Various demos this week, including National Day of Action on Saturday 24th November, supported by Burma Campaign UK.
This Saturday (24 November) is the UK-wide "TOTAL Out of Burma" Day of Action, supported by Burma Campaign UK.
There are 16 confirmed protests, with several more awaiting confirmation. It's not too late to organise your own protest. Or you can join one or more of the protests listed below. And in London there will be a protest finale at the Total station on Marylebone Road (near Baker Street tube) from 4pm til 6pm, after which there will be a party. All are welcome.
And don't forget our weekly protests on Wednesday and Thursday.
**This week only there will be an additional protest on WEDNESDAY EVENING at WEMBLEY PARK TOTAL GARAGE, to coincide with the England v Croatia football match at Wembley Stadium**.
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UPCOMING PROTESTS
Wednesday 21 November
8.30am - 10.30am
Protest at Total Oil HQ, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PW
nearest tube: Oxford Circus
map:
http://tinyurl.com/2oardl
Wednesday 21 November
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Protest at Wembley Park Total petrol station, Bridge Road, Wembley, London
nearest tube: Wembley Park
Directions: Turn right at the bottom of the steps out of Wembley Park tube (Metropolitan line, 20 minutes from Baker St) onto the main road (Bridge Road). The Total garage is highly visible straight ahead, on the big traffic island opposite the retail park - 3 minutes walk.
Thursday 22 November
5.00pm - 7.00pm
Protest at Total petrol station, Dorset House, 170-172 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5AR
nearest tube: Baker Street
map: http://tinyurl.com/2zg4qf
Saturday 24 November
TOTAL OUT OF BURMA NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
A day of action around the UK calling for Total Oil to stop funding the Burmese military regime and pull out of Burma. Protests are being organised at petrol stations around the UK. For an up-to-date list of protest locations, contact details and details of how to organise your own protest, go to
http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com.
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1. Confirmed protests on Sat 24 Nov
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BRADFORD
Vigil against Total
5pm-7pm
meet at Centenary Square, Bradford
BRIGHTON
Kemp Town Total station
Meet at the Pavillion Bus Stop at 11.30am
GUERNSEY
Protests will be happening at Total stations across the island.
contact: Kev on
burma@landofkev.com or 07911 770 017
LONDON - Baker Street
4pm-6pm
Dorset House Total station, 170-172 Marylebone Rd, Westminster NW1 5AR
nearest tube: Baker Street
contact: totaloutofburma@gmail.com
(note: this is the final London protest of the day - all welcome, with a party to follow)
LONDON - Camden
from 11.30am
Camden Town Total station, 109-113 York Way, Islington N7 9QE
nearest tube: Caledonian Rd or Kentish Town
contact: Jonathan on jjjstevenson@fastmail.fm or 07818 651 124
LONDON - Chiswick
2pm-4pm
West Four Total station,137 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 2ED
nearest tube: Turnham Green
contact: totaloutofburma@gmail.com
LONDON - Hammersmith
11am-2pm
Raven Total station, 372 Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith W6 0XF
nearest tube: Stamford Brook
contact: totaloutofburma@gmail.com
LONDON - Kensal Green
1pm-3pm
Kensal Total station, 904 Harrow Rd, Kensal Green NW10 5JU
contact: Steph at fifth_state@yahoo.co.uk
LONDON - Kilburn
12.30pm-1.45pm
Kilburn Total station, 409 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn NW6 7QG
nearest tube: Kilburn
contact: Dan at dviesnik [at] yahoo.co.uk
LONDON - Manor Park
1pm- 3pm
Manor Park Total station, 893 Romford Rd, East Ham E12 5JT
nearest tube: East Ham or (rail) Manor Park
contact: Paul on paul@riseup.net or 07939 975 085
LONDON - Newham
10.30am-12.30pm
High St North Total station, 409-419 High St North, Newham E12 6TL
nearest tube: East Ham
contact: Paul on paul@riseup.net or 07939 975 085
LONDON - Southwark
2pm-4pm
Thomas Beckett Total station, 233-247 Old Kent Road, Southwark SE1 5LU
nearest tube: Elephant & Castle or Borough
contact: Danae on papakura2000@hotmail.com or 07731 956 415
LONDON - Whitechapel
10am-12noon
Vallance Total station, 112 Vallance Rd, Tower Hamlets E1 5BW
nearest tube: Whitechapel
contact: Danae on papakura2000@hotmail.com or 07731 956 415
LONDON - Willesden
11am-12.15pm
Willesden Lane Total station, 290 Willesden Lane, Willesden NW2 5HS
nearest tube: Willesden Green
contact: Dan at dviesnik [at] yahoo.co.uk
OXFORD
from 9.30am
Cowley Total station, 44 Garsington Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2LG
contact: Dennis at dhambridge@btinternet.com or 07804 433 602
ST ALBANS
meets outside Barclays Bank, St Peters Street at 11am
moving on to Total garage tbc at 12noon.
