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Category Archives: Fracking
Fridays for Future April 26 in #Manchester – very good report by student journalist
Kelly Nguyen, who is an international digital journalism student at Salford University, has produced a written report and short video about the Fridays for Future gathering at the Central Library on Friday April 26. You can read it- The world is … Continue reading
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#Climate protests this weekend and next… #Manchester #Salford
Two protests – one on Sunday 14th April, the next on Saturday 20th April. First: No one would consider taking money for an African cultural exhibition from a company associated with slave diamond mining or for a health exhibition from … Continue reading
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Event: ‘No Small #Fracking Matter’ 21 November, #Manchester
From email sent by Sites of Resistance On Wednesday 21st November 2018 at 6pm at MMU’s Number 70 Oxford Street we will be joined by Richard Roberts one of the 3 anti-fracking protesters recently jailed, and subsequently released, for taking … Continue reading
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Greater Manchester councils investing £1 BILLION into fracking industry – largest in country (press release)
A press release sent to MCFly (which thinks all the political parties – Tories, Labour, Lib Dems, Greens – have been almost as woefully fail-y on climate as the social movements) by the Lib Dems, giving Manchester City Council (94 … Continue reading
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Fundraising appeal: Family #Fracking Action Court Costs #Manchester
All details from gofundme page Family Fracking Action Court Costs On 12th July 2017 three generations of one family and a wonderful crew of friends carried out an action at the Cuadrilla fracking site at Preston New Road in … Continue reading
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Fracking event, #Manchester, 12th October
From here 12 October 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Where: Madlab 36-40 Edge St Manchester M4 1HN UK Cost: Free Talks The Manchester Event of the Tour After years of being pushed back by community efforts to oppose … Continue reading
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Got spare cash? Barton Moss protectors court fines…
There’s a fundraising site around the court costs for the people who protested (long and hard) at Barton Moss.
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