https://chuffed.org/project/support-the-five-on-trial-for-conspiracy

Support The Conspiracy Five
By Climate Action Support Pathway (CASP)

Conspiracy to cause public nuisance?

Cressie Gethin, Daniel Shaw, Lou Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu & Roger Hallam are currently undergoing trial, charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance in connection with the M25 gantry actions in November 2022.

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After participating in a Zoom call in which a Sun journalist was present, all five were subject to police raids at their homes and preemptively arrested. The Sun alleged it had “infiltrated” the public meeting and boasted of tipping off the police and enabling National Highways to secure a public injunction.

Since their arrests, the five have had various restrictions imposed on their freedom - including 113 days imprisonment without trial, a 12-hour home curfew monitored by electronic tag, no contact with co-defendants, and no participation in climate protest.

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They are being judged by a jury of their peers, and if found guilty face up to 10 years in prison.

"When, in the midst of a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a peaceful environmental protester like Mr. Shaw faces an extended prison sentence in the United Kingdom, alarm bells should go off not just across the United Kingdom, but across the international community also. It signals that fundamental pillars of a democratic society are right now in grave peril in the United Kingdom." UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention - Michel Forst

Why do we need you?

The five are grappling with loss of earnings due to the 3-4 week trial and prior preparation, travel, accommodation and potential custodial sentences. They need your support.

"I am under no illusion that this trial is designed to put heads on spikes. Myself and my co-defendants are being used as scapegoats by a state that is both angry at and terrified of ordinary citizens who are brave enough to risk everything to apply enormous pressure on a government that is knowingly engaging in grave criminal activity by continuing to pour fuel on the flames of global collapse.

If I am to be made an example of then so be it, but I will not be intimidated into silence." - Lucia Whittaker De Abreu

What will your money be spent on?

Your contributions will directly address their essential needs, including travel costs, accommodation, bills, and food, assisting the five in navigating these challenging times.

This trial represents just five out of thousands of people facing the criminal justice system for resisting climate collapse...

Therefore, any surplus funds raised will be donated to Just Stop Oil and Climate Action Support Pathway (CASP) to support others facing similar struggles.