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UK Rossport Solidarity Newswire Archive

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Bacton, Norfolk. Locals show solidarity with Shell to Sea

03-08-2007 12:45

A small gesture of solidarity from the North Norfolk Coast

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Rossport Activist slams new Irish government announcment as a "Sad Spectacle"

01-08-2007 20:30

Eamon Ryan, minister for Natural Resources, when he supported the Rossport Five
One of the main arguments against the Shell scheme in Mayo has always been that the people of Ireland would see little or no benefit from the exploitation of their resources. Today the new Green Party Minister announced that new terms will apply to licences for the oil and gas of the west coast. However the natural resources are still, in effect, being given away to Shell and other companies...

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Rossport Solidarity Camp under threat of eviction

24-07-2007 16:52

Info on eviction threat

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Rossport Update

17-07-2007 22:43

Overview of last weeks events in Rossport and info on how to support the campaign

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Struggle in Oaxaca at the begining of the Guelaguetza

17-07-2007 08:06


Struggle in Oaxaca at the begining of the Guelaguetza. Monday July 16th 2007

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Shell & County Mayo: Don't Mention The Water Part 3

14-07-2007 15:43

Since Oscar Beard’s month in Mayo from mid February 2007, and the Indymedia UK investigation exposing the poisoning of the Erris drinking water supply from the Corrib Gas Project, a return trip in May revealed the extent to which Mayo County Council (MCC) and Shell E & P Ireland (SEPIL) would go to hide the problem rather than deal with it.

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Local Protesters Blockade Shell Construction site in Mayo

13-07-2007 10:37

A number of Shell to Sea campaigners have established a non-violent blockade of the road leading to the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy. Two protestors are locked on to an immobilized vehicle, preventing access to the site.

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Shell to Sea campaigners jailed for police assault

12-07-2007 07:50

A text message and short phone call last night revealed that three Shell to Sea protestors have been jailed on assault charges against the Garda.

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Rossport Update

09-07-2007 12:52

Peat extraction completed in preperation for building of refinery. Construction starting imminenetly

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UPDATE DIRECT FROM TREE HOUSE AT BRECON

20-06-2007 11:19

JUST SPOKEN TO THE LAST TWO PEOPLE IN TREE HOUSE!

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brecon eviction update!

19-06-2007 13:14

The Eviction continues with two arrests on the ground and people locked on in the tree tops, there are also people underground with substantial supplies! please support these people by donating towards fines etc on the "fight the pipe" website.

if anyone can make it they need the support!

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EVICTION STARTED AT BRECON ANTI PIPELINE PROTEST

19-06-2007 09:27

THE EVICTION OF THE CAMP STARTED THIS MORNING!

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Al Jazeera on Shell and Ireland case

10-05-2007 00:28

Here is a link to a new film for Al Jazeera about the farmers in Mayo who are fighting Shell's plans to build a gas pipe over the land.

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Disrupt Shell's Annual General Meeting!

18-04-2007 11:51

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Royal Dutch Shell plc will be held at Circustheater, Circusstraat, The Hague, The Netherlands at 11.00 am (Dutch time) on Tuesday May 15, 2007, with an audio-visual link to a satellite meeting place at Novotel London-West Hotel and Convention Centre, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom at 10.00 am (UK time).

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Shell Poisoning Erris Water Supply: Don’t Mention The Water, Part Two

04-04-2007 22:11

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The second short movie (a work-in-progress cut of the feature movie Policing The Pollution).
This film documents the visible pollution leaving the Shell Corrib Gas Project construction site.

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Shell Poisoning Erris Water Supply: Don’t Mention The Water, Part One

04-04-2007 19:32

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The first of a two part short film (from an in-progress feature movie called Policing The Pollution) investigating the pollution of Carrowmore Lake, the water supply for over 10,000 Erris people in County Mayo. The polluter – Shell. Local resident John Monaghan and myself look over the water tests and confront Mayo County Council.

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22/03/07 - Norwegian Embassy/Statoil protest - human rights in Rossport

23-03-2007 01:15

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Today saw a human rights demonstration at the Norwegian Embassy in London in support and solidarity with the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland.

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On the Ground, Ireland: New Cops New Violence Part Two

13-03-2007 21:21

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Tuesday 13 March, the second day of new guards at the Shell Gas Terminal construction site at Bellanaboy, County Mayo, North West Ireland, again saw police violence escalate further.

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On The Ground, Ireland: New Cops, New Violence Part One

13-03-2007 20:52

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Monday morning, 12 March 2007, saw the transfer of a new contingent of guards to police the Shell gas terminal refinery construction site at Bellanaboy, County Mayo, North West Ireland.

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Sheffield Rossport Soldarity Action

07-03-2007 19:16

Today at 16:00 a peaceful demonstration was held at the Shell Garage on Hoyle Street, Netherthorpe in Sheffield.
This demonstration was an act of solidarity with the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland and the campaign ShelltoSea, who are opposing Shells plans to build a potentially lethal high pressure gas pipe line and refinery in a marine special area of conservation.