SchNEWS in brief * People disrupted an Air Defence Systems Conference at the Hatton in London on Wednesday. Armed with stinkbombs the protesters managed to ruin the nice suited men's #350 buffet. The chair of the meeting, Gordon 'Come on lads let's get 'em!' Wilson joined army types and govt ministers in trying to assault some of the protestors. The boys in blue appeared, did their usual dithering and false arrest thing, charged no-one and the talks were disrupted! * Anti-GM protesters this week blockaded chemical giant Bayer's UK headquarters on the day the company floated on the New York Stock Exchange. Bayer need to raise capital on Wall Street to take over Aventis Cropscience, who run most of the UK field trials. Bayer's share price has plummeted following revelations their anti-cholesterol drug Baycol had been linked to almost 100 deaths. www.bayerhazard.com * Wanna get clued up on climate change? Rising Tide have a weekend course, Feb 22-24, Ruskin College, Oxford - everything is free, but only if you never went to college 01865 241097 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * There's a Fun-Raiser benefit gig with DJs and SchMovies for the Centre for Alternative Technology Weds 30th at the Volks, Brighton 9pm till late. Next day is 180 Degrees at the Volks (Thur 31st), psychedelic techno/ trance DJs, 10pm-3am, #2. All money goes to the Indonesian rainforest project. * Esso-bashing resumes this Saturday (25) at the Dyke Road Esso station (Brighton) from 12 noon. www.stopesso.com * A Seminar 'Crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta' Organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) in London, Sat 26th. Presentations by authors and activists on terrorism and corporate violence, with a focus on Shell. 1-3 pm at the RCS Club, 18 Northumberland Ave, London, WC2. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corporatewatch.org.uk/profiles/profiles.html * An underground explosion of art in a squat in London, 13-15 Feb. Gallery plus extra events - film night on the 14th - Live music and performance on the 15th with refreshments, crafts, clothing and a book swapping stall throughout. Artists should contact in advance to ensure showcase space. Artist line: 07092 012299 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Check out the excellent Space Hijackers website for anarchitects, London-based pranksters, blaggers' guide and general funny business. www.spacehijackers.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Positive SchNEWS Refugees from Nicaragua and El Salvador fleeing war and persecution in their own countries set up a model village in Finca Sonador, Costa Rica in 1978. The community now has 350 members who've been living a sustainable lifestyle surrounded by swathes of beautiful rainforest. Now though they're facing the prospect of their surroundings being ruined by the Man from Del Monte who wants to cut the trees down and replace them with pineapple trees. They need to raise money urgently and are looking for people to buy their own bit of the forest. 100 euros will buy you 400sq metres. www.dieschwelle.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inside SchNEWS Dave Blenkinsop, recently jailed for 18 months for the 'crime' of liberating 600 guinea pigs has been moved to HMP Bullingdon, Patrick Haugh Rd, Arncott, Nr Bicester, Oxon, OX6 0PZ - prison number EM 7899 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sab Hunt Hunting has resumed countrywide now that the foot and mouth fiasco has been declared over. Hunts are up to their usual tricks again, hunting not just foxes, deer and hares, but anti-hunt protestors as well. In Cornwall a hunt sab was hit by a horsebox trailer which was driven straight at him. At the Chiddingfold Hunt in Sussex huntsman Jonathan Broise shouted "Let's sort this out once and for all," grabbed a hunt sab, dragged him in front of the horse of the 'whipper-in' who then road over him. Simon was lucky to escape with bruises. In Sussex cops are conspiring with hunts to prevent effective action by sabs, but despite 40 cops on Saturday a few sabs managed to slip through the net and disrupt the Southdowns hunt, who made no kills. This extra effort in Sussex is probably due to the new Sussex Chief Constable who has previously said that he doesn't like sabs. In Northants the police arrested a hunt steward (hired thug) for kicking and punching a sab. Later the sabs managed to stop a fox being dug out of an earth and the hunt packed up two hours early. So don't let all the bad stories get you down, most sabs don't get beaten up and they do save the lives of foxes, deer and hares, more than the Neo-Labour government have done despite all their election pledges. Hunt Saboteurs Association: 0845-4500727 www.huntsabs.org.uk
