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Peace & War
Climate Change
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L i n k s
to some of my
  favourite sites:

Radio Eco-Shock - a
great weekly radio
show playing news
   and views on climate
   / eco issues. The
   site has many great
   MP3s that are free
to download.

Climate Camp - the third
camp is happening this
year. Get involved in
the mass movement to
fight climate change.

Bamboo bicycle trailer
- fantastic example of
"appropriate tech ".

ZeroCarbonBritain
- see how Britain
can stop making
   things worse:

Climate Change Action
  - a blog with good
   links, including
   coverage of the
   latest Climate
   conference in Bali.

Transition Towns - an
exciting movement
of groups assisting
their towns to
   "decarbonise" and
prepare for changes
in energy & climate.

Banksy - one of the
best artists around.

FreakRadio - one of
the best web-radio
stations with a mix
of politics, music
and radical debate.

Wikipedia - a vast
set of websites of
well-organised info
that covers almost
everything.

Uprising! is another
great web-radio site.

Wooster Collective -
a great collection
of street art from
all over the world,
   updated every day!

Plane Stupid - whats
wrong with flying,
and what can we
do about it.

DoodleDubz is a
great image-intense
blog with lots of
'street art' by some
Oxford-linked artists.
It has an impressive
list of diverse but
badly labelled links.
This is a fantastic
example of what a
good blog can do.

Unwelcome Guests -
a weekly radio
show that includes
   some fascinating
speeches, readings
and ideas.

Open Office is a free
fully functioning
suite of open-source
software created
by people all over
the world without
the control of any
giant multinationals.
And it works really
well!

Brian Haw's site - the
man who's camped
   in parliament square
   for the last 5 years
in protest against
the war on Iraq.

Network for Climate
Action  - a vast site
   of pics, factsheets,
speeches, music &
other resources for
people who want to
   DO SOMETHING
to tackle climate
change.

Stop the Wall - that
   is being built by
Israel to cut up
parts of Palestine.

Julian Beever - the
best pavement
artist that I have
ever seen!

Killer Coke - a good
introduction to the
crimes of Coca-Cola,
from funding death
squads in Colombia
to stealing India's
water supplies.

Turn up the heat - a
new book (HEAT)
and website from
George Monbiot
that exposes some
of those pretending
to save us from
climate change.

VLC mediaplayer is
a free cross-platform
program that can
play almost any type
of media file.

Mark Lynas's blog is
a great source of
news and views on
climate change and
the politics & media
surrounding it.

Indymedia - a great
source of current
non-corporate news.
   This link is for the
UK / London page,
but the list on the
left will take you to
yor local Indymedia
site.

	Miffy's pipeline tap July 2008 Illustration for the UK wing of Rising Tide who campaign against the causes of climate change. This image is unfinished, and it might not be very clear yet - the 'polluted skyline' scene is a reflection in the shiny curved surface of a pipe-line. It might be an oil pipe-line or a toxic 'out flow' pipe. There is a lot of news and action on the climate front. Dr James Hanson, the chief Climate scientist at NASA, recently told the US House of Congress that “We are toast, if we don’t get on a very different path” He made several media interviews and explained that he thought the CEOs of the major Oil companies should be charged with crimes against humanity, as they were knowingly disrupting our global response to cliamte chaos. His website has many downloads including his slideshows and recent letters and lectures. This August (3rd - 11th) the amazing Camp for Climate Action is happening in Kent. Also, various marches and cycle-convoys are also snaking their way to the main camp.
	Refugee Resource Review July 2008 The Annual report for Refugee Resource, a small NGO in Oxford who offer counselling, mentoring, therapeutic gardening and advice on employment to asylum seekers and refugees. Below are two of the inside pages.
D-lock Heartbreak June 2008 Another unfinished illustration (above) for Rising Tide. The two locks suggest the shape of a heart, with the lightning behind it making a 'cracked' or broken heart - referring to the sorrow created by climate change.
	Three cans June 2008 Cartoon for the forthcoming report 'Eating up the Alternatives' by Corporate Watch (UK). The report, due later this summer, details the capture of organic food, fair-trade food and even local food by big business.
	Cow worries June 2008 Cartoon inspired by a description of this idea in a speech by Michael Parenti, a US political historian and author. He described seeing a poster on a wall in his son's bedroom. The wording is approximatly what is shown here. I did look online for the original poster but I couldn't find a copy anywhere. Parenti is a great speaker, covering a range of issues including imperialism, US foreign pollicy and the history of power and resistance.
Captain Hook Awards posters 2008 Captain Hook awards (above left) and Cog Awards (above right) Two-part poster for the Coalition Against Biopiracy, 2008. The Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracy and the Cog Awards for Resisting Biopiracy are held every two years. Visit their website for more information and larger versions of the posters.
	Jungle mural On-going through 2008 Mural on the four walls of a conservatory at a friend's house. It is becoming a colourful celebration of animals and plants from tropical rainforests. Here's two quite unfinished bits.
	Seven leaves May 2008 Cartoon for a delegate at COP9, illustrating how Japan was teaming up with the US in stalling and watering down negociations on a wide range of proposals on protecting bio-diversity. Undercover COP May 2008 Logo and card (below) for the UndercoverCOP website that watched and reported on the recent UN Convention on Bio-diversity (COP9). The CBD Alliance is a coalition of NGOs and campaign groups to speak and act collectivelty on a wide range of key bio-diversity issues.

