in union and campaign meetings. Reel News is completely independent and non-aligned. We are completely against sectarianism in all its forms, anti-capitalist in outlook, against the anti-trade union laws and in favour of mass collective action in the workplace and on the streets to change society. http://www.reelnews.co.uk

The SOAS occupation - whats going on?

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:16:27 +0000

Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies in Bloomsbury have occupied a function room in a protest against spending cuts.

Student protest #demo2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:56:41 +0000

What has the media had to say about the student demos. http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Window smashing at Tory HQ

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:14:27 +0000

Students' first invasion of Tory HQ in Millbank

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:07:19 +0000

Interview at the Redgold screening - slowfood

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:52:36 +0000

Slow Food UK works to ensure good, clean and fair food is a right for everyone. By this we mean that food should taste good and be enjoyed; be produced in a way which respects the environment, human health and animal welfare; and that food producers are paid a fair wage. Slow Food UK is a not-for-profit organisation, with key charitable objectives of educating the public in British food heritage from production to food skills, promoting healthy eating, British agriculture and artisan food products, and championing biodiversity. Slow Food UK is part of the global, grassroots Slow Food movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.

Vodafone £6 billion tax bill demo

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:27:55 +0000

Vodafone closed its Oxford Street store in the face of protesters angry that the firm has been let off a potential £6bn tax bill amid deep welfare cuts. Vodafone has confirmed the shop will remain shut until it is safe to open it again. However, it disputes not paying a £6bn tax bill. The firm said that it had been in negotiations with HM Revenue and Customs regarding a tax assessment, but did not know where the £6bn figure had come from. In July Vodafone agreed to pay HMRC £1.2bn to settle a long-running dispute, despite having put aside £2.2bn to cover it. The HMRC bill related to so-called Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC) liabilities, which applies to firms that are controlled by UK residents but which pay tax on their earnings abroad at a lower rate. Protesters demonstrated outside the flagship store with banners branding the company 'tax dodgers' and urging the company to 'Pay your taxes, save our welfare state'. Last month, HM Revenue & Customs allowed the phone giant to avoid paying vast amounts of tax on profits racked up by a subsidiary based in a tax haven. http://youandifilms.com http://visionon.tv/grassroots

Oxford Save Our Services Rally Oct 2010 (2)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:03:51 +0000

Deborah talks to reporter from oxford indymedia about how the cuts affect everyone. http://oxfordsos.org.uk http://indymedia.oxford.org.uk http://visionon.tv

Oxford Save Our Services Rally Oct 2010

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:34:35 +0000

Adam speaks to reporter from Oxford indymedia. http://oxfordsos.org.uk http://indymedia.oxford.org.uk http://visionon.tv

London Anarchist Book Fair - Catholic Worker

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:34:50 +0000

Are a community of the international radical Christian ‘Catholic Worker’ movement. The Catholic Worker is Catholic, ecumenical, pacifist, communitarian and anarchist in the spirit of gentle personalism. The London Catholic Worker was brought together by the action of the Jubilee Ploughshares in 2000. Those who came together had long sensed the need for a Catholic Worker community of hospitality and resistance in the world’s second imperial city. Our work is now made up by two houses of hospitality, a community café and a drop-in soup kitchen, and continue to focus our resistance on the ‘war on terror’, British nuclear weapons and the arms trade. More info at http://londoncatholicworker.org/

London anarchist book fair - Mute Magazine

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:25:22 +0000

Mute is an online magazine dedicated to exploring culture and politics after the net. Mute combines quarterly issues dedicated to specific topics (Precarious Labour, The Knowledge Commons, etc) with regularly updated articles and reviews. The site also features ongoing coverage of relevant news and events contributed by ourselves and our readers.

