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100 days bulletin 1.. late
>From: "Thomas, Jim" <jim.thomas@uk.greenpeace.org>
>To: "'100days@waveland.org'" <100days@waveland.org>
>Subject: 100 days bulletin 1.. late
>Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 13:32:28 +0100
>
>sorry this is so late... server problems.. hence being sent from a
>different address
>
>100days of action against the oil industry
>
>100days is a growing network of groups and individuals. It is an
>initiative to challenge the oil industry throughout the 100 day
>countdown to Kyoto climate conference in december 1997. It is also a
>call to action for others to join with us
>
>NEWS
>1st of September 1997
>
>CHEVRON U-TURN Friends of Cardigan Bay campaigners recently notched up
>another victory as oil giant Chevron (owners of Gulf Oil) announced a
>second 12 month delay in its drilling program.
>In a pre-100 days warm up, activists invaded the their London offices on
>Thurs 7 Aug. They barricaded the top floor, "adjusted" the company's
>computer system and adorned the exterior in "STOP THE DRILLING" banners
>for three hours. Within days Chevron not only announced the delay but
>also agreed to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment into the
>scheme.
>As one Friend commented: "The struggle to save the Bay will continue
>until it's' future is secured forever! The discovery of a new group of
>resident Risso Dolphins and another sighting of a huge Leatherbacked
>Turtle proves that Cardigan Bay is a mostly unknown, unspoilt
>wilderness. We will keep it this way." CBEF! Have also been out at BP
>stations and have more actions coming up.
>
>B PICKET In a week when BP backed down from suing Greenpeace over its
>occupation of the Stena Dee oil platform in the Atlantic Frontier,
>100DAYS kicked off on Saturday 23rd August with a national picket of
>(naturally enough) around 25 BP garages.
>About 500 activists from Greenpeace, Friends of The Earth, The Green
>Party, CND and Earth First! sent bleary-eyed pump attendants scrambling
>for their phones as forecourts underwent a Complete Value System
>Overhaul as banners proclaimed "BP: the climate is against you" and
>passers by tooted horns in support. A rooftop protest at London's Park
>Lane branch attracted gun-toting Diplomatic Police as dozens of
>millionaire-types added their names to Greenpeace's petition against oil
>exploration in the North Atlantic.
>Activists in Lincolnshire disrupted a grand opening of a new BP garage
>with their protest much to the embarrassment of the company.
>
>Exposing Shell in Nigeria While 20 men still await trial for the same
>charges as Ken Saro Wiwa, renewed ethnic conflict in Warri region of the
>Niger Delta has seen attacks on Shell, Chevron and Texaco installations
>as local frustration has spilt into unrest. 200 have been killed, whole
>settlements destroyed and damage caused estimated at $50million. The
>latest DELTA magazine (#3) which is just hot off the press looks at the
>oil chaos in the Niger Delta, Ogoni refugees, Shell's political links,
>women's mobilisation, and direct action, and gives a full update on
>Ogoni, Shell and Nigeria. To receive a hard copy or email version,
>contact DELTA direct and enclose a donation if possible.
>
>APEC Alert! While Energy ministers from 18 member countries of APEC
>(Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meet in Edmonton Alberta, an APEC
>counter conference was held on Saturday 23rd (100 days) drawing
>attention to the impact of the petroleum industry on human rights, first
>nations people and the environment. Organiser Susan Brigham writes "the
>provincial and federal governments have been very proud of the fact that
>shell and Mobil have signed a deal that cuts them into the expansion of
>the Suncor oil sands project in northern Alberta. It is time people of
>Alberta and Canada became aware of the ugly face of these oil
>companies." To learn more contact Susan Brigham on 431-0352
>sbrigham@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
>
>
>Bulletin of events - 100 days to Kyoto . . .
>This is a calendar of opportunities. Some of these dates are for events
>already being organised - some need events to be organised around them -
>locally, nationally and internationally. This is the first 100days
>bulletin to be sent out so at present there are large gaps. These will
>only be filled in if you and friends organise events and actions and let
>others know via this newssheet... because of the need for secrecy, some
>actions cannot be publicised here beforehand.
