Turn Up the Heat -- SHELL OIL is GUILTY!

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SHELL IS GUILTY, CHANT THEM DOWN!
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Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Foley Square, Manhattan Street
Across from Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street
City/Town: New York, NY

Phone: 9174184133
Email: info@shellguilty.com

TURN UP THE HEAT ON SHELL

[***NOTE: The judge just postponed the opening of the trial ONE day to Wednesday. That's why the rally is NOW Wednesday May 27th!]

On May 27th, the Wiwa v. Shell trial opens in Manhattan– join our rally to mark this historic day and turn up the heat on Shell.

After more than thirteen years of waiting for justice, the family of Ken Saro-Wiwa and other activists murdered for opposing multinational oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will finally get their day in court. And Shell will finally stand trial for its role in their murders.

On Wednesday, May 27th, a landmark human rights trial will open in federal court in New York City at which Shell must finally answer to charges that it conspired with the Nigerian military to bring about the execution of environmental justice and human rights campaigners. Shell faces a host of other charges for its collusion with the Nigerian military to brutally crush a peaceful and popular movement of the Ogoni people to stand against the environmental devastation and human rights abuses that have accompanied Shell's operations in their land for decades; crimes against humanity, summary execution, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, assault and battery, the list goes on.

Make no mistake; this is historic. Please help us highlight this important trial that many said would never make it to court.

The ShellGuilty coalition is highlighting Shell's crimes and turning up the heat on Shell to end gas flaring, one of the abuses that Ken Saro-Wiwa and other activists died struggling to stop. To learn more about gas flaring and the efforts of ShellGuilty, visit Shell Guilty

Come out on May 27th at noon for a rally to honor the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa and others who were murdered for their opposition to Shell's exploitation and degradation of their land and communities.