	Bincineration May 2008 Graphic inspired by protests against waste incineration. The excellent No Burn website has lots of great information and coverage of action from around the world. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are also quite involved. Across the UK, local councils are being forced by the rising tax on landfill to change their waste treatment operations. Many are trying to increase recycling, composting, and re-use. Some are looking into Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), or other greener systems. A few are going for incineration, which is heavily favoured by the big waste companies. There are numerous health risks associated with incineration, including dioxins and other dangerous particulates found in the smoke. Investment in incineration will also mean less funding for greener alternatives.
	Cake backdrop May 2008 Backdrop for a fantastic wedding cake created by Viv and her elves for the wedding of Phil and Jacky. Below is a photo of the cake - the little clouds were marsh-mallows. Wedding Signs April 2008 Three photos (below) of some of the 22 signs I made for the wedding. Mim Saxl took these photos and has a good gallery of many great photos on her website, especially of people and events in Oxford..

Peak ambulances March 2008 Cartoon (above) comparing ambulances from before, during and after the 'oil bubble'.
	RE: Versing the Damage the Nail issue 11 March 2007 Front cover design of the Nail's eleventh issue, (left) that includes a special 16-track Audio CD (below) all on the theme of climate change. This collaboration between ClimateX, the Nail and Hammer & Tongue costs just £4. Visit their websites for more info and to order copies.
	No new coal - folding props March 2007 Three cloth and bamboo props for the new campaign against goverment plans to expand coal power in the UK. This photo shows the three props outside parliament, as part of a demonstration by People & Planet. Coal is one of the dirtiest forms of energy-generation and eight new coal-powered stations would be a disaster, leading to increased emissions. According to P&P, they protested: "to demand that the Government holds a full public inquiry into the coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth. The Government is currently considering an application to build a new coal- fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. If succesful, there are seven more similar projects waiting in the wings. Should all eight be built, they will be responsible for 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year - the same as the entire nation of Ghana." On the same day, activist groups around the world took part in actions targeting fossil fuels, as part of 'Fossil Fools Day'. Visit their site to see reports of all the other actions that happened. These props are made from painted cloth, covering a bamboo 'skeleton'. Cable-ties, gaffer -tape and water-piping were used to create the curved ribs. They fold flat for easy transport and storage. The second cooling tower (on the right) needs some repair! Photo of props by Mike Langridge.

	Justice for Iraq Put Blair & Brown on trial March 2008 Banner (above) for Voices in the Wilderness (UK). Photo on the left shows the banner outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, with a group of 'judges'. Voices "has been campaigning - both here and in the US - against US/UK policy towards Iraq since the mid-nineties. First, against the economic sanctions and US/UK military strikes on Iraq and, more recently, against the invasion and occupation of Iraq."