contact: totaloutofburma@gmail.com
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2. Protests to be confirmed
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LONDON - Bermondsey
LONDON - Haringey
LONDON - Peckham
LONDON - Waltham Forest
MANCHESTER
WREXHAM
If you interested in attending any of these protests please email totaloutofburma@gmail.com
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3. Details of how to get involved
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There are two ways to take part in the day of action:
1. Join a garage protest (see list above). You can get in touch with the contact listed or you can just turn up on the day and offer your support. As protests are confirmed we'll add them to the blog: http://www.totaloutofburma.blogspot.com.
2. Organise your own action - there are several hundred TOTAL petrol stations in the UK to choose from. Follow these three easy steps:
a. Find out where your local TOTAL garage is by using the handy Service Station Finder at http://www.total.co.uk or check the google map of UK TOTAL garages being created at http://tinyurl.com/2ftvdf.
b. Get some simple visual materials together, plus some leaflets or petitions, and publicise it to your friends, contacts and local press. If you want the details listed publicly (e.g. by email and on the blog) email them to totaloutofburma@gmail.com or call Paul on 07939 975 085.
c. Hold the protest! Take some pictures, post a report on Indymedia.org.uk and send the link to totaloutofburma@gmail.com. Plus write to TOTAL's head office telling them what you've been up to.
Basic placard designs, petitions, leaflets and a model press release are downloadable from: http://www.totaloutofburma.blogspot.com.
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For more information go to:
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html
http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com
Join the facebook group: "Get Total Oil out of Burma"
Further Information
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Total out of Burma blog
http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com
Facebook group - Get Total Oil out of Burma
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6833508763
Burma Campaign UK's info on Total Oil
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html
Thanks again for supporting the call to get Total Oil out of Burma.
There are 16 confirmed protests, with several more awaiting confirmation. It's not too late to organise your own protest. Or you can join one or more of the protests listed below. And in London there will be a protest finale at the Total station on Marylebone Road (near Baker Street tube) from 4pm til 6pm, after which there will be a party. All are welcome.
And don't forget our weekly protests on Wednesday and Thursday.
**This week only there will be an additional protest on WEDNESDAY EVENING at WEMBLEY PARK TOTAL GARAGE, to coincide with the England v Croatia football match at Wembley Stadium**.
--------------------------
UPCOMING PROTESTS
Wednesday 21 November
8.30am - 10.30am
Protest at Total Oil HQ, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PW
nearest tube: Oxford Circus
map:
http://tinyurl.com/2oardl Wednesday 21 November
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Protest at Wembley Park Total petrol station, Bridge Road, Wembley, London
nearest tube: Wembley Park
Directions: Turn right at the bottom of the steps out of Wembley Park tube (Metropolitan line, 20 minutes from Baker St) onto the main road (Bridge Road). The Total garage is highly visible straight ahead, on the big traffic island opposite the retail park - 3 minutes walk.
Thursday 22 November
5.00pm - 7.00pm
Protest at Total petrol station, Dorset House, 170-172 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5AR
nearest tube: Baker Street
map:
http://tinyurl.com/2zg4qf Saturday 24 November
TOTAL OUT OF BURMA NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
A day of action around the UK calling for Total Oil to stop funding the Burmese military regime and pull out of Burma. Protests are being organised at petrol stations around the UK. For an up-to-date list of protest locations, contact details and details of how to organise your own protest, go to
http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com. --------------------------------------------------------
1. Confirmed protests on Sat 24 Nov
--------------------------------------------------------
BRADFORD
Vigil against Total
5pm-7pm
meet at Centenary Square, Bradford
BRIGHTON
Kemp Town Total station
Meet at the Pavillion Bus Stop at 11.30am
GUERNSEY
Protests will be happening at Total stations across the island.
