Protest the World Petroleum Congress! (June 11-15, 2000)

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Subject:
        Protest the World Petroleum Congress! (June 11-15, 2000)
   Date:
        Sat, 13 May 2000 16:08:18 -0400
   From:
        Mike Ewall <catalyst@envirolink.org>
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>From: End of Oil Action Coalition <no_oil@tao.ca>


Hi there,

Looking for more regional contacts who may be interested in coming out
to
Calgary, or even organizing locally. My name is Dan, from the End of Oil

Action Coalition. We are organizing a variety of events around the World

Petroleum congress, and need the support and solidarity of individuals
and
communities everywhere to make this a success. If you are interested in
learning more or getting involved, please email us at no_oil@tao.ca

We have prepared organizers kits to send out to those expressing
interest
in WPC organizing. Please send us an address or other contact
information
if you would like one of these! thank you, see you in the streets.

Dan
End of Oil Action Coalition

RESIST GLOBAL OIL!

Join us in Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 8-15, 2000 to expose and oppose

the Global Oil Machine! The 16th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) is
coming
to Calgary June 11-15, 2000 and this is a call to all people willing to
stand up for peace, justice and a sustainable future to come to Calgary.

The World Petroleum Congress is the global showcase of "the powerbrokers

and potentates from the world's biggest industry". Over 3000 delegates
from
over 80 countries are expected to be at the 16th Congress in Calgary.
Oil
industry executives, technical specialists, government representatives
and
international media are gathering under the theme of "Petroleum for
Global
Development: Networking people, business and technology to create
value."
All over the world, people and the environment are suffering from their
creation of 'value'. The WPC meets every three years. The 53 member
countries account for 89% of global oil production and 85% of global oil

consumption. This Congress will not be business as usual. Join us in
Calgary to create a people's agenda for real development:

a) Multinational Oil Corporations are perpetrators of genocide and
murder.
Massive human rights abuses, especially against indigenous peoples, are
implicit to the oil industry.

b) Climate change is real. Deforestation and global environmental
degradation are real. These are unavoidable consequences of oil
production
and consumption.

c) There are alternatives. Oil dependence for energy is not necessary.
Corporations and governments have created this situation and the WPC is
where they do it.

COME TO CALGARY TO EXPOSE AND OPPOSE THE OIL INDUSTRY! JUNE 8-15:
CONVERGE
ON CALGARY FOR A WEEK OF PROTEST AND DIRECT ACTION:

June 8-11: Direct Action Convergence. Four days of community building
and
action planning
June 9-11: Counter-conference "Widening People's Choices For a
Sustainable
Future"
June 11: Mass Demonstration: people's solidarity challenging the opening

day of the WPC
June 12: Day of Action: Disrupt the WPC: Anyway, Anyhow!
June 13-15: Continuing Direct Action. Time to get corporations where
they
like it least. Creativity encouraged

For more information, contact us at
no_oil@tao.ca
1-403-703-9463
http://www.tao.ca/~no_oil/






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