Environmental direct action in the United Kingdom After the eviction of Claremont road in 1994 protesters from the Flowerpot and Dongas tribes joined the protest at Stanworth valley to build an "Ewok village" of the tree houses. There were many subsequent road protests including Newbury bypass, the A30, Swampy became well known during the eviction at the A30 camp, although there were many other smaller road protest camps. Some camps did actually result in roads being cancelled, the first such cancellation occurring in London. The government slashed the roads programme 3 times, each by a third, in response to direct action techniques and associated public opinion. The
Hooper (mascot) Pistons home game with Roary from the Detroit Lions, Paws from the Detroit Tigers, and many of his other fellow NBA mascots. http://www.nba.com/pistons/hooper Hooper (mascot) Hooper (born March 24, 1996) is the mascot of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. He generally appears as a horse wearing a Pistons jersey. The symbolism is, that like the Pistons they are named after, the team produces horsepower, hence the equine mascot. He is the only son of Detroit radio broadcaster Mike Valenti. Though Hooper was introduced during the "" to coincide with the Pistons' new equestrian logo, his popularity as a mascot