COAL CARAVAN — route & dates update

The fab­u­lous cli­mate car­a­van lives on.

This time we will be the COAL CARAVAN, walk­ing and cycling between the sites for pro­posed open cast mines and new pow­er sta­tions in the Mid­lands, York­shire and North East.

The fab­u­lous cli­mate car­a­van lives on.

This time we will be the COAL CARAVAN, walk­ing and cycling between the sites for pro­posed open cast mines and new pow­er sta­tions in the Mid­lands, York­shire and North East.

On our route we’ll be talk­ing to local peo­ple, organ­is­ing bicy­cled pow­er films and events, hold­ing pub­lic dis­cus­sions and dis­plays, and link­ing groups from dif­fer­ent areas to help strength­en iso­lat­ed cam­paigns.

24 April 2009 Co2al Car­a­van launch par­ty, Sumac Cen­tre Not­ting­ham
25 April – set off to Ship­ley Glen
27/28 April – cycle to York­shire
29 April – Fair­bairn Ings
30 April — 2 May – cycle to North East
3 May – Anti-open­cast work­shops
4 May (Bank Hol­i­day Mon­day) – Grand Finale

The car­a­van itself will not involve direct action (although we may offer train­ing, if local groups so request). It will be open­ly organ­ised and if you would like to go on the list please email caravan@climatecamp.org.uk.