International

originally posted on 2005-07-09 06:34:36 +0000

This BBC piece (below) has a pretty sound take on what this action was about. We hope to have more detailed personal reports up here shortly...

Stuff happened in other parts of Scotland too:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/317527.html

...and in other parts of the world:
Australia: http://www.risingtide.org.au/
USA: http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/actions/2005-7-08/index.php
Venezuela: http://www.noalg8.contrapoder.org.ve/

Rossport Solidarity Rolling Shell Blockade
On 24th January London Rising Tide once again helped their friends at Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band and others keep Shell aware that the campaign to prevent the
Damaging high pressure gas pipeline and refinery near Rossport in County Mayo, Ireland is still rolling.

…and rolling is what it was, with even a bit of rocking. We tried the new tactic with measured success of short spells at a series of North London Shell garages blockading the entrance and exits with band, banners and bandanas (there was also mention of bananas when it came to irate drivers).

11am We arrived at the Arts Council for the Press Conference to unveil the Platform organised Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa and his 8 mates hung by the Nigerian government at the complicity of Shell – who have still not been brought to justice for their role in this state murder. The full sized ‘battlebus’ by Sokari Douglas Camp is emblazoned with ‘Genocide against the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta’.

called by Baku Ceyhan Campaign & London Rising Tide

BP’s oil pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey is due to come onstream
this May 27. Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project has already
severely disrupted the environment and the lives of local people for the last 3
years. Now, affected communities face the constant threat of leaks and
intimidation from security forces. Meanwhile, BTC will accelerate climate
chaos, pumping 1 million barrels of crude oil EVERY day for the next forty years.

On November 10th 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni colleagues were hung by the Nigerian state for campaigning against the devastation of the Niger Delta by oil companies, especially Shell and Chevron.

On the eve of the tenth anniversary of this execution, activists from London Rising Tide, Rhythms of Resistance, Rossport Solidarity Camp and London Earth First! came together to take action against Shell for its activities in Nigeria, in Ireland and worldwide.

This is the statement written jointly by members of London Rising Tide, and read out at the December 3rd 2005 rally outside the US Bombassy in London:

This day of action is undoubtedly the best supported and most international day of action on climate ever planned, which is an amazing achievement. Today’s a day to tell the world that we have had enough of being told that ‘the end could be nigh’ by scientists, only to see our leaders jamming their foot on the accelerator of a car that is already hurtling towards the cliff edge - whilst they shout ‘Trust me – I have your best interests at heart!’

And whilst today is a great achievement, maybe we should be asking ourselves some difficult questions, and re-examining our arguments and our tactics.

Spotted in Eco Soundings –

Seen those BP ads on TV and in the Press? Impressed that the oil giant is getting the message on climate change? Think Again. BP is also running a big advertising campaign in the US to coincide with the Montreal climate talks. Both versions have the same graphics, the same nifty tune, the same style. But where as we Brits are told to “work out your carbon footprint – it’s a start”, the American consumer is told: “We’re investing $15bn in finding new oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico – it’s a start.”

The Call Out for the Day of Action has now been translated into German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portugese - click here for Translations

A collection of Flyers and Posters for the International Day of Action are now available for you to download.

If you want to organise a Critical Mass Bike Ride on the 8th of June a leaflet is now downloadable to help you - click here for more detail.

*Deutsch Informationen.

*Internationals Against the G8 Statement.

*For the G8 Page Click Here.

For the most up to date information and downloads see the main G8 webpage

Direct Action for Climate Justice – Resistance is Self Defense!
We have a ten-year window to act. As the megalomaniac G8 leaders meet in Germany, masked behind a barrier of fences and soldiers, intent on leading us further towards catastrophic and irreversible climate chaos, we must shout, scream and roar ‘no more’. Now is the time to take direct action and shut them down, them and their climate criminal industry friends!