© Image from flickr.com / Reclaim The PowerAs part of a nationwide day of direct action, campaigners have occupied a government building and blockaded both entrances to an energy firm.
Three anti-fracking and climate justice activists superglued themselves to DEFRA's main doors at approximately 8 am this morning, using reinforced arm tubes to prevent access. Another scaled the building and unfurled a large banner inscribed with the message: "What's to hide DEFRA? - Don't frack with our future."
The activists wore black tape pasted across their mouths in an effort to convey the scale of censorship the government had recently employed prior to publishing its report.
'Shale Gas: Rural Economy Impacts,' which details the potential impacts of fracking on rural communities throughout Britain, was released following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request tendered to DEFRA.
Want to know the findings of UK Govt report on the impacts of shale gas on rural communities? Me too. #redactedpic.twitter.com/hqcBm3u0IN
- Sarah Merrick (@SpeakSarahSpeak) August 11, 2014
Comment: Whatever happened to good, old communication? You know, teachers talking to parents, knowing what their pupils are up to and how they are doing, giving extra support when needed. Not treating parents and children as if they are petty thieves, while ignoring their suffering.