>
>Monday 1st - Sunday 14th September
>
>Monday Sept 1st - Mass Blockade of Farnborough Airfield - to shut down
>Britain's biggest Arms Fair, the Royal Navy and British Army Equipment
>Exhibition - many of the nations the UK sells weapons to are oil
>producing nations. There is also well established links between oil and
>internal repression in countries such as Nigeria, Iran, Indonesia - all
>sold weapons by the UK, all attending this fair - oil actions welcome,
>also speakers on oil and arms connection wanted. Contact Campaign
>Against the Arms Trade for more details 0171 2810297 (francesca)
>
>Wed Sept 3rd - 100Days Co-ordination Meeting - 7pm Brownswood Library,
>Brownswood Rd. Near Finsbury Park. All welcome.
>
>Sept 11th - Get the Financial Times! (as in buy it). There will be a
>large profile of the current state of the oil industry with plenty of
>useful information for campaigning!
>
>Sept 12-14th UKOOA, (United Kingdom Offshore Operators) Offshore 97
>International Exhibition - Aberdeen Conference Centre - more info from
>Corporate Watch. Greenpeace will have an official presence there
>hihlighting Solar Electric as an alternative to fossil fuels.
>
>Sept 12-15 UK Green Party Conference, Hastings. inc talk and debate on
>climate change and oil - Friday 2.30. The Green Party are also issuing a
>press briefing sheet with details of 100days. Contact Peter Barnett at
>the Green Party.
>
>13+14 September BP Petrochemical Plant in Hull is having an open weekend
>-an opportunity to learn about corporate responsibility? Bring banners
>and passion - contact Hull on Earth, POBox 43, Hull 1AA - email
>katemate@rocketmail.com.
>Monday 15th - Sunday 28th September
>
>23rd+24th September "New government, New Prospects? The future of the UK
>Oil and Gas Industry."- conference at the Mount Royal Hotel London W1.
>Speakers incluse -John Battle MP (UK Energy Minister)Heinz Rothermund
>(Director of Exploration, Shell and Head of UKOOA) and various MD's of
>Conoco, BP, Amerada Hess and more. - contact Corporate watch to learn
>more.
>
>27th September - The Fuming Mad Rally (cut traffic, stop climate change,
>set targets) - 2pm, Trafalgar Square. Large National rally against
>traffic pollution organised by Friends of the Earth, Green party, plaid
>Cymru, Townswomens Guilds, WI and others. Contact FoE or the Rally line
>0171 5661698
>
>28th September - Lobby of Labour Party Conference - "End BP's Links With
>Columbian Death squads" - 2pm Brighton Conference Centre - possible
>Coach from London - contact Coalition Against BP in Columbia.
>
>Monday 29th September - Sunday 12th October
>
>8th October - International day of Action against Peabody Coal - for
>crimes againstNavajo/Dine and Hopi peoples of black Mesa Arizona. Also
>responsible for largest power plant in US that is the greatest single
>point source of greenhouse gases in North America contact Big mountain
>Support: Granmonta@hotmail.com or POBox 3412, Tucson, Arizona 85722, USA
>
>Monday 13th - Sunday 26th October
>
>13 October - Unplug America - "Turn out the lights, shut off the taps,
>cut off your engines and celebrate your freedom from consumption" -
>contact Winona LaDuke and others, IWN Rt 1 Box 308, Ponsford MN, USA.
>Email quiet@igc.org
>
>18th October -Shell's 100th anniversary. This is a Saturday so
>encouraging large numbers of friends to a local event might not be
>difficult. Contact Delta or Corporate Watch for more information.
>
>20th October - Party for Shell Institutional Investors (oh yeah?)..
>watch this space.
>
>25th October: Strike Oil! - London weekend of information and actions
>organised by Reclaim the Streets. Please network widely. Details to be
>announced. Ring 0171 281 4621 to get involved.
>
>Fri 31st October. UK Actions to close down opencast sites (opencast coal
>is fossil fuel too) contact No Opencast on 0171 6031831
>
>Monday 27th October - Sunday 9th November
>
>October 29th - Vancouver meeting on Climate Change organised by fraser
>institute - rightwing climate sceptics - opportunity for an activity?
