Diary

May

May 4-5
Newcastle Community Green Festival, Leazes Park - the biggest green event in the North East will be focussing on climate change. Contact Anna on 0191 260 3166 or write to northeastrisingtide@yahoo.co.uk
Tues 7
Bae Systems AGM, London. Contact Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) for details of planned protests 020 7281 0297 enquiries@caat.demon.co.uk, http://www.caat.org.uk
Wed 8
AMEC AGM, London. Amec has pulled out of the Yusefeli dam in north-east Turkey, but its subsidiary Spie Batignolle is now taking on the destructive project. Come to the AGM and help persuade them to stop it. Ilisu Dam Campaign, Box 210, 266 Banbury Rd, Oxford, OX2 7DL www.ilisu.org.uk
Fri 10
Premier Oil AGM, London. Protest aimed at persuading Premier to pull out of Burma. Contact The Burma Campaign, 0207 2817377 www.burmacampaign.org.uk
Fri 10
No Sweat Comedy Cabaret - fundraiser for no sweat 'Indonesian workers' solidarity campaign. Starring Rob Newman and Attilla the Stockbroker 7pm-late The Bread and Roses 68A Clapham Manor Street. Tickets from £5. Contact No Sweat, PO Box 36707 London SW9 8YA 07904 431 959
Sat 18
Stop ESSO Day II The aim is to boycott every Esso garage in the UK. Contact Stop Esso Campaign 0870 010 9510 www.stopesso.com
Annual Nestlé Demo, Nestlé HQ, Croydon. Demonstration 11am-12noon. Contact: Baby Milk Action info@babymilkaction.org, (01223) 464420.

June

Wednesday 5
World Environment Day
Thurs 6 - Sat 8
European Business Summit, Brussels, Belgium. Actions organised against corporate greenwashing.
Contact Corporate Europe Observatory, phone 0031-20-6127023 www.xs4all.nl/~ceo
Sat 8 - Sun 9
Whose Rules Rule? Trade, debt and corporate power. Conference organised by World Development Movement, discussions and workshops for campaigners. London. Contact: WDM 020 7737 6215 www.wdm.org.uk
Sat 8 - Sun 16
Stop the Arms Trade Week Contact CAAT 020 7281 0297 enquiries@caat.demon.co.uk, www.caat.org.uk
Mon 10 - Mon 17
Uncorporated gathering to prepare for protests around the Johannesburg Earth Summit in September. The Netherlands. Contact ASEED Europe phone 0031-20-668-2236, http://www.aseed.net/
Mon 17
First Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration organised by GAIA, Unit 320, Eagle Court Condominium, 26 Matalino St., Barangay Central Quezon City, Philippines Tel. + 632 9290376 one-gaia@surfshop.net.ph
Mon 17 - Sun 23
Refugee Week. Suggested action targets: deportations, airlines carying deportees, Pickets/occupations of: Group 4 - Sodexo - Premier Prison Service etc, who run the detention centres, Wackenhut, who transport detainees to detention centres. Contact Refugee Council 020 7820 3000 www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Weds 19
Trade Justice Movement Lobby of Parliament Organised by Trade Justice Campaign including Christian Aid and World Development Movement. Contact: WDM 020 7737 6215 www.wdm.org.uk