Protesters give Shell an early Christmas present
The Shell to Sea campaign is still running strong 11 years after the inception of the Corrib gas project. Everyday people are becoming aware of the people's struggle against Shell, but still more are needed to come and see for themselves and save our country from the global corporate takeover.
On Friday 9th
of December, Rossport
Solidarity Campaign [http://www.rossportsolidaritycamp.org/]
continued with the locals'
protest slowing down Shell's work, spirits were high and people were
pleased with the action despite the Chief’s legal judgement [http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101060] people
still braced the cold conditions to continue the protest.
On Saturday the
10th a Day Of Action commenced with groups of people from
all over the country coming out to support the Shell to Sea campaign.
People from the Occupy camps [http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100863] in Galway, Dublin and Cork came to
protest Shell's occupation of Erris. Protesters stood outside the
compound at Aghoos for 2 hours preventing any work from starting.
The action was a success and no Garda presence was noticed.
On Monday 12th
a spontaneous action happened at the refinery site at Ballinaboy with
15 protesters from various parts of the country managing to stop up
to 12 trucks simultaneously for an hour, no arrests were made, the
small Garda presence were no match for the swiftness and bravery of
the protesters. The only casualty was a bike unlawfully confiscated
by the Garda.
On Tuesday 13th the
regular protest took place at the Ballinaboy compound. Around 15
protesters were met with an equal number of Gardai who prevented
people walking on the road. The right to peaceful protest was met
with the threat of arrest. People still managed to stop 7 trucks for
40 minutes. Strong cold winds and hail, combined with the
protesters, stopped Shell doing any work on the Tuesday.
Through the internet
and Occupy groups in various Irish cities there is an outlet for
information of upcoming actions and events. January 13th
is the next Day Of Action; all are welcome to come and change our
nation's history.