EarthCulture's Brendan Gannon led a troop of bicyclists to protest Shell
Oil's horrible environmental & human rights track record, and their recent
proposal to drill in Peru. 70-75 activsits descended upon the Greensboro
Shell station on March 23, chanting, holding banners, & blocking one of
the entrances. The group of bicyclists circled the gas pumps for five
minutes while the media had a field day! Afterward, 20 activists shut
Shell down by linking arms around the pumps and politely refused to leave
when the seven police cars showed up. No arrests took place.
Shell will be drilling for gas this July in an indigenous reserve, unless
we can act quickly to stop it. This $2.7 billion project will be one of
the largest gas operations in South American history. The proposed site is
home to the Nahua andKugapakori peoples, and Shell's presence threatens to
displace them, expose them to disease, and possibly wipe them out
completely.
Shell's disregard for the earth & its peoples is nothing new.
International outrage erupted when nine members of the Ogoni tribe were
hanged for opposing Shell's operations in Nigeria in November, 1995. One
of those hanged was Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Ken Saro-Wiwa. Eighty
anti-Shell demonstrators were shot in a 1990 massacre by Shell-supported
guards. Shell also spilled 40% more oil than the Exxon Valdez in Nigeria
from 1982-1992.
"We want people to know Shell is one of the worst corporate killers in the
world," says Rick Spencer, EarthCulture's Programs Director. "We plan to
stop Shell from destroying the rainforests and killing the people of Peru
like they did in Nigeria."
If you would like to do a demonstration or get the word out in another way
in your area, your help is certainly needed. Contact us & we can send you
materials & offer other assistance in setting up something.
You can write Shell's Peruvian headquarters telling them you are opposed to
their flagrant disregard for indigenous rights, and the rainforests: Alan
Hunt, Av. Nicolas Arriola No. 740, Lima 13, Peru; or fax: 011-5112-242-037.
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