Experiments with truth: 10/20/09
- The Great Climate Swoop—an action devised during August’s Climate Camp in London—took place last weekend as more than 1,000 descended upon the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal plant in Nottinghamshire. 52 were arrested on Saturday for breaching the perimiter fence. Many were bitten by police dogs in the process.
- Seven activists were arrested at West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin’s office yesterday during a peaceful sit-in to protest the destruction of Coal River Mountain by Massey Energy.
- Farmers from around the world gathered in Brussels to present the EU Commissioner for Health with a 180,000-signature-strong petition against potential legislation authorising the introduction of genetically engineered rice.
- More than 50 gathered in Gloucester, Englandon Saturday to form a human clock face to show time is running out for action.
- The Teamsters union has launched a six-week campaign at dealerships throughout the US to protest Chrysler’s decision to use more nonunion carhaulers—a move General Motors may follow.
- Firefighters in South Yorkshire, England began 24 hours of strike action yesterday following a dispute over shift changes.
- The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees announced yesterday that nearly 50 asylum seekers are on hunger strike at a detention center in West Sussex, England.
