[IMC-UK-Features] proposal - feature on eon 48 hours of action plus others

[ben gringo]

title:
The E.on Face-Off begins...

The Camp for Climate Action called for 48 hours of action against new  
coal from midday Friday 28th  E.On in particular were rattled, local  
and national media coverage was generated, resources for the new 'Face  
Off' campaign were gathered, a new website launched, and lists of  
possible targets compiled. The aim was to send a strong message to  
E.on that if they try to build a new coal fired power station then  
they will face a barrage of direct action - both towards their daily  
operations and their supply
chain.

By Monday E.on no doubt thought the heat was off only to find their  
headquaters in coventry struck for the third time in as many weeks as  
over twenty protesters dressed in santa suits invades their officers  
and blockades the entrance for four hours.

BRIGHTON! - 28th
Activists gathered outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (the  biggest
British financier of coal projects, including E.On's). Activists dressed
as cleaners tried their  hardest to clean the coal but just couldn't
manage it.

BRISTOL! - 28th
Bristol Rising Tide and activists from in and around Bristol had a day  
of
shenanigans directed at the Royal Bank of Scotland, E.On and new coal -
including RBS bank robbers, a banner drop, cake fights, and 'Family
Football' and ending with a street party that shut down NatWest.

COVENTRY! - 28th
30 people paid a visit to E.On's UK headquarters. Banners were waved,
leaflets handed out to staff and passers-by, subverted songs sung and  
fun
was had by all. An E.On executive was serenaded and in a grand finale a
massive game of  'Carbon Capture British Bull Dog' was played across the
main road.

COVENTRY! - 1st Dec
On Monday morning 20 E.On F.Off Santas blockaded the main entrance of
E.On's UK headquarters, dumping bags of coal and supergluing  
themselves to
three doors. No-no-noing Santas made their way into the building and
distributed copies of the Poyry report and lumps of coal (for being
naughty enough to build new coal) to E.On staff at their desks. Two  
daring
Santas gatecrashed a boardroom meeting and handed out lumps of coal to
stunned corporate types, before being removed. Four were arrested. See
pictures at: http://tinyurl.com/683lan

LONDON! - 28th AM
Greenwash Guerillas (London Brigade, Detection Platoon #1), paid a
protest-oriented visit to the London office of filthy climate
criminalcorporation E.On UK to confront a Short-Sighted Fat Cat and PR
Pushers plugging 'Clean Coal' bullplop.

LONDON! - 28th PM
London Rising Tide visited the FA Headquarters (the FA Cup is  
sponsored by
e.on) to protest about E-On's  push for new coal in the UK.

NORWICH! - 29th
A spoof E.On stall on the Royal Bank of Scotland's doorstep discovered
that people are surprisingly hostile towards e.on. NRT intends to pass  
on
their findings to E.on as soon as possible!

PLYMOUTH!
Earlier in the week activists in Plymouth took to the street to near the
Sund Dial, to spread awareness about the realities of "clean coal
technology".

OTHER ACTIONS!
Reports also surfaced that over the weekend the streets around Ed  
Miliband
and Hilary Benn's London homes have been decorated with E.On F.Off and
Stop Coal stickers. Let's hope they walk to work!

For full details of the actions and pictures go to:
http://climatecamp.org.uk/node/474

See also EarthFirst! Action Report roundup http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/21821

PHOTOS Face-off as E-on sacked by santa (1st Dec)
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414311.html

account from santa action
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414191.html

photo report from santa action
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414082.html

48 hour roundup
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413929.html

brighton
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414194.html

warwick
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414031.html

nottingham
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413951.html

bristol
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413922.html ( http://www.lasthours.org.uk/news/christmas-is-canceled-for-eon/ 
  )