Shell under fire as trial approaches
ShellGuilty | 19.05.2009 21:28
One week ahead of Shell's trial for human rights abuses, including the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa, activists turned up the heat on Shell at their AGM.
Spectacular fire juggling brought Shell's gas flaring in the Niger Delta to the attention of shareholders as they entered the Barbican where the UK AGM took place today, 19th May 2009.
The protest was organised by ShellGuilty, a new coalition in which remember Saro-Wiwa has joined Friends of the Earth and Oil Change International to press for an end to Shell's environmental irresponsibility and human rights abuses. The protest marks the start of an International Week of Action against Shell's abuses, bringing together activists from across the globe. The campaign's chief demand is an end to gas flaring in the Niger Delta. The practice poisons communities, emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases, and wastes approximately USD 2.5 billion of natural gas annually.
More info:
http://www.shellguilty.com
and:
http://www.remembersarowiwa.com
Read the press release (14th May 2009):
http://www.shellguilty.com/category/press_release
Photos:
http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/shellagm2009.htm
Press coverage in the Guardian's Comment is Free:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/may/19/shell-ken-saro-wiwa-niger
The protest was organised by ShellGuilty, a new coalition in which remember Saro-Wiwa has joined Friends of the Earth and Oil Change International to press for an end to Shell's environmental irresponsibility and human rights abuses. The protest marks the start of an International Week of Action against Shell's abuses, bringing together activists from across the globe. The campaign's chief demand is an end to gas flaring in the Niger Delta. The practice poisons communities, emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases, and wastes approximately USD 2.5 billion of natural gas annually.
More info:
http://www.shellguilty.com and:
http://www.remembersarowiwa.com Read the press release (14th May 2009):
http://www.shellguilty.com/category/press_release Photos:
http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/shellagm2009.htm Press coverage in the Guardian's Comment is Free:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/may/19/shell-ken-saro-wiwa-niger
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