Dressed as suffragettes with little sewn on ears to represent creatures of the forests, activists from Climate Rush targeted Defra in protest at the forced sell off of our woods and forests. The group delivered abandoned trees bearing the words Deeds Not Words Climate Rush to Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
As part of its slash and burn of public services, the ConDem government is planning a massive sell off of woods and forests in England. Nothing is safe, even the Forest of Dean is up for sale.
– Britain’s woods and forests for sale
– Activists hit Defra to protest over forests sale
– Flashmob Forest hits DEFRA
– Stop The Sell Off Of The Forest Of Dean
– Lean Dean Fighting Machine