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Shell To Sea Solidarity Action Ghent ( Belgium).

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Saturday January 08, 2011 18:29author by A.K. GENT - A.K. GENTauthor email anarchistischkollektief at riseup dot net

6th of January
A.K.GENT
A.K.GENT

On the 6th of January we held a blockkade of a Shell gasstation in the city of Ghent (Belguim)
We did this blockkade out of solidarity with the people who are resisting Shell in Rossport, Ireland. We also wanted to commemorate the 9 Ogoni activists who were murderd by Shell in the Nigerdelta.

During the action we were able to turn away most of the cars after we had a conversation with the drivers. We also handed out informative flyers to people passing by and showed our banners which said "SHELL OUT OF IRELAND" and "SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE IN ROSSPORT AND THE NIGER DELTA"

After about one hour the police arrived and broke up the blockkade and checked everybody's id cards.

Greetings from Ghent to the people in Rossport and the Niger delta

Let the fight go on !!!
Shell to Sea !!!
Solidarity without borders !!!!

A.K. GENT
(anarchist collective Ghent)

Related Link: http://www.ak-gent.tk

A.K.GENT
A.K.GENT

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author by Joepublication date Sun Jan 09, 2011 18:04author address author phone

Well done comrades !

I'm sure that all Shell to Sea supporters in Ireland will be delighted to see this wonderful solidarity action !

author by V for vendettapublication date Sun Jan 09, 2011 21:39author address author phone

Nice to see awareness of shell's underhand corporate behaviour spreading and principled people taking a stand. Happy to see that these corporate slime aren't getting everything their own way. Interesting to see that they are still trading as shell in Belgium. They had to change their name to Topaz in Ireland to avoid the bad publicity here.

author by Marc Springpublication date Sun Jan 09, 2011 22:16author address author phone

Fantastic action, you guys are beautiful, well done and thanks from Ireland! Solidarity

author by Maura Harrington - S2S; Davitt Leaguepublication date Mon Jan 10, 2011 09:13author address author phone

Thanks a million to all involved in Ghent action - it always means a lot to those beleagured by corporate arrogance and weak governance.

Thanks again and be assured that we'll keep the fight going here for as long as it takes.

author by Eamonn O'Coillea'in - Republic of Irelandpublication date Mon Jan 10, 2011 18:13author address author phone

Thank you all who stood against Shell with this protest, we here in Ireland have been protesting for many years and it's really great that others around the World stand up against Shells world pollution. Human beings have the right to live in an Environment that is free from toxic pollution that Shell thinks it's alright to discharge into our air and water; Thank You again from the People of Erris Ireland,,

author by S2Srpublication date Mon Jan 17, 2011 04:17author address author phone

brilliant!


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