London Anarchist Bookfair - The commune

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:53:14 +0000

A live-edit report from London Anarchist Bookfair - The commune - for workers’ self-management and communism from below. More info http://www.thecommune.co.uk

London Anarchist Bookfair - London Coalition Against Poverty (Lcap)

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:57:01 +0000

London Coalition Against Poverty is a coalition of groups which are based on the idea that through solidarity and direct action, ordinary people have the power to change our own lives. Find out more http://www.lcap.org.uk

London Anarchist Bookfair - Saving Iceland

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:27:34 +0000

Saving Iceland are a network of people of different nationalities, who do not intend to stand by passively and watch the Icelandic government in league with foreign corporations slowly kill the natural beauty of Iceland. Icelandic environmentalists desperately need outside help to drive away the corporate threat to their island. More info at http://www.savingiceland.org

London Anarchist Bookfair - Radical Routes

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:14:14 +0000

Radical Routes is a network of radical co-ops whose members are committed to working for positive social change. The network is made up mainly of housing co-ops of various sizes (none with more than 16 members), a few workers co-ops and a couple of social centres. An interview at the http://anarchistbookfair.org.uk Find out more at http://www.radicalroutes.org.uk The first live edit backpack studio show from http://visionon.tv

Crude Awakening - Coryton Oil Blockade

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:54:29 +0000

500 protesters, the largest number of tripods ever to block the road, protesters on stilts, and a long queue of oil tankers going nowhere. This is Crude Awakening's story... http://youandifilms.com http://visionon.tv

Crude Awakening - on the way to blockade

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:05:21 +0000

Coryton Oil Refinery, the busiest in the UK, blockaded by Crude Awakening protestors on 16 October 2010. Here they are on their to the secret location.... http://crudeawakening.org.uk http://visionon.tv

Oil Refinery Blockaded

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:51:04 +0000

Crude Awakening's hugely successful blockade of Coryton oil refinery in Essex, England. Thanks to all photographers: Amy Scaife, Kristian Buus, http://justdoit.org.uk . http://visionon.tv http://crudewakening.org.uk

CrudeAwakening - On the train to Coryton Oil Refinery

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:25:43 +0000

Our climate system is rapidly sliding into crisis, as oil companies destroy people's lives and the environment to keep sucking up their profits. Oil saturates every aspect of our lives. Oil profits lubricate the financial markets and its sponsorship clings like a bad smell to our cultural institutions. It flows through pipelines to the petrol stations, airports and factories of our cities. The failure of the UN COP15 process showed us – if there was ever any doubt – that government and industry can’t tackle climate change. It’s up to us. It’s time to up the ante. As a movement, our actions against coal and aviation have made a real difference. Now oil’s time is up. Together, on October 16, let's give the oil industry a Crude Awakening. Meet in central London. Be ready to move, to HOLD A SPACE and to leave that space in a way that shows we've been there. Be creative. Be prepared. Be there.

Cleaning Up the Royal Bank of Scotland

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:37 +0000

Could the Royal Bank of Shame become the Royal Bank of Sustainability? Not while it invests £13 billion of public money in fossil fuels, such as the notorious Canadian tar sands. http://thirdactmedia.org.uk http://visionon.tv http://wdm.org.uk/tarsands

Crude Awakening - Stand Your Ground

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:20:08 +0000

Where will you be on the day that London kicks its oil addiction? Crude Awakening, Central London, 16th of October. Public mass action against the oil industry. You need to be ready to move and to HOLD A SPACE. This is about disruptive and effective direct action. There are loads of workshops and events in the run up, so check them out at http://www.crudeawakening.org.uk

