Waste disposal and pipeline developments seem to be the bane of environmentalists the world over. Permanent damage and destruction of the land follow wherever dumps and terminals are sited.
“We stand at the brink of a second nuclear age. Not since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has the world faced such perilous choices ...
As PN went to press, the 7th World Social Forum was underway in Nairobi - the first World Social Forum to take place in Africa. Andreas Speck, in the city as part of the War Resisters' International delegation, reports direct from the WSF.
Later in the month, groups from Ireland, Leicester, Staffordshire and Stoke all blockaded successfully. Trident Ploughshares blockaded with the help of Faslane Peace Camp, who used nine-year old concrete barrel lock-ons to great effect.
Mark Wallinger's “State Britain” installation, a loving recreation of the whole forty metres of Brian Haw's Parliament Square anti-war protest site in all its former glory, opened on 15 January at Tate Britain.
On 11 January, the fifth anniversary of the opening of the notorious detention camps Delta, Iguana and X-Ray at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, was marked by protests and actions in Britain and abroad.
The Serious Fraud Office's dropping of one of its corruption cases against BAE Systems on government “advice” had led to widespread national and international condemnation, the threat of legal action against the government by the Campaign
Over the past six years, the inhabitants of a remote corner of Ireland have been fightingone of the world's largest companies. They have forged links with other communities in similar struggles around the world and, despite post-colonialism, are fighting once morefor their land and way of life. Camilla Cancantata reflects on the fossil fuel industry and communities in crisis.
On 13 November last year, the House of Lords gave its judgement on the long running Fairford Coach Action case. It was a complete victory on all points for Jane Laporte who had taken the test case. However, the devil is in the detail. Andy Meinke takes a goodlook at the judgement and what it means for future protests.
