Indymedia York

As some of you reading this might recall, 29 people stopped and occupied a coal train heading to Drax Power Station some months back. Their case is being moved to York Crown Court, making us the obvious organisers for solidarity stuff, and giving us some opportunities of the "solid gold" sort for generating more eco-action in the city. This meeting will look at two things: the initial hearing on 7th October, and the sorts of stuff we want to offer/facilitate/create in the next few months.

Come help plan for the future. Stuff to discuss will include promotion of Climate Camp and Critical Mass, opposing the proposed York Airport at Elvington and more besides.

*National Climate March 2007*
Saturday December 8th, Central London
Coaches from York:
7am from Memorial Gardens, bottom of Leeman Road, by the City Walls.
7.15am from Goodricke Car Park, University of York.

Tickets £16 waged/£10 conc.
Available from:
Fairer World, Gillygate (01904 655116)
York University People & Planet

Please help us ensure York is thoroughly represented on this demonstration; put the date in your diary, bring your family, tell your friends and colleagues, and spread the word. We currently have one 53-seater coach booked, but know of many more interested people. We guarantee to run enough coaches for everyone who books before 24th November, and will try to meet all further interest after this date. In short: please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Tickets should be on sale by Wednesday 24th October.

Sorry for late posting...

York Eco-Action will meet again to finish off the group's principles text and to plan for various upcoming events and actions. The aim of the rethink about the group's workings is hoped to make the group more of an ongoing concern and to ensure some kind of continuity between Climate and other environmentally related protest actions. If you're concerned about the planet and want to be involved in action to protect it, come along from 7.30 (meet starts at 8pm) and we'll be in one of the two front rooms.

For the first time in some time, York Eco-Action meets to discuss possible future actions and events in York. The agenda looks something like:
- Operating Principles.
- Critical Mass Birthday Bash.
- The Incinerator Campaign.
- Any other actions people like the sound of.
- Advanced thoughts for Buy Nothing Day.

Having not met for months, Eco-action is back, with an informal meeting after Critical Mass on Friday! We'll run through various stuff like how the group should run (as opposed to how it didn't run when it was last active) and what projects we should get involved with, such as the incinerator campaign, Buy Nothing Day, or something completely new. If you have an environmental concern and want to take action rather than waiting for elected officials to get round to it, then please turn up, or better still, come join Critical Mass at the Minster just before 6pm!

The Festival aims to promote local community and campaigning groups, green and ethical businesses, and complementary health practices. There will be stalls promoting a peaceful and sustainable future, many run by local voluntary groups. We have an excellent line up of live music, a solar powered cinema, DJ area and more. We hope to have food available throughout the event, and children's entertainment is also planned.

Details of what’s planned and how to book a stall are on the event's websites http://www.myspace.com/yorkgreenfestival and http://ygf2007.blogspot.com. The festival is not organised by the Green Party, before anyone asks!

York Eco-Action provides a space for people to come together to discuss whatever environmental issues they want and to plan actions to protect the planet.

York Eco-Action provides a space for people to come together to discuss whatever environmental issues they want and to plan actions to protect the planet.