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Thanks for a wonderful Sheffield Spring Moot!

A picture of a 3 storey squat of an old printing shop. there is a banner hanging out one window reading Earth First! spring moot. On the ground floor there's a large spray painted sign reading workshop 2. Acab has been painted on the old logos. There are 8 masked figures sitting on the edge of the roof at the top of the photo

Thanks to everyone who came to the EF! regional moot in Sheffield – we reckon well over a hundred of you were there at some point or another. It was lovely to see old friends and also meet new faces (for lots of people it was their first squat!) We had music, workshops, abseiling, archery, and very nice vegan food. You should have seen the pasta – it didn’t even clump!

It’s vitally important we keep making the connections between climate, ecology, militarism, and so much more. And doing it in a reclaimed building in the centre of a major city was a rather nice bit of propaganda of the deed , even if we do say so ourselves. See you next time 🙂

Poster for Summer 2026 – share it far!

the poster is black and white and depicts a fanged eel on a starry sky background who is breathing fire onto an industrial looking building atop a boggy landscape. the eel is decorated with icons of tools including spray paint, chains, Allen keys, hammers and colt butters. The text on the poster reads: earth first! summer gathering, 12th-17th august 2026, location TBA, email: earthfirst.uk@proton.me, website: www.earthfirst.uk

Hello EF!ers, check out the poster for the upcoming summer gathering, isn’t it cool! Have you ever seen a fire-breathing eel before?!

To grow the movement, and reach as many people as possible, we rely on our real world relationships to get the word out about the gatherings. We don’t rely on social media and its governing algorithms. We don’t rent ad space.

If you have access to a printer, please print and distribute the flyer in the spaces where your community gathers – your squat, co-op, foodbank, community centre, youth club, your local Job Centre Plus or HSBC branch(?), maybe you can take some flyers to a demo or invite your reading group?

One week until the Brighton Spring Moot!

There’s just one week to go until the Brighton Spring Moot on 21st March 🙂

More details are available here – we’re also super chuffed to announce the details of the Brighton Earth First! Spring Moot After-Party! 🏴‍☠️

To celebrate and socialise after a day of workshops and discussions, Earth First! is holding an after-party following the Spring Moot at Future Roots. The party will be held at the Cowley Club – a DIY, volunteer-run, anarchist social centre on London Road.

All welcome, regardless of whether you attended the Moot. Suggested donation: £3 Moot attendees/£6 12LRSC members/£7 non-members

Folk punk locals Pog will be playing a set followed by Floralis with their anarchist, anti-colonial hip hop.

Doors open 8pm. The bar will be open, members and guests welcome. 18+ only. There is step-free access to the main space, and there are 4 steps down to the toilets.

See ya there x

Sheffield Spring Moot 2026

SHEFFIELD MOOT LOCATION ANNOUNCED:

We are proud and excited to announce to the world that we have squatted the lovely old Pinders print shop, on 16 Moore Street, S3 7US. Entrance is round the back on Hodgson street, via the blue gate.

This is the much coveted, highly exclusive and very stylish location of the EF! Sheffield Spring Moot. It’s near the bottom of the Moor, and is a 13 min walk from the train station.

Beat that for prime real estate!

Get yourselves down here – bring your friends and comrades and sufficiently cool family members, your anarchist accomplices and comfortable chairs and fabulous flapjack. Come on!

In fact, we can’t help but wonder why you ain’t here already – and don’t give us that “but it was an intentionally mysterious location shrouded in the upmost clandestinous [sic] how the hell were we supp-” nonsense. Today, we’ll have lunch from 12:30pm and the workshops will start at 1:30pm. Then it’s a straight run until we finish on Sunday at 5pm.

We have a new workshop doc where people are putting their workshop descriptions, so check that out too. One last time, we’re reminding you to do a covid test, dress warm, and bring some cash, a battery pack. a headtorch & a camping chair if you can.

Here’s the variety of useful links containing information about the event:

info doc, programme, access statement, sign up form

In warm anticipatation of the imminent appraisal of your marvellous mugs,

ShEF! crew <3

SAVE THE DATE: On 6-8th March 2026, we’re having an Earth First! spring moot in Sheffield!

Sign up here to come along! (or email sharc0114@proton.me)

Need more details? Here’s our info-mega-doc which we’ll continuously update 🙂

We also have an access statement and a draft programme

What is a spring moot? Come along if you want a weekend full of:
🎉 workshops, games, socials and more
💬 Ecological resistance, anarchism, anti-imperialism, local organising, anti-fascism and more.
😋 delicious vegan food
🫂 old friends! new ones! fun 😀

🔥 Down with Empire up with Spring 🌱

invite your friends! and maybe your enemies too!

📍location will be announced to sign ups on Friday 6th (squat in central Sheffield)
🌐 www.earthfirst.uk/sheff26 for more info
✉️ sharc0114@proton.me for any questions

We’ll update this page with more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, keep the date free and let your friends know 🙂

P.S. it’s being organised by a local crew, not the summer gathering collective. Email sharc0114@proton.me if you have any questions

Come to Brighton’s EF! Spring Moot on March 21st 2026!