>Contact jrussow@coastnet.com for more info.
>
>Monday 10th - Sunday 23rd November
>
>10th November Second anniversary of death of Ken Saro Wiwa, Ogoni
>campaigner against Shell - contact Delta.
>
>Monday 24th November - Sunday 7th December
>
>24th November 'Ignite' ,The free newspaper all about oil, hits the
>street - watch this space.
>
>3rd December - Beginning of COP3 International Climate Change Conference
>in Kyoto Japan - for more information contact Greenpeace, Friends of the
>Earth .
>
>Bubbling Under
>
>* Climate Online is a new service offered by Friends of The Earth
>for virtual campaigners everywhere. Subscribers on an email list will be
>asked to respond to action requests to send timely emails and more. To
>subscribe email majordomo@foe.co.uk with the message subscribe
>climateonline or check out their excellent website counting seconds to
>Kyoto http://www.foe.co.uk/climatechange
>* UK Subs (London's underground 'subvertising' agency- not the
>Punk Band!) is calling for oil related billboards around the UK to be
>'improved'.. any good pictures will be published in 100days update
>* Call for Regional contacts: It has been suggested that a network
>of people able to regionally network 100days information and activities
>would be useful. If you, or your group might be able to act as such a
>contact please get in touch. (contact below)
>* Corporate Watch have produced the invaluable 'Corporate Watchers
>Address Book' - a guide to the home and business addresses of company
>directors from 50 different top companies inc BP, Shell, Texaco, Mobil
>plus information on how to find others. This may be useful if you wish
>to write to these individuals or visit their homes to ask questions.
>* Delta are considering organising a short, symbolic hunger strike
>in support of the 19 Ogoni prisoners still on Nigeria's Death Row
>following protests against Shell - contact Delta to get involved.
>* Greenpeace are calling for over a million signatures on a
>petition to the UK Primeminister, calling for an end to oil exploration
>in the Atlantic Frontier and a phase out of fossil fuels in favour of
>Solar and other renewables. So far over 10,000 signatures have been
>collected. Contact Greenpeace to get hold of a copy and hawk it around
>your friends!
>* Throughout the 100days Students for Environmental Action will be
>campaigning against oil involvement with Higher Education -if you are
>near a University or College they may be campaigning there - contact SEA
>to find out and join in. 0161 2752942
>
>The following are joining in with 100days initiative. Will you?
>Atmosphere Alliance - Canadian climate campaign. 2103 Harrison Ave NW,
>~2615, Olympia, WA 98502 ph: 360 352 1763, email atmosphere@olywa.net
>Cardigan Bay Earth First! - Direct action to prevent Chevron drilling
>off the west coast. Temperance House, Taliesin, Powys, Mid wales
>Climate Action NOW! - US direct action group. PO Box 2181, Berkely, CA
>94702-0182, USA halcarl@rahul.net
>http://www.imaja.com/change/can/can.html
>Coalition Against BP in Columbia- Campaigning against human rights and
>workers rights abuses by BP Columbia BCM 7750 London WC1N 3XX 0171
>3570344
>Coalition Against Runway 2 (CAR2) - campaign against manchester airport
>2nd runway -concerned about aviation fuel and climate change. 6 Mount
>street Manchester M25NS 01618348221 campaign@mfoe.u-net.com
>http://www.gn.apc.org/resurgence/car2.html
>Corporate Watch - Research and Magazine looking into unethical corporate
>behaviour. Contact: Corporate Watch, Box E, 111 Magdalen rd, Oxford, OX4
>1RQ 0186791391 mail@corporatewatch.i-way.co.uk.
