SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

The Camp for Climate Action is a grassroots movement taking direct action against the root causes of climate change, has today, started to swoop on Edinburgh.  This years target is the Royal Bank of Scotland head quarters at Gogar Station road.

Last year RBS were bailed out with £50 billion of public money. This bank is one of the world’s largest investor in oil, gas and coal.  From tar sands extraction in Canada to coal infrastructure here in the UK, we’re paying to trash our future.These projects are not just causing catastrophic climate change, but destroying the lives and livelihoods of people across the globe. Meanwhile, we’re told there is no money left and we should be braced for decades of public sectors cuts.

Ecological destruction is built into the mechanics of the financial system, with communities disenfranchised from their own futures. This is why, today until the 24th August, people from across the UK will be converging to take back the power and Break the Bank!

for more information go to http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/edinburgh-2010

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