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In the 1990s, living in a tree on the route of a planned bypass was where it was at. Everyone spent all their time down tunnels, climbing on top of diggers and then dancing all night at outdoor raves.

Well, OK, that wasn't everyone and not every day was like that, but… the British ecological direct action movement of the 1990s pioneered tree villages and tunnels as tactics of resistance against the destruction of nature by road building, quarrying and a spreading tide of concrete as well as resisting deforestation, car culture and genetic engineering. Join us for a full day of talks, presentations, screenings and archival workshops to explore what we can learn from the environmental direct action movement of the 1990s and early 2000s

On the day, together with past members of direct action environmental groups, we will delve deeper into the political and social context in which this movement emerged, untie the interwoven strands of political movements, ideologies and subcultures that came together under the banner of radical ecology and reflect on the noisy defeats and silent victories that came out of it.

The second part of the day will be devoted to activist media and forms of remembering. Focusing on the history of the campaign against genetically modified crops, recent efforts to digitise 20 years of Earth First! Action Update newsletter and the creation of the online platform Resistance! Archive, we will reflect on the value of independent media and radical archives and how they can help us fill important gaps in collective memory.

There are breaks planned throughout the day and a shared dinner in the evening, with food inspired by the eco-anarchist archive. We will wrap up the day with a selection of classic activist films from the 1990s and 2000s, and some drinks and music till late!!