Brighton’s Earth First! Spring Moot on 21st March

Join us for a day of workshops and discussion at Future Roots in Stanmer Park, a beautiful piece of woodland in the shadow of the L3Harris arms factory, which makes bomb components that are sent to the likes of Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The theme for this Moot is therefore ecology, climate crisis and militarism: we will be exploring the relationship between militarism and ecological degradation; how militaries try to build legitimacy with greenwashing, how ecological destruction is used as a weapon of war, and and how states enforce their control with ecocide. We want to share knowledge and build a anarchist ecological movement that is not co-opted by business, NGOs or governments.

The Moot will run from 9.30am till sunset, with workshops from 10am to 5.45pm, vegan lunch and dinner, tea and snacks. We will finish with some drinks around the fire, followed by an afterparty in town, more details tba.
Kids are very welcome, we hope to collectively run a kids space!

Entrance fees are donation-based, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Getting there
Bus: Number 78 bus runs into Stanmer park (7-10 minute walk to course site) and number 25 bus to park entrance (17-20 minute walk).
Train: Falmer train station is a 20+ minute walk away
Cycle: there is a cycle path (unsegregated, but painted) from Brighton town centre all the way to Stanmer village.

Accessibility on site
There are step-free footpaths through the site. These are uneven and depending on the weather, may be slippery. Sitting and standing peeing toilets are on site, and compost toilets are available a 2 minute walk away.

For questions please email earthfirst.uk@proton.me. If you’re coming from outside Brighton and need crash space, please get in touch too—we’ll see what we can do!

Love and rage!
Some EarthFirsters

Cymru/South West England Winter Moot 2026

*New date: 27th-29th March – Join the Cymru/South West England EF! Winter Moot: Fighting Fascism in the Sticks!*

Hello all,
We want to invite you to attend a regional Earth First Winter Moot! This will be held in South Cymru, and is open to folks from the whole of Cymru and the South West of England.

IMPORTANT: You must fill out this form if you would like to attend as there are limited spaces on this gathering! Be aware that filling out the form doesn’t necessarily guarantee a spot depending on how many want to come. We hope we can have everybody! https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/btCL-QuLa3nsvCCFUPEtJJEFor0z0k0s2XWMRGp8ORg/

The recent rise of the far right and reform in the UK and Wales is something many of us are actively resisting, and we want to host a gathering to share tactics, experience and resources to build our capcity in this fight. Fighting fascism in rural areas can often feel isolating, so gathering together especially at this time of year feels very necessary. Although centred around rural organisations we invited folks from urban areas to come along too to share skills and experience!

If you feel similarly, we’d love for you to come along to participate in workshops, discussions and building community with us. This moot is for those actively resisting fascism, or those wanting to start organising. It will be a more focused gathering than moots you may have been to before, so please only come if you are willing to engage in serious discussion and planning.

We have limited space for the weekend (around 30) so we ask that only 2 people come from any group or area to ensure we have enough folks from all over. We also expect people to stay for the whole weekend (Friday night – Sunday midday) if at all possible. The specific location will be disclosed upon filling out the form above. There will be some lifts going to the location from stations, but we encourage you to do the whole journey on public transport if possible. There will also be car parking and van space.

We will be asking for pay what you can donations to cover the running cost of the weekend, this will also go towards providing some shared meals! No body will be turned away for lack of funds 🙂 Please disclose allergens or dietary requirements on the form.

If you have any accessibility requirements or questions please get in touch with us on: Efcymru@proton.me

Also of you have a relevant workshop / discussion you would like to deliver over the weekend please get in touch!
We hope to see you there! Love and rage

FYI: Earth First! is a non-hierarchical network which is involved in organising direct action and ecological resistance. It has no leaders, followers, or membership but is a banner for those of us fighting for a better world to gather under. EF! has been organising in the UK for over thirty years, holding a larger gathering each summer and meeting in the winter months for moots. The winter moots normally take a more focused approach to organising in regional areas or over certain themes. They are a time to plot and plan for the year ahead!

Save the date: EF! Summer Gathering 2026 will be 12th-17th August!

Greetings all,

The 2026 Earth First! summer gathering will be from Wednesday 12th – Monday 17th August! Woohoo

Save the date, and let your mates know. We don’t have a region in mind yet, but will announce more info when we can. If you have any site suggestions, feel free to get in touch at earthfirstuk@proton.me (you can no longer reach us at earthfirstuk@riseup.net!)

In the meantime, we hope to see you at the regional winter moots which are being organised around the country as we speak. As dates and locations are confirmed we’ll post them in the website, but at a minimum there will definitely be a moot, somewhere, on the 6-8th February 2026.

Documentary: Indigenous Blockades in Quebec

Check out this new documentary about how indigenous blockades in Quebec defeated a project of law that would’ve handed over the remaining forests of the province to the logging industry. The media is obscuring the fact that direct action got the goods, so we’re trying to get this out fast – boosts appreciated!

🔗 https://amplifierfilms.ca/blockade
🐘 https://kolektiva.social/@AmplifierFilms/115469694547959224
📺 https://youtu.be/ncX22hqe7Ac
📸 https://www.instagram.com/p/DQew1HnkgoT
📘 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ZWaYqgHvQ