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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
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Climate Camp – as you saw it

Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
The Climate Camp is a movement that provides temporary camps for environmental protestors, the one at Blackheath will remain there for about a week Photograph: prince philip of greece/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
This protestor displays a message for the UN Copenhagen conference in December and the Bank of England Photograph: dejules/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Among the objectives of the Blackheath camp is to train people on direct action Photograph: Steve Punter/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
A man wearing an "I'm a photographer not a terrorist" t-shirt is eyed up in the City of London Photograph: dejules/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
The location of the latest camp was kept a secret, and campers 'swooped' to an area of Blackheath from seven locations around London last Wednesday Photograph: Steve Punter/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
One of the 'swoops' makes its way through Stamford Street, just south of the Thames Photograph: Steve Punter/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Campers arrive in Blackheath Photograph: bikespod (Nick Pattinson)/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Protestors club together to get a better view – there is no hierarchical structure inside the camp and all decisions are taken by consensus Photograph: prince philip of greece/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Protestors have employed a number of smart slogans to convey their message Photograph: prince philip of greece/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Another anti-capitalism slogan is put up at the Blackheath camp Photograph: knight pix/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
A cinema tent keeps the campers entertained and informed: Exiled in Calais, H2 Oil, Dr Strangelove, Erased: Wipe off the Map, A Time That Comes, From Rossport Solidarity Movement, We Feed the world, Cheat Neutral, Darwin's Nightmare, open screening, What Would it Mean to Win? Photograph: Eddie C/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
A 'bicycology' contraption Photograph: reynard/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
Among the many workshops to be held at the camp is this one, where people learn to build wind turbines Photograph: Eddie C/Flickr
Flickr on Camp: Flickr Group: Camp for Climate Action 2009 on Blackheath Green, London
A collage of images from the Blackheath camp Photograph: Soggy Semolina/Flickr
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