A-Infos (en) Ireland, Anarkismo. environment, anarchist communist event, Dublin Shell to Sea Day of Action this Friday

Day of Action - They deserve it and you deserve better
On the 18th of May Dublin Shell to Sea is going to escalate its campaign 
against Shell’s command centre – Corrib house on Leeson Street with another day 
of action starting at 7.30 am sharp. This attempt to shut down Shell’s HQ, like 
our last day of action (http://www.indymedia.ie/article/82200), is being called 
to highlight the incredible theft of our natural resources that totals 51 
billion euros in the Corrib field alone. This is only possible with your help; 
we encourage everyone to come along. --- Fuel Poverty – A National Scandal ---
Ireland is currently facing a crisis. Our health service verges on the brink of 
collapse as our nurses are forced to strike for decent working conditions. Our 
politicians have told us they can’t give in, in fear we all might ask for 
decent conditions.

We have been constantly reminded in the election campaign about how much we owe 
our politicians. We are told the Celtic Tiger has brought untold riches and 
this country is now awash with money. This is true to a certain extent. More 
money has been generated and emigration has stopped. But still all is far from 
perfect in this country. Money has been wasted and the greatest giveaway is 
happening as we speak. 51 billion euros of our natural gas reserves is being 
given to Shell, Marathon and Statoil (for more info on deal see 
http://www.publicinquiry.ie/reports.php). Whilst these figures are often too 
big to contemplate, it is sometimes easier to look at who is being directly 
affected. As usual it is those who need help most who will be affected worst.

Unbelievably, each winter, up to 3,000 people die prematurely every year from 
fuel poverty (‘The Potential Health Benefits of Improving Household Energy 
Efficiency’ Clinch and Healy 2000 and Help The Aged., source: 
http://www.eirigi.org/campaigns/naturalresources/fuel_p...y.htm). This is our 
parents and grandparents who are dying. What is our politicians’ response to 
this? Instead of trying to solve the problem they gave away the one thing that 
could alleviate the problem – natural gas. Above all else natural gas could 
have ensured that three thousand people lived out their lives, but they chose 
to give it away instead (http://www.publicinquiry.ie/reports.php).

Royal Dutch Shell A.G.M. in The Hague

Whilst our politicians are to blame they are not the only ones. Shell, Statoil 
and Marathon are the thieves in this situation and are making away with 
enormous amounts of our resources. This week one of the thieves, Shell, will 
celebrate their grotesque profits at their A. G.M. in Holland. It’s quite 
telling that the only place that Shell’s board of directors can be held to 
account (if you are rich) is in a conference hall in The Hague. We the rightful 
beneficiaries of the natural gas deposits off our west coast won’t have a say.

The new beneficiaries are people like the Queen of Holland 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Beatrice) Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (also 
director of Rio Tinto, Jeroen van der Veer, Linda Cook, Andy Pyle and Terry 
Nolan (for other members of Shell’s board of directors see 
(http://www.search.shell.com/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi). Throughout this week Royal 
Dutch Shell will wine and dine the global elite and divide out 51 billion euros 
of our money.
At this meeting the rest of Shell’s shareholders will get the chance to see how 
their investments are doing and decide what to do with €51 billion they stole 
from you and Shell’s executives this year will no doubt have a nice cigar and 
champagne at your expense.

These men and women with their suits and briefcases will sit smug in The Hague 
with their caviar in the knowledge that they have ripped off a country that 
needs its resources badly - Our health service verges on the brink of collapse 
as our nurses are forced to strike for a decent wage, our elderly now live in 
fear of Winter as up to 3000 people die each year from fuel poverty and 
pensions are being privatised.

What you can do?

But all is not doom and gloom, on Friday the 18th just as Shell’s Irish elite 
arrive back having given away our resources to the global rich. Dublin Shell to 
Sea plans to greet these people by shutting down their Irish nerve centre and 
headquarters – Corrib House. This is the building where all decisions are 
taken, where they hatched the plans to steal our resources and target the Mayo 
communities in their relentless pursuit of profit. So come and join us in 
protesting against these criminals and blockade their offices on Friday the 
18th of May – they deserve it and you deserve better!

Related Link:: http://www.shelltosea.com
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