Scoop June 2010
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| + | ==Tar Sands Extravaganza, May 29th, Queen Street RBS 11am Flashmob== | ||
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| + | A group of Norwich activists are seeking support for a RBS protest | ||
| + | extravaganza on Saturday the 29th of May. The event will start at 11:00am | ||
| + | outside RBS on Queens st. in Norwich city centre. | ||
| + | As part of the protest we would like conduct a flashmob 'die in' | ||
| + | accompanied by a samba band, banners, leafleting, and a short march around | ||
| + | the city centre. We'd really like you to come along, even if its just to | ||
| + | say hello and see what's going on. | ||
| + | Here is a short blurb about our motivations: | ||
| + | Nature doesn't do bailouts! RBS-Natwest (owned 84% by the UK taxpayer), | ||
| + | keeps providing billions for the extraction of tar sands in Canada – | ||
| + | causing the destruction of huge areas of borreal forests, intoxication of | ||
| + | water resources and the destruction of the lives and livelihoods of | ||
| + | indigenous communities. Due to the high-energy extraction process, tar | ||
| + | sands cause even more CO2 emissions; heating the climate more than | ||
| + | 'normal' fossil fuels. From fossil fool's day on April 1st onwards, groups | ||
| + | throughout the UK and all over the world will target banks providing money | ||
| + | for tar sands projects, demanding them to stop fueling destruction. | ||
| + | Especially RBS/Natwest, after being bailed out with public funds, has to | ||
| + | apply environmental and social criteria to its credit provisions. Stop | ||
| + | cashing in on the destruction of our planet! More info on tar sands and | ||
| + | campaigns: www.no-tar-sands.org | ||
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==Art of Norwich, Sat June 6th - 19th, St Margaret's Church, St Benedicts Street== | ==Art of Norwich, Sat June 6th - 19th, St Margaret's Church, St Benedicts Street== | ||
8.00pm at Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich | 8.00pm at Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich | ||
A concert of songs and poetry in aid of the Promoting Dialogue project of the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva. | A concert of songs and poetry in aid of the Promoting Dialogue project of the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva. | ||
| - | Tickets are available from Dragon Hall and from Pete and Teresa Belton - 01603 465851 £10 (£7 concessions for those over 60, under 18 or unemployed) | + | Tickets are available from Dragon Hall and from Pete and Teresa Belton - 01603 465851 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01603 465851 end_of_the_skype_highlighting £10 (£7 concessions for those over 60, under 18 or unemployed) |
With many thanks, | With many thanks, | ||
