Events 2015

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50. Protest Shell Oil Arctic drilling in Seattle 4/26

https://www.facebook.com/events/817444718343587/

Six volunteers just spent 123 hours on one of Shell’s drilling rigs to shine a light on the company’s plans to drill in the Arctic. That same Shell drilling rig arrived in Washington yesterday — and now all eyes are on the people of Seattle.

It’s time we draw the line — Seattle won’t stand for Arctic drilling!


When the Port of Seattle made the deal to host Shell's Arctic drilling rigs this January, they hoped it would go unnoticed. Instead, thousands of your emails, phone calls, and in-person testimonials have built pressure for the Port of Seattle to tear up Shell’s lease. We won't stop until Shell is out of Seattle: the future depends on us.

Together, we must show Shell and the Port of Seattle that we will not stand for Arctic drilling. Join us Sunday, April 26, for a peaceful demonstration in Seattle to say SHELL NO to Arctic drilling.

Here are the details:

What
Shell No! Seattle Draws the Line
Family-friendly rally

When
Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM

Where
Myrtle Edwards Park
3130 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington 9812

We'll gather together at Myrtle Edwards Park to hear from inspiring speakers including Sundance Chief Rueben George, Annie Leonard of Greenpeace USA, and a star lineup of local climate justice speakers including Jill Mangaliman of Got Green and Sarra Tekola of Divest UW.

We'll present our commissioners with letters, photographs, and small art projects — all representing what we could lose if Shell’s climate-breaking plans go forward. And we will ask Port Commissioners to join us there. But if they don't, they'll still have proof of the fierce love and desire for justice that fuels us.

Join us April 26th to send a message to our commissioners: Shell No! Arctic oil must stay in the ground.

Like coal exports and exploding oil trains, Arctic oil drilling is extremely dangerous — and completely unnecessary. Shell’s drilling plans will devastate both the environment and peoples of the Arctic and communities already suffering effects of climate change: extreme weather, droughts, and sea-level rise.

It’s up to us stand up to corporate bullies like Shell that tell us there's no better way to power our world.

See you on April 26th,

Mary Nicol
Seattle Organizer, Greenpeace USA

P.S. Just yesterday, one of Shell's Arctic drilling rigs arrived in Washington. Join us in a rally to say Shell NO to Arctic drilling this Sunday, April 26th.