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Protest Total Oil this Friday in London

concerned | 03.10.2007 10:54 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | London

CALL TO ACTION: 'Die-in' and demo at London TOTAL Oil HQ over Burma links
FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER
8:30 - 10:30 am
33 Cavendish Square, London, WC1


Show your solidarity with the protestors in Burma - join the action!

A mass action has been called to take place at the headquarters of TOTAL
OIL in London on Friday October 5th from 8:30 - 10:30 am. A demonstration
and a mass die-in will take place outside of the central London office to
express our outrage at Total's involvement with the military junta in
Burma.

All are welcome to attend - bring placards, instruments, noise and props
if you can. A symbolic 'die-in' will be happening. A similar action
happened on Tuesday, October 2nd at the same location with 20 activists
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/382635.html

Across France and in other parts of the UK pressure has been mounting
against Total in a number of solidarity actions.
It is important to continue pressure on this company to demand Total's
withdrawal from Burma.

TOTAL Oil's business partnership with the Burmese government is providing
vital funding that enables the brutal military dictatorship in to oppress
48 million people.

An uprising against the junta in Burma, led by monks, has been met wtih
violent repression. Security forces and armed military troops have
launched a violent crackdown on demonstrators, most of which is not being
reported due to a state-imposed media freeze. Some estimates suggest that
thousands could be dead and many more imprisoned.

We demand that the company immediately halts its operations in Burma and
announces a full divestment from the country until human rights abuses end
and a democratic regime is in place.

This action is called by people who met at a Burma solidarity march and
decided that we needed to do more by targetting the companies that have
blood on their hands.

Nearest tube: Oxford Circus
Map:
 http://tinyurl.com/2oardl
For more information see:
 http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html

Further information on actions against Total Oil:

TOTAL Oil has had a joint business venture with the Burmese government
since 1992. Its major project is the Yadana gas project in southern Burma,
which earns the military regime hundreds of millions of dollars every
year.

Four Dutch political parties, including the Dutch Labour Party, part of the
governing coalition, last week called for a boycott of Total:
 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/28/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Myanmar.php.

The French CGT union called for Total to halt all gas extraction and
freeze all transfers:
 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3010197.ece

Meanwhile, there have been demonstrations and calls to boycott in
Bradford, Bristol,
and Nottingham in the UK in the last week:
Bradford:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/09/382211.html
Anglicans call for boycott:
 http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=11254
Nottingham:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/09/382268.html
Bristol:  http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=26882

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