contact: Kev on
burma@landofkev.com or 07911 770 017 LONDON - Baker Street
4pm-6pm
Dorset House Total station, 170-172 Marylebone Rd, Westminster NW1 5AR
nearest tube: Baker Street
contact:
totaloutofburma@gmail.com (note: this is the final London protest of the day - all welcome, with a party to follow)
LONDON - Camden
from 11.30am
Camden Town Total station, 109-113 York Way, Islington N7 9QE
nearest tube: Caledonian Rd or Kentish Town
contact: Jonathan on
jjjstevenson@fastmail.fm or 07818 651 124 LONDON - Chiswick
2pm-4pm
West Four Total station,137 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 2ED
nearest tube: Turnham Green
contact:
totaloutofburma@gmail.com LONDON - Hammersmith
11am-2pm
Raven Total station, 372 Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith W6 0XF
nearest tube: Stamford Brook
contact:
totaloutofburma@gmail.com LONDON - Kensal Green
1pm-3pm
Kensal Total station, 904 Harrow Rd, Kensal Green NW10 5JU
contact: Steph at
fifth_state@yahoo.co.uk LONDON - Kilburn
12.30pm-1.45pm
Kilburn Total station, 409 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn NW6 7QG
nearest tube: Kilburn
contact: Dan at dviesnik [at] yahoo.co.uk
LONDON - Manor Park
1pm- 3pm
Manor Park Total station, 893 Romford Rd, East Ham E12 5JT
nearest tube: East Ham or (rail) Manor Park
contact: Paul on
paul@riseup.net or 07939 975 085 LONDON - Newham
10.30am-12.30pm
High St North Total station, 409-419 High St North, Newham E12 6TL
nearest tube: East Ham
contact: Paul on
paul@riseup.net or 07939 975 085 LONDON - Southwark
2pm-4pm
Thomas Beckett Total station, 233-247 Old Kent Road, Southwark SE1 5LU
nearest tube: Elephant & Castle or Borough
contact: Danae on
papakura2000@hotmail.com or 07731 956 415 LONDON - Whitechapel
10am-12noon
Vallance Total station, 112 Vallance Rd, Tower Hamlets E1 5BW
nearest tube: Whitechapel
contact: Danae on
papakura2000@hotmail.com or 07731 956 415 LONDON - Willesden
11am-12.15pm
Willesden Lane Total station, 290 Willesden Lane, Willesden NW2 5HS
nearest tube: Willesden Green
contact: Dan at dviesnik [at] yahoo.co.uk
OXFORD
from 9.30am
Cowley Total station, 44 Garsington Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2LG
contact: Dennis at
dhambridge@btinternet.com or 07804 433 602 ST ALBANS
meets outside Barclays Bank, St Peters Street at 11am
moving on to Total garage tbc at 12noon.
contact:
totaloutofburma@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------
2. Protests to be confirmed
--------------------------------------------------------
LONDON - Bermondsey
LONDON - Haringey
LONDON - Peckham
LONDON - Waltham Forest
MANCHESTER
WREXHAM
If you interested in attending any of these protests please email
totaloutofburma@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------
3. Details of how to get involved
--------------------------------------------------------
There are two ways to take part in the day of action:
1. Join a garage protest (see list above). You can get in touch with the contact listed or you can just turn up on the day and offer your support. As protests are confirmed we'll add them to the blog:
http://www.totaloutofburma.blogspot.com. 2. Organise your own action - there are several hundred TOTAL petrol stations in the UK to choose from. Follow these three easy steps:
a. Find out where your local TOTAL garage is by using the handy Service Station Finder at
http://www.total.co.uk or check the google map of UK TOTAL garages being created at http://tinyurl.com/2ftvdf. b. Get some simple visual materials together, plus some leaflets or petitions, and publicise it to your friends, contacts and local press. If you want the details listed publicly (e.g. by email and on the blog) email them to
totaloutofburma@gmail.com or call Paul on 07939 975 085. c. Hold the protest! Take some pictures, post a report on Indymedia.org.uk and send the link to
totaloutofburma@gmail.com. Plus write to TOTAL's head office telling them what you've been up to. Basic placard designs, petitions, leaflets and a model press release are downloadable from:
http://www.totaloutofburma.blogspot.com. --------------------------
For more information go to:
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com Join the facebook group: "Get Total Oil out of Burma"
Further Information
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Total out of Burma blog
http://totaloutofburma.blogspot.com Facebook group - Get Total Oil out of Burma
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6833508763 Burma Campaign UK's info on Total Oil
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html Thanks again for supporting the call to get Total Oil out of Burma.
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