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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big blockade on Oct 1 felt great !</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We were at the base for about half an hour before joining the blocakade and being carried off (with Heather, River and Helen from Sheffeild / hope valley.) Saw Nicola there as well - and Jill was there drawing. (REALLY looking forward to seeing them Jill ! :-) ) (Also saw Jonathan and Sarah who are in Edinburgh now.) </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It felt great - even tho the police grabbed the lock-on thingy off me - and I only lasted a couple of minutes in the road before being carried off. But Heather stayed longer - and River and Helen did manage to lock-on, and were in the blockade quite a while. And the whole thing did shut down all the gates for several hours - and felt a fantastic presence - and got national media coverage even in england (guardian, times, independent, (I think radio 4 news??) ......</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(600 people and 170 arrests I think was the average of the figures quoted.)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And the overall organisation, vibe, support, etc. of the event was awesome - very inspiring that the movement can function so well !</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I spoke to the sheffield star (and derbyshire times and matlock mercury) - they may cover it.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'd love to hear anyone else's experiences. (Or any brillinat ideas on what to do next!)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">xxx</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Bob</FONT>
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