[IMC-UK-Features] Fwd: request for feature on indmedia

[g giggles]

6 January 2008
Dear lovely Indymedia folk

The climate rush is back again and this time its hitting Heathrow and
Manchester airport on the 12 January (next Monday).  This is going to be
really big, there'll be lots of updates, articles, photos, videos etc put up
on indymedia.

Following is a feature I'd like to put up now about it,

Thanks for your time,
Grainne, x

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link for main photo: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2008/10/410870.jpg

Hundreds of anti-aviation protesters are expected to give the government a
nasty shock when they return to Parliament after their Winter Recess on
Monday 12th January.  Protesters from the environmental action group, 'The
Climate Rush' will be holding a sit-down picnic at the Departures Gate of
Terminal One in Heathrow Airport.  The dinner will begin at 7pm sharp and is
expected to last several hours.  At the same time the Northern Climate Rush
will hit Manchester Airport Terminal 3 (Domestic Departures).

'The Climate Rush' held their first protest last October.  Taking their
inspiration from the Suffragettes they mounted a 'rush' on Parliament.  On
Monday 13th October 2007 over 800 women, men and children, some in Edwardian
costume, all with red climate sashes, rushed the Houses of Parliament.  The
doors were slammed shut, Parliament was forced to close for an hour and the
shouts of 'Deeds not Words' was heard throughout the Palaces of Westminster.

The Climate Rush has chosen its new target because the decision over whether
Heathrow airport should expand is expected this week.  The Climate Rush are
hoping their dinner will give the government a clear idea of the level of
action to expect if they make the wrong decision.

Apart from dinner there will be acoustic sets and a new art collective
called 'ARTPORT' will hope to transform Heathrow Airport into Heathrow
Artport.  This looks to be a creative claiming of Terminal One.

*Related links*
http://www.climaterush.co.uk/whatnext.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2008/12/415971.html

*Related articles*
http://www.climaterush.co.uk/how.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/410864.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2008/09/409549.html
http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/amelias_blog/2008/10/climate_rush_decorating_statue.php
http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/amelias_blog/2008/12/climate_rush_invites_ed_miliba.php
http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/amelias_blog/2008/12/swedish_climate_activist_group.php

*Video and photos*
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2008/10/410705.html?c=on#comments
http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/amelias_blog/2008/10/climate_rush_we_rock.php
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2008/10//410936.mov
http://www.greenvoice.com/campaigns/285/videos/198-Rush-Footage
http://www.greenvoice.com/campaigns/285/videos/199-Caroline-Lucas-at-the-Climate-Rush
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3192176/Parliament-climate-change-protesters-threaten-further-disruption.html
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