Crude 2010 - Liberate Tate

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:06:35 +0000

Oil Painting Protest over BP sponsorship in Tate Modern Turbine Hall Liberate Tate calls for footprint of art museum to be free from Big Oil Tuesday (14 September) art activists from Liberate Tate staged a guerrilla art intervention in Tate Modern, covering the floor of the iconic Turbine Hall with dozens of litres of oil paint in protest at the museum taking sponsorship from BP. The flash mob-style event was staged a day before a Tate Board of Trustees meeting. Liberate Tate are part of a growing public movement calling on Tate's governing body to end its sponsorship agreement with the oil company. Tate's Board of Trustees has decided to review the BP corporate sponsorship. At 5pm, around 50 figures dressed in black entered the gallery each carrying a BP-branded oil paint tube. In a circle they placed the paint tubes on the floor and each stamped on one, spraying out dozens of litres of paint in a huge burst across the floor. The installation art work, 'Crude', was then signed 'Liberate Tate' and offered to Tate for its collection. Blake Williams, a participant in the performance, said: "Ten years ago tobacco companies were seen as respectable partners for public institutions. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought home to an even wider public that the impact of big oil companies like BP on the environment and the global climate makes them equally unethical for an art museum, especially one that purports to demonstrate leadership in response to climate change." Tate's latest annual report (2009/10), released this month, claims "sustainability is a prime consideration throughout Tate's work". Tate reduced its energy use and overall carbon emissions last year and makes much of its partnership with the Carbon Trust and that it was a founding signatory to the national 10:10 campaign, launched at Tate Modern, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Liberate Tate said: "Tate has so far chosen to take a very narrow view of its footprint in relation to climate change and to not yet take into account its formal relationship with Big Oil. At a time when arts institutions wish to demonstrate how central the arts are in bringing social benefits to all and thus deserving of strong public funding, the museum must accept responsibility for its full impact in society." "Tate has a sponsor in BP that is engaged in socially and ecologically destructive activities. This is incompatible with Tate's ethical guidelines, its stated vision in regard to sustainability and climate change, and for maintaining Tate's reputation. In addition, its mission is undermined if visitors to Tate galleries cannot enjoy great art without the museum making them complicit in creating climate chaos. We call on the governing body to recognise this and end Tate's relationship with BP." Earlier this year Liberate Tate issued an open invitation for artists, art lovers and other concerned members of the public to act to ensure that Tate ends its oil sponsorship by the end of 2011 ahead of Tate Modern's expansion into its cleaned out underground oil tanks. "You don't abandon your friends because they have a temporary difficulty." - Nicholas Serota, Tate Director An oil spill is one thing. Destruction of entire ecosystems, massive human rights abuses and millions of deaths from climate change is another thing altogether. BP's 'difficulty' is not temporary; it is fundamental. BP is a climate criminal - pushing our civilisation to the brink of destruction in pursuit of profit. Climate Change kills hundreds of thousands of people a year and will kill many more unless we act immediately and radically to stop it. BP and the Tate should not be friends. It is long past time for the Tate to abandon BP and renounce its complicity in their crimes.

When Push Comes to Shove

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:53:48 +0000

Activists storm the climate-criminal Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters. In funky white suits. http://climatecamp.org.uk http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

Crude Awakening - Get Over it

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:17:33 +0000

Ten targets One thousand people One crude awakening Floods in Pakistan -- Drought in Russia -- Huge glaciers breaking up in Greenland Our climate system is rapidly sliding into crisis, as oil companies destroy people's lives and the environment to keep sucking up their profits. Oil saturates every aspect of our lives. Oil profits lubricate the financial markets and its sponsorship clings like a bad smell to our cultural institutions. It flows through pipelines to the pumps, airports and factories of our cities. The failure of the UN COP15 process showed us -- if there was ever any doubt -- that government and industry can't tackle climate change. It's up to us and it's time to up the ante. As a movement, our actions against coal and aviation have made a real difference. Now oil's time is up. Together, on October 16, let's give the oil industry a really Crude Awakening. http://crudeawakening.org.uk http://www.youandifilms.com

A Sticking Point

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:11:32 +0000

Poker-face as you've never heard it in a place you've never seen it - how to close the Royal Bank of Scotland with songs and superglue. http://climatecamp.org.uk http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

Oily Gaga in the streets

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:23:47 +0000

How to shut down climate criminal the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. Apparently, all you have to do is sing..... http://youandifilms.com http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

No Shock Doctrine in the UK

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:50:44 +0000

How the Conservative/LibDem government in the UK is, against economic reaon, using the recession as an excuse to axe public services and attack the poor. http://thirdactmedia.co.uk http://noshockdoctrine.org.uk http://visionon.tv

Getting Medieval On Your A$$ets

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:55:28 +0000

Climate Camp 2010 creates a new action - molassapulting! http://climatecamp.org.uk http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv

Climatecamp TV - the carnival of dissent

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:02:24 +0000

An iphone report from Kate Fairfax on climate camp's art of comic confusion. http://climatecamp.tv http://climatecamp.org.uk http://visionon.tv

Climatecamp TV - tat-down schmat-down

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:02:48 +0000

The Camp for Climate Action 2010 in its final orderly dismantling - or not. http://climatecamp.org.uk http://climatecamp.tv http://visionon.tv