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Barcelona activists 'chapapote' on feb 4 Rising Tide solidarity action

Amigos Catalans | 06.02.2003 11:40

Around 20 activists from many European counties and USA held a Rising Tide solidarity action on the local BP garage, highlighting the link between big oil, the coming war. The added 'flavour' here was the terrible oil slick or 'chapapote' off the coast of nearby Galicia.

Whilst three people blocked the garage with a banner showing missiles firing from petrol pumps, ten of us locked on with plastic tubes through our arms around half the pumps. Whilst others handed out leaflets to passers by in Catalonian, a couple of activists dressed as troops used the pumps as guns, whilst cars that entered the forecourt were 'cleaned' from behind by activists dressed in white overalls with nets and brooms in solidarity with the Galicians. Others simulated blood coming from the pumps by taping plastic bottles to them, filled with watered down ketchup and squirting them around the forecourt

With circus cyclists riding around the forecourt, and a large group of media including TV radio, the action was photogenic enough for a anti-war-hungry regional media. was a great success. There was no problems with the police either they came, they saw, then left, the action lasted for around an hour, thus was thought to be a great success.

Amigos Catalans