Thames Valley Climate Action
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The Thames Valley Climate Action is an Oxford-based environmental group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3441086/Student-handcuffed-after-throwing-water-to-protestor-wins-compensation.html|title=Student handcuffed after throwing water to protestor wins compensation|date=November 11, 2008|website=The Daily Telegraph}}
Protest actions
- On 11 August 2008 several protesters from Oxford and Thames Valley Climate Action glued their hands to the doors of BHP Billiton's headquarters in Victoria, London protest against the use of coal as a fuel. The protest was part of the Climate camp held at Kingsnorth power station in England.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7554619.stm|title=Coal protest team glued to doors|date=August 11, 2008|website=BBC News}}
- On 5 June 2009, 13 protesters from the Thames Valley Climate Action entered the headquarters of the engineering firm BAM Nuttall in Camberly, England to protest against the firm's plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Hoo, Kent.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8085368.stm|title=Climate protest targets engineers|date=June 5, 2009|website=BBC News}}
Meeting process
Meetings are run on a consensually. Hand signals are used to help the meeting run smoothly. These signals include the use of a finger wiggling signal called Twinkles to indicate agreement.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://tvca.ox4.org/ Thames Valley Climate Action home page]
Category:Environmental organisations based in England
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