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News :: Protest Activity : Urban Development
1000 'Go Ape' Over Park Plan
On Sunday 17th of February, around 1000 people gathered at Pollok Park to protest the building of the Go Ape treetop adventure course, which they say is a bad deal for Glasgow and has had a badly flawed consultation.
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Interview :: Globalization
Preliminary Interview with Anti-G8 Japanese Infotour
This is a preliminary interview with the Japanese radicals on the 2008 anti-G8 infotour. It hopes to elucidate why they are coming to Edinburgh and the relationship between the 2005 in Scotland and 2008 G8 protest in Japan.
Info-tour visits Edinburgh 25th Feb
News :: Peace : Protest Activity
Glasgow to be part of Global Protest
On the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq there will be an anti-war march in Glasgow organised by the Stop the War Coalition, as part of a global week of protest against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
'World Against War' Announcement
'World Against War' Announcement
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News :: Urban Development
Reclaim the Steps? War for Square Heating Up
Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow is famous for two things. There's an equestrian statue wearing a traffic cone and it's where skaters, goths and emo kids hang around. In recent years this has come into conflict with our new conference-friendly city image.
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News :: Protest Activity : Urban Development
'Caltongate' gentrification approved
The hotly contested 'Caltongate' gentrification plan has been approved by city councillors on Wednesday, in meeting that lasted over 10 hours. The two listed buildings will be demolished. Save Our Old Town protesters were present inside the meeting, and there was a demonstration outside the City Chambers all day. Campaigners vow to continue the struggle against this development, and plan to provoke a public enquiry.
[ full report | photos of demonstration | Save Our Old Town website ]
Interview :: Environment
An interview with Plane Stupid on the nature and future of the influential anti-aviation group
Plane Stupid is a well-known and very successful anti-aviation campaigning organisation which regularly catches headlines, and promotes direct action targeting the fastest growing cause of climate change: aviation. The group came together in 2005, when a group of activists disrupted an international aviation conference using rape alarms attached to helium balloons during the key note speech. A group has formed in Scotland, which in January breached the security of Edinburgh airport and blockaded a private jet company that fuels the conspicuous consumption of the very rich. The following is an interview conducted via email with Robbie Gillett, one of the founding members of Plane Stupid.
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News :: Environment : Workplace Struggle
Jet-set waltz off while the planet burns
Over twenty environmental protesters from Plane Stupid Scotland have this morning breached security at Edinburgh Airport and blockaded the entrance to the private jet company, Greer Aviation. All entrances to the building were blocked for over 4 hours before ten were arrested.
[ Plane Stupid ]
[ Plane Stupid ]
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News :: International Relations : Peace : Protest Activity
Guantanamo anniversary marked by protest
An International Day of Action marked the sixth anniversary of the arrival of prisoners to the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. In Edinburgh protesters in shackles and prison camp garb lined up for inspection outside the US consulate, before marching to the bottom of the Mound and gradually dispersing.
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