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December 2016

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Heathrow "M4-15"protesters at court

Ealing Magistrates Court, London. Thu 22 Dec 2016


 People had brought food and drink to share outside the court - as well as many

 banners, flags and posters

 'You can't Runway From Climate Change'

 John Stewart of HACAN

 'Guilty of Protecting Our Planet'

 'Real CO2 Cuts' are needed - a placard held up by a campaigner in a 'This Won't Fly' t-shirt

 '#Guilty Not Guilty' was the plea of twelve of those who stopped traffic into Heathrow

 Many present already had orders banning them from Heathrow, including Sheila Menon of Plane Stupid

 

 'Get Rich and Die Flying'. Air pollution, much of it from aircraft and airport generated traffic

 causes 9,500 premature deaths in London each year

 

 'Runner Beans NOT Runways'
    
There are protests against airport expansion across Europe and around the world

 A skeleton holds a poster 'Runways will be the death of us'

 

 Joanna one of the M4 15 says she felt she had to do something to fight climate change

 

 

 

One of the organisers of the M4 blocade, from Rising Up, speaks
 

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