[Cc-webedit] login for scotland

[alistair alexander]

We've had a request for a cms login for scotland (details below) - any
objections to that?

Alistair




Hiya,

If you can send us a login for the page then our web savvy people will be
able to sort it out, otherwise could you replace what is up currently with
the stuff below.

Ta very much,

Sophie.


The Camp for Climate Action in Scotland

What happened?

Between the 3rd and the 10th of August the Camp for Climate Action in
Scotland occupied the site of a proposed new open cast coal mine in an
area of South Lanarkshire called Mainshill wood. The site was chosen in
solidarity with local residents who are outraged at the proposed
development, and to support a tree-sit already set up in the area to
resist the mine.

Why were we there?

Scottish Coal, the UK’s largest open cast producer, has been given
permission by South Lanarkshire Council to mine 1.7 million tonnes of coal
from Mainshill Wood. This decision angered local residents who for years
have campaigned against the mine. There are already four other mines in
the area, making it one of the most heavily mined areas in Europe. Cancer
rates here are also the highest in the whole of Scotland.

What did we do?

Around 150 people attended the camp, greatly raising the profile of this
important campaign of resistance in South Lanarkshire. Over the course of
the week anonymous activists disabled a coal conveyor belt, gained entry
to an estate belonging to Lord Home (a key backer of the development) and
played games in his garden, and dumped coal outside South Lanarkshire
Council Headquarters.

What next?

Scotland is currently under threat from the development of an additional
20 new mines which have recently been given planning permission. These
developments are completely unjust in the face of climate change and serve
only to benefit the rich and wealthy, including corporations like Scottish
Coal, upper class bureaucrats, and corrupt MPs, MSPs and councillors who
refuse to listen to the pleas of their constituents. Coal means misery and
death, not just for the thousands of people seriously affected by mining
in South Lanarkshire but also for disadvantaged communities around the
world who are being hit first and hardest by climate change.

Climate Camp in Scotland has packed up its marquees, but the fight
continues – Come to Mainshill Solidarity Camp today!

Check http://climatecampscotland.org.uk/ regularly for debriefs, feedback
and updates on the continuing struggle in Mainshill wood and across
Scotland.