From Facebook events page hosted by No Dash for Gas
To prevent catastrophic
climate change and reverse the deadly levels of air pollution in our towns and
cities we need to stop airport expansion. This is why we stand in solidarity
with the 13 brave activists who occupied the runway at Heathrow, to say, No
Ifs! No Buts! No More Runways!
Join us for a rally starting at 9am sharp outside Willesden Magistrates' Court
Please bring banners and come with well rested vocal cords!
The full address for the court is:
Willesden Magistrates’ Court
448 High Road
London
NW10 2DZ
(Nearest tubes: Neasden or Dollis Hill on the Jubilee line
In the summer of 2015
activists staged a peaceful direct action at Heathrow Airport – less than a
fortnight after the Airports Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow.
The action itself involved occupying the northern runway and erecting a tripod and
fencing which the activists locked on to. The action stopped some flights,
saved greenhouse gas emissions and most importantly put climate change, air and
noise pollution back on the agenda.
The science tells us that deep cuts are required from existing levels of emissions to tackle climate change, but successive governments have failed to act. Direct action, therefore, is our only hope of securing a decent future for children everywhere. A new runway, and the hundreds of thousands of extra flights it would allow, would make the necessary cuts far more difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In addition, Heathrow hugely contributes to illegal levels of air and noise pollution, which have massive impacts on human health for people living near the airport.
For defending the planet and human health, the activists have been charged with aggravated trespass and being in a restricted area of the airport without permission. All 13 pleaded not guilty to all charges. If you want to show them your solidarity, please join for the first day of their trial on the morning of Monday 18th January 2015, at Willesden Magistrates’ Court.
The science tells us that deep cuts are required from existing levels of emissions to tackle climate change, but successive governments have failed to act. Direct action, therefore, is our only hope of securing a decent future for children everywhere. A new runway, and the hundreds of thousands of extra flights it would allow, would make the necessary cuts far more difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In addition, Heathrow hugely contributes to illegal levels of air and noise pollution, which have massive impacts on human health for people living near the airport.
For defending the planet and human health, the activists have been charged with aggravated trespass and being in a restricted area of the airport without permission. All 13 pleaded not guilty to all charges. If you want to show them your solidarity, please join for the first day of their trial on the morning of Monday 18th January 2015, at Willesden Magistrates’ Court.
Join us for a rally starting at 9am sharp outside Willesden Magistrates' Court
Please bring banners and come with well rested vocal cords!
The full address for the court is:
Willesden Magistrates’ Court
448 High Road
London
NW10 2DZ
(Nearest tubes: Neasden or Dollis Hill on the Jubilee line
