Weekend of Action and workshops
at MAINSHILL SOLIDARITY CAMP
Sat 28th Nov – Tues 1st Dec
With signs that the eviction may happen any minute the Mainshill solidarity camp need all the support they can get (see http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/ for more details on the current situation).
Since June, the Mainshill camp has been occupying the site of a new open cast coal mine in Lanarkshire with lots of local support and seriously delaying work with digger diving, drill rig occupations and sabotage actions.
If you can, go now! Otherwise, join us for our open weekend Sat 28 Oct – Tues 1st Dec. There’ll be direct action workshops, legal briefings, a guided tour of the site and a small possibility of a ceilidh with local people on Saturday night, plus whatever actions people are up for.
There’s lots and lots to do – not only are contractors busy felling trees on site, there are also four opencast coal mines within spitting distance of Mainshill, as well as the Ravenstruther coal rail depot.
From jumping on machinery and building momentum and support in the community, to chopping wood and cleaning out the compost loos – there’s something for everyone!
A brochure of coal targets in Scotland plus Digger Diving for Beginners can be found at http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/?page_id=10
WHAT TO BRING:
*warm clothes, boots and waterproofs, a tent, sleeping bag and mat
*tools for building work and action materials if you can
*Most importantly bring yourself and friends.
FOOD:
There’ll be communal vegan food for a donation, so come prepared to help with chopping veg.
GETTING THERE:
The camp is right next to junction 12 of the M74, which runs from Carlisle to Glasgow. The nearest train stations are Lanark and Hamilton and there are frequent direct busses to the site.
Email us if you need a lift from the train station.
Detailed travel directions:
http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/?page_id=415
MORE INFO AND CONTACT:
info@leaveitintheground.org.uk
http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/?page_id=827
Please note: People arrested at Mainshill are held overnight, then taken to the Sheriff’s Court in Lanarkshire on the next working day before being released, (i.e. if you’re arrested on Monday you’ll be let out on Tuesday, but if you’re arrested on Friday or Saturday you’ll have to wait til
Monday!) If you are planning to take action, make sure you’ve got the next work day off too.