Aug 27-Sept 2 Climate Camp returns to London

[taffboy gwyrdd]

LOL - if the Met want a "safe and healthy event" they'd better rein their lying goonsquad filth in.

The "touchy feely" aproach this year has new implications for the movement that we should not be complacent about.

Mainly, the lack of intimidating barriers to entry will increase the amount of pissheads, chancers and crim types. The police will hardly be over enthusiastic in helping us deal with this problem and I think it might take some more naive campers by suprise or irritate them. It could also become a lifestylist narcofest. Nowt wrong with some beers and spliffs but I anticipate a couple of levels above that.

Then there will be difficulty with media - aggro means coverage. Alternative solutions to capitalism is either or dull or dangerous. It may be silly season but expect less airtime than last year.

Finally, I reckon it will be more infiltrated than ever by cops trying to muscle in on the October event.

Whatever, I'm looking forward to it like a kid looks forward to Chrimbo and have sacrificed working at one of my favourite festies.

 

[paolo]

LOL - if the Met want a "safe and healthy event" they'd better rein their lying goonsquad filth in.

The "touchy feely" aproach this year has new implications for the movement that we should not be complacent about.

Mainly, the lack of intimidating barriers to entry will increase the amount of pissheads, chancers and crim types. The police will hardly be over enthusiastic in helping us deal with this problem and I think it might take some more naive campers by suprise or irritate them. It could also become a lifestylist narcofest. Nowt wrong with some beers and spliffs but I anticipate a couple of levels above that.

Then there will be difficulty with media - aggro means coverage. Alternative solutions to capitalism is either or dull or dangerous. It may be silly season but expect less airtime than last year.

Finally, I reckon it will be more infiltrated than ever by cops trying to muscle in on the October event.

Whatever, I'm looking forward to it like a kid looks forward to Chrimbo and have sacrificed working at one of my favourite festies.

Capitalism

 

[Pickman's model]

Whatever, I'm looking forward to it like a kid looks forward to Chrimbo and have sacrificed at one of my favourite festies.

*corrected*

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Media Teams letter to the Met. tres amusent

 

[two sheds]

Fine open letter that above, particularly liked:

"The only secret is the location. There’s a simple reason for this: I’m afraid we just don’t trust the police. Why? Because it seems as though every time we have a protest, the police turn up and start hitting people."

 

[Bakunin]

And the Evening Substandard weighs in with its usual smears and bullshit:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...+business+from+secret+Climate+Camp/article.do

 

[david dissadent]

This is why I will be attending this week.
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=250260

A loud ticking noise I cant make go away.

 

[teamB_macro]

this sounds fun

 

[albionism]

So, where is it?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

So, where is it?

London.

 

[editor]

The police have said they'll be on hand in case there's any trouble.

Lol. They are the fucking trouble.

 

[TopCat]

The police have said they'll be on hand in case there's any trouble.

Lol. They are the fucking trouble.

You do have to laugh when most headline grabbing footage portraying crowd violence generally consists of police battering people.

 

[paolo]

So, where is it?

Maybe Hackney Marshes... Disabled & Children meeting point is Stratford Station.

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

The text should have gone out by now. Could urban really be as much as 15 minutes behind the curve?

 

[jæd]

I can understand the BP, Shell etc. But Stockwell...? Is this another protest about "stuff we don't like much"...? Perhaps they want to camp out in South London. (More fool them...)

 

[paolo]

I can understand the BP, Shell etc. But Stockwell...? Is this another protest about "stuff we don't like much"...? Perhaps they want to camp out in South London. (More fool them...)

They are meeting points, not protest points.

 

[paolo]

The text should have gone out by now. Could urban really be as much as 15 minutes behind the curve?

No, they're just late in announcing. Tweets still coming through.

 

[winjer]

So, where is it?

Police think East:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnjr/3856697427/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnjr/3856697449/

Map:
http://bit.ly/MetCamp09

 

[jæd]

I'm thinking something more Central. Look for big open spaces in the center of town. Traf Square...? Hyde Park...?

 

[albionism]

"Get your trousers on, you're nicked"

 

[paolo]

I'm thinking something more Central. Look for big open spaces in the center of town. Traf Square...? Hyde Park...?

If it was that, they wouldn't make the disabled meeting point Stratford.

 

[paolo]

Now sounding like Blackheath?

 

[Bandito]

Greenwich? nice big space

 

[smokedout]

Blackheath confirmed and site taken according to London indymedia

which is just down the road so i might head down

packs copy of das kapital and rifle

 

[winjer]

Now sounding like Blackheath?

Near Chris Knight's house...

 

[smokedout]

Near Chris Knight's house...

are you suggesting a lynching

im in

 

[jæd]

Now sounding like Blackheath?

Sounds like it on Twitter...

 

[Kanda]

Sounds like it on Twitter...

Even the Gaurdian have reported it's Blackheath

 

[peacepete]

very close to the excel centre, sorry i mean the ExCel centre where dSeI is going to be held.

 

[Kanda]

very close to the excel centre, sorry i mean the ExCel centre where dSeI is going to be held.

If you ignore the river, yes.