Bringing a halt to the Turbines is indeed a tall order given the lack of unity between local Anti - Windmill Campaigns, the majority being 'Nimbys' and many linked to a British/ENGLISH 'National' Anti - Windmill Platform who do not appear to be all that bothered or pro - active about the situation in Wales. For that matter, none too many so called 'Welsh Nationalists' are bothered either - other than Balchder Cymru who have been in two protests concerned with attempts to 'Save Stryveland'.
By the way the 'Stryveland Cross' still stands as of late evening yesterday, looking as new as the day it was placed there thanks to the varnishing of it I dare say. Photo of last night too.
Same so called 'Brit Minded' So called 'Socialists' and the 'Wales Radical Left' in general, still stuck in the mentality of an 'English Brewed Internationalism' that stretches as far as the White Cliffs of Dover. A left populated in most part by 'Anglo' IMG and 'International Socialists' who as of yet, have not realized that the great 'British Working Class' has become a great 'British Consumer Class'. A Left that has no original mind and thus just apes what happens elsewhere as the 'Come To Nothing' so called ''Occupy Movement'' and are now back to Assange Supporting as their chief activity, it would appear, and little else. A PATHETIC WALES LEFT, not least, so called 'Green Washer Environmentalists'. But at least there is Partisan Cymru and the Great Unrest Group which gives it's full support to the Wales Anti - Windmill Campaign and, leads the way in the Wales Land Act Campaign.
11 hours ago... of Swansea Docks on Tuesday 11th September Against WindTurbines ...
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So, as I said 'Tall Order' but lets do the best we can, the few maybe - but then, so what if we do not Halt the Turbines? We can, at the least, make their passing difficult and put them under the glare of mass public attention. That process began yesterday at Swansea Docks were a small group met as a 'Public Statement of Intent Gathering', that resolved to continue the struggle to HALT THE TURBINES HEADING FOR MYNDD Y BETWS or at least create one hell of a bother of a Patriotic and Partisan Protest.
So, TUESDAY and as many days after as possible, seek to be at the Docks by 9am and 1pm to mount Protest Pickets. Suggest one and all get to Protest Position an hour before the Transports move out on to Fabian way: The first day of Picket Protest that's as from 8am tomorrow, (Tuesday) must be well supported so as many as possible please make the effort to attend. Sian and I will be at the early picket we then have to follow the TT en route to film and photograph and join in the protest at Pontardawe and MYB/WMP entrance site, those who can do the same, please do, but others could retain protest position and hold ground ready for the 1pm Protest action with those who could not make it in the morning. First off, the most relevant Information, see photo below that was put up yesterday to guide people to a meeting point by MacDonald's.
Same poster will be put up tomorrow but note the arrow will then point
to the left down towards the Docks, go around roundabout (see one small section of it in photo above and in full below):
Proceed down road until you see on the right a dilapidated bridge area and an under pass on the right (here will be our Protest Position and note it can also be reached via the underpass off footpath on Fabian Way if walking to the Docks from Swansea or St Thomas as in pic below shows).
Go straight on a little way and you will see a a group of brick sheds with shutters down - Park There! Note ahead there is a fenced off road but to the left, looking down from Protest Position is the Docks and you will see there a Blue Security Hut:
Photo below taken yesterday see top of Turbine Transport Ship plus the huge Windmill Blades ready to be moved to Mynydd y Betws.
If loaded up Monday they will more than likely will be parked outside the Docks, so you may not be allowed to walk further down this road as we did yesterday (see photos in Blog Links) but of course try and take photos also place up protest banners, placards and posters on the fence along this road to the right - Want as many as possible put up so, get busy making loads today...and I do mean loads as they will ALSO be needED for fences and lamp posts en route and on site entrance South of Gwaun Cae Gurwen.
Note below photo of removable Roundabout, just outside Pontardawe, ideal location for protesters with ample verge space to mount effective demonstration also to poster/banner/placard up.
See photo below main protest area in Pontardwe at all times, it's here the Turbine Transporters turn left on to the A474 to MYB/WMP site entrance. It is at this point they have reached their dreaded 'Pinch Points' and could come unstuck (see TT route maps in Cymru'n Codi 2012)?
NB: above location will be where the Dydd Glyndŵr 'Tarian Glyndŵr' Gwerin Owain Resistance To Robber Barons Rally will be held on Sunday next 16 Medi 2012; an historic anniversary to celebrate and, hopefully an historic day created this coming Sunday - BE THERE TO FIGHT BACK!
This must be a big rally, so start spreading the word and helping with publicity by all possible means. Download above and make as posters and handbills to place about - not least in Pontardawe area but also at the coming Plaid Cymru Conference in Brecon on 14 - 16 Medi 2012. Needless to say, wear the Glyndŵr ribbon and bring plenty of Baneri Glyndŵr as well, most important, bring plenty of Protest banners and placards and as many as possible with a Glyndŵr theme such as below:
Then Another Big One - The Evyrnwy Estate - The Biggest of Land Grabs and this protest call is about WATER AND WOOD as well as the struggle to take back our land.
Again might have to be 'Autonomous' as I am too occupied down South and anyway have done protesting at Evyrnwy twice, how about others now taking the Patriotic Baton to continue the struggle.
Need Plenty of such as above (also see above Glyndŵr themed ideas) put up at the docks, then en route and at site entrance, enough to keep putting up over the eight weeks ahead. If this is kept up then the local population will wake up and maybe join with us; most important given the difficulties of mobalising activists over a long period, is that local people are involved in this activity as they will know best where to put them up. Other than this, over eight weeks there will be up to Four/Eight Transports (twice a day at 9am and 1pm each week of blades and the turbine towers. Maybe, best way to keep up and sustain Protest Picket at Docks is setting up a token 'Gwerin Owain' Protest camp at the Under Pass Protest Position and then why not various Groups and Anti - Windmill Campaigns adopt a 'Protest Day' to sustain action against this Invasion mounted by the Windmill Master - Robber Barons - the new 'Conquistadors'. What else? If you've got any ideas. do let us know other than that, please note: Siân and I must, due to other necessities, now cease from our active organisation of campaigning next Sunday, we will of course continue to attend protests as and when possible - as on Tuesday, and later in the week and on Sunday but, after that, we must get on with other o/s work. At the same time, we feel that fresh and young 'New Blood' is needed at the helm, so priority next Sunday must be to organise PAW - Patriots Against Windmills as the effective Protest Platform to continue the struggle that will and must be the 'BIG ISSUE' if we do not want to see Wales become:
CORPORATE COLONY CYMRU.
I'R GAD
Gethin Gruffydd.
PS:
GREAT RETREATS and LAST STANDS.
