Organization:Plane Mad
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Short description: Irish direct action group
Plane Mad was an Irish direct action group that campaigned against the aviation industry's contribution to climate change for a short period in the late 2000s. It was established in 2007, and was a sister group to the British group Plane Stupid. It was a non-hierarchical organisation.
Its four main demands were:
- An end to airport expansion
- An end to subsidies for internal flights
- A ban on advertising of aviation
- A tax on aviation fuel
In September 2008, it interrupted the Ryanair AGM at Dublin Airport, during CEO Michael O'Leary's speech.[1][2] In November 2008, it interrupted a speech by Green Party Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley in north Dublin in protest at the planned expansion of Dublin Airport.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Clare protestors ‘plane mad’ over air pollution | This Weeks News". http://www.clarepeople.com/index.php/This-Weeks-News/clare-protestors-plane-mad-over-air-pollution.html.
- ↑ "Climate Activists disrupt Ryanair AGM". 14 March 2004. http://www.foe.ie/news/2008/09/23/climate-activists-disrupt-ryanair-agm/.
- ↑ "Group go Plane Mad at minister during speech". http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/group-go-plane-mad-at-minister-during-speech-1539817.html.
External links
- Plane Mad website (As of February 6, 2017, this is no longer in service)
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