date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:09:34 +0100 from: "Williams, Derek" subject: [ngp-list] FW: [ANNOUNCE] bonn videos info and ting - please to: "'list@norwichgreenparty.org'" More from the non-existant network 23 Derek >---------- >From: mick fuzz[SMTP:mickfuzz@rocketmail.com] >Sent: 19 July 2001 10:50 >To: paulo@joymail.com; mike@urban75.com; n23news@topica.com >Subject: [ANNOUNCE] bonn videos info and ting - please forward this > >hello, here's some more information about what's >happening in bonn. > >If you have a mailing list you may want to take some >of the extracts and send them on. > > >--------- > >Rising Tide are acting as a framework for a lot of >activists both individuals and groups to come together >and have their voices heard concerning climate change. > >There have been several actions here in Bonn and there >are more to come. > >We're just off to do a reclaim the streets with the >operation alchemy hip hop roadshow and rinky dink >sound system in full effect. > >for a full page of actions have a look at the >following page on the climate.indymedia.org site. > >http://climate.indymedia.org/search.php3?topic=action > >Here's a quick summary of some of the highlights so >far. > >---------o)--------- >Wednesday July 18, @ 12:36AM > >http://climate.indymedia.org/article.php3?sid=20010718002519 > >This evening, a group of initially about 50 activists >congregated outside of the Deutsche Telekom building >(near the conference centre) where delegates from >various NGOs and renewable energy representatives were >meeting with the German Minister for the Environment, >Jurgen Trittin. Under the spell of the rhythmically >irresistibly combined forces of London and Netherlands >samba band members, protestors danced in front of the >building, handed out copies of the spoof conference >paper "The Earth Crimes" and Carbon Credits (detailing >the immorality of emissions trading) to the attendees. > >After maybe 20 minutes in front of the party, a truck >containing a sound system pulled up in front of the >building and started to add its own musical >contribution. However after about 5 minutes, the >police decided to shut it down. Despite the efforts of >the samba band who clustered round the truck while >still playing, the music was turned off. In the >ensuing melee and with little apparent provocation, >one woman was dragged out from underneath the truck, >had her hands cuffed tightly behind her back and was >driven off. > >------o)------- >Operation Alchemy Hip Hop performance against Uranium. > >Video and Photo Gallery - > >http://climate.indymedia.org/article.php3?sid=20010718184351 > >Thursday July 19, @ 12:59AM > >Here is the operation alchemy performance roadshow in >the Munster Platz in Bonn. We mix european >sound-system energy with Austrailian direct action >ethos and come up with a blend of performance and pure >anger to try to make people aware of the crimes >associated with the nuclear industry and Uranium >Mining And no we don't have permits. We do however >have a website to allow us to get our message across. >www.operationalchemy.org > >---------o)---------- > >Monday July 16, @ 05:06PM > >Audio and text report at > >http://climate.indymedia.org/article.php3?sid=20010716170605 > >It's Bonn. We're here for the climate change >conference. We're here to try to get everyone behind >positive action to fight the root causes of climate >change and to raise awareness of environmentally sane >ways of generating energy. I think we can pretty much >say that we all share those goals. Although we are of >course only talking about the people that AREN"T going >to get let in to the conference. > > >We're all part of the alternative summit. There are a >huge diversity of juggling different carrots and >sticks to try and move the climate change talks in a >positive direction. > >Rising tide have been successful in greeting and >helping these groups have a platform to express their >thoughts on the climate conference process. > >----------o)--------- > >To understand more about what the coalition rising >tide are pushing for >----------o)--------- > >Amsterdam Activists offer Alternative to Kyoto >Protocol > >http://climate.indymedia.org/article.php3?sid=20010503101237 > >text listing the 12 protocols that a lot of the >activists here are demanding to be heard... > >Activists from the Amsterdam group ARK ( Amsterdam >Radical Klimate Action have a declaration calling for >a new environmentally focused protocol and a rejection >of the woefully inadequate Kyoto Protocol. The >declaration demands the implementation of 12 key >principals to be included in the new protocol. ( see >below) > > >-----------o)------------ > >keep informed on http://climate.indymedia.org > > > > >===== >------------o)--------------- >----www.operationalchemy.org >dig the sounds not uranium >----www.network23.org >------------o)--------------- > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Unless otherwise stated, all views expressed are mine and not those of City >College. > >Derek Williams >Media Services >Creative Arts >City College >Norwich > >Tel: 01603 773044 >Fax: 01603 773301 >http://www.ccn.ac.uk >------------------------------------------------------------------ >