I have been denied entry to the United States. I was coming to America for a series of meetings and talks organized by the Aviation Justice Express. I had been invited, along with Scottish community activist Dan Glass, to talk about the successful campaign which defeated plans for a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. … Continue reading
When Aviation Justice’s invited guest speaker John Stewart was interrogated and deported at New York’s JFK airport last week, it generated shockwaves in the US and UK. When a respected mainstream environmentalist is questioned about his work, forced to defend himself against charges of intent to incite essentially armed environmental terrorism, and prevented from crossing … Continue reading
We kicked off the Aviation Justice Express tour with a community meeting at a diner in Howard Beach, New York City. What had originally been billed as a friendly consultation with British activists went high-tech, with the two British speakers beaming in via Skype, despite being not receiving visas to speak in the United States. … Continue reading
Twitter was in an uproar when news got out that British environmentalist John Stewart was barred from entering the United States to participate in the Aviation Justice Express tour. Friends, strangers, elected officials, journalists, and even critics spoke out: https://twitter.com/#!/ZacGoldsmith/status/119826386906128385 https://twitter.com/#!/johnmcdonnellMP/status/120854294089052161 https://twitter.com/#!/MuradQureshiAM/status/119857675071799297 https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenJohnsonAM/status/119753813275062273 https://twitter.com/#!/JohnBaldy/status/119740686357630977 https://twitter.com/#!/RossLydall/status/119743238285443072 https://twitter.com/#!/_RajPatel/status/119925788098301952 https://twitter.com/#!/jossgarman/status/119742343858491392 https://twitter.com/#!/davidgmillward/status/120109568092160000 https://twitter.com/#!/davidgmillward/status/120111825416224768 https://twitter.com/#!/350/status/119915706400784386 https://twitter.com/#!/vacuumcleaner/status/119834413583441920 https://twitter.com/#!/europabridge1/status/120256366458834944 https://twitter.com/#!/christianwolmar/status/120101402277183488 https://twitter.com/#!/AnnPettifor/status/119790680573878272 https://twitter.com/#!/GatCan/status/120858921618505731 … Continue reading
Environmentalists from across America and Europe are surprised and outraged that John Stewart, voted the UK’s “most effective environmentalist,” was barred from entering the US. Stewart was invited to the US by a coalition of environmental organizations. Continue reading
London illustrator MISSBADCHILD created two fantastic posters for the Aviation Justice Express tour, bringing together so many of the problems that we’re fighting, and the solutions we’re seeking. The tour kicks off on September 30! Check out all her designs