“War is still the issue”
Voices in the Wilderness UK and others behind last October's No More Fallujahs camp are organising an unauthorised peace camp in Parliament Square (23-28 June) to mark Tony Blair's departure from office.
The organisers say: “Unless we step up our resistance it will be business as usual with Tweedlebrown after Tweedleblair: more war, more terror, more nukes and more restrictions on civil liberties. Celebrate Blair's departure and demand the withdrawal of all British troops from Iraq and Afghanistan; the scrapping of Trident; and a firm public commitment that the UK will not support any future attack on Iran.
Attending the peace camp carries a risk of prosecution under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, with a maximum penalty of a £1000 fine.
Contact 0845 458 2564 or visit http://www.voicesuk.org
After Drax: Heathrow
Heathrow Airport has just been announced as the location for this year's Camp for Climate Action (14-21 August).
Last summer, the Camp for Climate Action set up a fully functioning temporary eco-village in the shadow of the UK's largest single CO 2 emitter, Drax coal-fired power station.
The camp demonstrated sustainable living and was run on a participatory neighbourhood model. Hundreds of workshops were held and a succession of nonviolent direct actions aimed at the root causes of the climate catastrophe took place including blockades of a nearby nuclear power station.
This year's camp will shift the spotlight onto the aviation industry. Climatologists predict that aviation's emissions alone will exceed government's targets for the country's entire output of greenhouse gases by 2050. Links have been formed with local residents' struggles against the proposed third runway.