>http://www.oneworld.org/cw
>Delta -Campaign against Shell in Nigeria. Box Z, 13 Biddulph St,
>Leicester, LE2 1BH, UK. Lynx@gn.apc.org
>Dragon Environmental Network - UK Eco-pagan network. 39 Amersham Rd, New
>Cross, London, SE14 6QQ 01816915534 adrian@gn.apc.org
>Earth First! Action Update.-Information about direct action around the
>UK. Dept29, 1 Newton Street, manchester M1 1HW 0161 2244846
>actionupdate@gn.apc.org
>http://www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk/campaigns/ef/earthfirst.html
>Ecotrip- DIY Culture collective associated with the UK Green Parties The
>jan rebane Centre, 12-16 thornton street, Brixton, London SW9 0BL 0171
>7370100 ecotrip@taurus5.demon.co.uk
>Fife Earth First! - Looking for oil actions on the west coast of
>Scotland. C/o 91 South street, St andrews, fife. KY16 9QW 01334880561
>Jngm@standrews.ac.uk
>Friends of Cardigan Bay - Campaigning against oil exploration off the
>coast of Wales. Temperance House, Taliesin, Powys, Mid wales
>Mick@gn.apc.org
>Friends of The Earth England, scotland and wales - National
>environmental campaigning organisation concerned about oil effects and
>climate change. 26-28 underwood street, london N1 7JQ, UK. 0171 5561693
>triciaa@foe.co.uk
>Greenline - Indespensible UK magazine of green news and views. PO Box 5,
>Lostwithiel, Cornwall/Kernow, PL22 0YT, UK.
>Greenpeace UK-International environmental organisation concerned with
>new oil exploration frontiers (Arctic, Atlantic) canonbury villas,
>Islington, London, N12PNUK. 01718658100 jim.thomas@uk.greenpeace.org
>http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/atlantic.html
>Green Party - National political party 1A Waterloo rd, London N19 5NJ
>01712724474 green.party@gn.apc.org
>Justice?/ Schnews -Brighton based direct action collective who produce
>weekly newsheet, The Schnews. PO Box 2600, Brighton, E sussex BN22DX
>01273685913 http://www.cbuzz.co.uk/schnews/index.html
>Le Monde a Bicyclette - Montreal Bicycle activist and advocacy group
>C.P. 1242 Place du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 514 844 2713.
>Lemab@cam.org
>Oilwatch Europe/Gaia Foundation Acting as a link between northern and
>southern activists -particularly Ecuador. 18 Well walk, Hampstead,
>London, NW3 1LD 0171 4355000 gaiafund@gn.apc.org
>Platform/ 90% Crude - Democracy, ecology and art- bringing together
>artists, academics, trade unionists and activists to question the oil
>industry 7 Horselydown Rd, London SE1 2LN, UK. 0171 4033738
>Public Interest Consultants - Currently working on oil licensing and
>refinery pollution. Oakleigh, Wernffrwd, Gower, Swansea.UK SA4 3TY 01792
>851599 alanwatson@gn.apc.org
>Reclaim the Streets - Direct action network concerned primarily, but not
>just with car culture PO Box 9656, London N4 4JY 01712814621
>rts@gn.apc.org http:www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk/campaigns/rts.html
>Talamh An Glas -Irish Campaign against the N11 in co. Wicklow -produce
>regular update: Pobal an Dulra. phone Rob on 8307853 or Rob on 061
>313308. atglas@tinet.ie
>TAPOL Concerned about investment by British oil companies in the East
>Timor Gap - 8 Hopgardens London, WC2N 4EH 01714975355 hops@gn.apc.org
>
>
>100days is an information network .. without information from you it
>won't work. Please send information about forthcoming events, news and
>items for 'bubbling under' to
>100days
>Box CW
>111 Magdalen Rd
>Oxford OX4 1RQ
>Phone 0171 8658234
>Email 100days@waveland.org
>
>LORD, TAKE MY SOUL BUT THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES..Ken Saro Wiwa
>
>Disclaimer. This bulletin is for informational purposes only. The
>organisations listed here share only information not neccesarily the
>same views. Please do not join in with any concerted efforts advertised
>here to stop the oil dealers peddling their wares. Oil lubricates all
>sorts of important wheels in our society and we recommend you keep
>injecting it regularly. Buy a can of lager, lie back, enjoy global
>warming and don't forget the sandbags and malaria pills..
>
>
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