<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <<a href="mailto:process@climatecamp.org.uk">process@climatecamp.org.uk</a>><br>Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 3:53 PM<br>
Subject: [climatecamp] 9th August: Day of Mass Action!<br>To: <a href="mailto:climatecamp@lists.riseup.net">climatecamp@lists.riseup.net</a><br><br><br>JOIN WITH THOUSANDS IN MASS ACTION TO SHUT DOWN KINGSNORTH POWER STATION<br>
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CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE – LAND, SEA OR AIR<br>
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This summer the Camp for Climate Action will be located in Kent near<br>
Kingsnorth coal-fired power station, where 10 million tonnes of carbon<br>
dioxide are pumped into the atmosphere every year. On Saturday August 9th,<br>
the camp will culminate in a spectacular mass action to shut down the<br>
power station. Why Kingsnorth? While the power station is scheduled for<br>
demolition, its owners E.ON are planning to build a brand new coal-fired<br>
plant in the same place – a ludicrous response to the climate crisis<br>
threatening hundreds of millions of lives around the world. The Camp for<br>
Climate Action has other ideas. Beginning on August 9th, we intend to shut<br>
down Kingsnorth – permanently!<br>
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Those at the camp will be joined by thousands more from across the UK to<br>
converge on the power station via land, sea and air. We are organising<br>
ourselves into four different groups, each using different tactics.<br>
There's something for everyone (including a group accessible to parents<br>
and children).<br>
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The 'Great Rebel Raft Regatta' (GRRR) will be launching an armada of rafts<br>
of every shape and size. From pirate ships to Viking boats, a multitude of<br>
different themed rafts are being constructed out of recycled materials and<br>
every bit of scrap imaginable (materials will be available at the camp for<br>
you to build your own rebel raft – for more info see <a href="http://www.thegrrr.net" target="_blank">www.thegrrr.net</a>).<br>
Once on the river, rafts will swarm towards Kingsnorth like a giant shoal<br>
of disobedient fish, all with a single aim – shut down the climate<br>
criminal. Safety is obviously of paramount importance and full safety<br>
briefings and equipment will be provided.<br>
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If you're a landlubber, not to worry, you can join the 'Orange Pod', who<br>
will be putting on their dancing shoes and heading straight for the main<br>
entrance in a colourful, musical spectacle. And if you're more of a fan of<br>
wild undergrowth than endless economic growth then the 'Green Guerrillas'<br>
will be approaching through the surrounding fields and woods, looking for<br>
weak points in the perimeter fence – up, under or through.. As for the<br>
aerial approach – these plans are strictly under wraps, find out more at<br>
the camp!<br>
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If you can't make it to the camp, join us just for the day. Trains run<br>
from central London to a pick up point near Kingsnorth every few minutes<br>
and take less than an hour. If you have more time, come to the camp the<br>
night before, or for the full week (August 4th – 10th) where you can take<br>
part in over a hundred workshops and experience sustainable living in<br>
action, like 1,500 people did last year.<br>
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Times, transportation information and more details about the groups and<br>
their meeting points will be available at<br>
<a href="http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/massaction" target="_blank">www.climatecamp.org.uk/massaction</a><br>
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Get involved today! Join our email list to get mass action updates:<br>
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For more information about the camp, visit <a href="http://www.climatecamp.org.uk" target="_blank">www.climatecamp.org.uk</a><br>
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Be there on August 9th. Shutting down this power station promises to be a<br>
defining moment in the global struggle against climate change!<br>
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