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John McDonnell MP
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The public consultation on Kingsnorth closes on Wednesday the 9th of September. Ed Miliband will be making a final decision on the future of coal power in the UK.
At 4.30pm on Monday 14th September\, we'll be gathering outside the DECC building in London. The demonstration will feature supporters from across the coalition\, representing the wide range of public opposition to climate-wrecking dirty coal power.
We'll be setting up an exhibition outside DECC\, made up of images of things or people we could protect from climate change by Miliband ruling out new coal in the UK.
Please bring images with you to add to the collection. These can be photos\, cut outs from magazines\, or drawings that you have created yourself. We are especially keen that families come along\, and will have paper and crayons for the kids to make their own drawings whilst they are there.
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John McDonnell MP
September 17th 2009 saw the second Vestas National Day of Action. The highlight of the day was a lively rally at Ed Miliband's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) which demonstrated that the fight to save the Vestas wind turbine factory and for green jobs goes on. The rally was organised by the Campaign aginst Climate Change\, working with Wandsworth and Battersea Trades Council\, with a variety of groups attending including the RMT Union and Workers' Climate Action. A hundred or so activists ensured that this rally was bigger than that on the previous National Day of Action.
Speakers included John McDonnell MP (Labour\, Hayes and Harlington)\, \; Darren Johnson (Green Party and chair of the GLA)\, Jess Edwards (National Union of Teachers)\, Mark Flowers (Vestas worker)\, Tracy Edwards (Young Members Organiser for the Public and Commercial Services Union) and Lynda Taffe (Shop Stewards Network).
See the photo gallery here.
Videos of the speeches are in a YouTube playlist.
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At the same place there was a lobby/photo-op earlier in the day\, some photos are here.
Meanwhile other events took place around the UK\:
Isle of Wight
March to County Hall. Assemble 12.30pm\, Church Litten Park\, Newport. \;
In the evening\, workers and supporters met for a drink in the Chicago Rock Cafe\, Newport from 7.30pm. More info here.
Manchester
5pm Rally at Piccadilly Gardens. Wear Green\, bring banners\, mass leafleting.
Call Martin 079 585 35231 for more info.
Called by Campaign against Climate Change and Manchester Trades Council
8pm Social for Vestas workers\, Chorlton Irish Centre.
Called By Chorlton Green Party.
Tyneside
Assemble 4.30pm\, Newcastle Civic Centre for march through the
city centre and rally outside the regional government offices\, Gallowgate.
More info\: http\://tynesidecacc.wordpress.com/
Cardiff
17\:00 - 18\:30
Nye Bevan Statue\, End of Queen St\, Cardiff
Supported By Cardiff RMT Branch\, PCS Wales\, Campaign against Climate Change\, Leanne Wood AM\, Climate Camp Cymru\, World Development Movement Cardiff\, People and Planet\, Cardiff Young Greens
Call Adam 07940108146 or cardiffccc@hotmail.co.uk for more info
Southampton
Demonstration at 5 o'clock on the 17th September at the Vestas Southampton factory. Followed by an open meeting at 7pm in the Dockers Club in Southampton.
Supported by RMT
Rotherham
Solidarity With The Vestas Workers public meeting
7pm at the Unity Centre\, St Leonard's Road\, Rotherham
Speaker from Vestas\, plus Corus worker and striker from Tower Hamlets College UCU.
All welcome. Called by the Right to Work Campaign and Vestas support group.
London (Holborn)
A public meeting on the theme of Jobs\, Education\, Peace and Climate will be held at 7.30pm in the London Welsh Centre\, 157 Gray&rsquo\;s Inn Road\, London\, WC1X 8UE.
Speakers include Mark Flower from Vestas\, NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear and representatives from the UCU\, NUT. Organised by the NUJ but backed by other unions.
Birmingham
Rally outside the Government Office of the West Midlands
5pm - 6pm at 5 St Philips Place\, Colmore Row\, Birmingham\, B3 2PW
Plus leafletting of local stations.
Called by Campaign Against Climate Change and Birmingham Trades Union Council\, for more information call 07846 490 408.
Brighton
Street Meeting
5pm Churchill Square
Newcastle
March from the Newcastle Civic Centre through the city centre and rally outside the regional government offices\, Gallowgate.
Assemble 4.30pm
Tel. Ed 07740 099479
Warrington
Protest at Vestas Warrington HQ\, 302 Bridgewater Place\, Birchwood Park\, Warrington\, WA3 6WU. 7\:30am-9\:00am.
Sheffield
Mass leafleting and holding a collection at Sheffield railway station from 4\:30pm. Contact Rebecca on 07870 565 011 for more details.
For more info visit the Save Vestas blog.
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Burning coal is the biggest single cause of climate change\, yet the government is still considering giving the go-ahead to a series of dirty new coal power stations\, the first of which is proposed for Kingsnorth.
This public event will give YOU the chance to quiz the experts and find out what dirty new Kingsnorth coal would mean for the environment\, for jobs\, and for global justice.
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\; Maryla Hart speaking for 'Food not Fuel'
Demonstration against renewable energy subsidies for Agrofuels
\;Monday 12th October\, 6.30 pm
At DECC (Dept of Energy and Climate Change)\, 3 Whitehall Place\, London
Photo-op at 12.30 &ndash\; 1.30 pm
Called by Campaign against Climate Change\, Biofuelwatch and Food not Fuel
This was a lively demonstration with a great atmosphere! Good speeches from \; Kenneth Richter from Friends of the Earth\, Rupert Read from the Green Party\, Maryla Hart from &lsquo\;Food not Fuel&rsquo\;\, Phil Thornhill from the &lsquo\;Campaign against Climate Change&rsquo\;\, Amancay Colque from Coordinadora Latinoamericana. and also John Stewart from HACAN who chipped in with a few words about agrofuels as the 'long game' of the aviation industry. Also great music from\, Pete\, Mark et al!
Half way through there was a great moment when the Latin American contingent arrived on the last stop of their long day of actions in solidarity with indigenous people on this 'Day of Protecting Mother Earth'.
Photos from the evening are here. Earlier in the day there was a photo-op at the same place\, the photos from the shoot are here. Videos are on a playlist on our YouTube channel.
So what was the demo about ? Well........
The government is using renewable energy subsidies (Renewable Obligations Certificates &ndash\; or ROCs) to fund power stations that use agrofuels. \;