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| Author | Arthur Sankey |
| Date | 00/05/18/00:29 |
| This letter is to remind you of a significant event to happen in Calgary,
Canada in June. The World Petroleum Congress will be held here June 11-15, and we are a group of activists from various organizations based in Calgary who are building resistance to the petroleum industry through actions at the time of the Congress. We have contacted hundreds of organizations around the world, including those involved with human rights, ecology, community development, direct action, labour, gender, globalization, peace, indigenous peoples, farmers, social justice, and the alternative media. Many are very interested in using this unique opportunity to challenge the petroleum industry, when so many of its top executives will be meeting in one place, trying to expand the industry's influence even further. We, the Counter Petroleum Congress Communications Committee, are facilitating communication between groups that are planning events to coincide with the Congress. We are not a central planning committee, but are serving as a clearinghouse to co-ordinate the unique actions of any group that chooses to participate. We can provide a list of contacts for those groups that are planning on organizing something for the Congress, and facilitate communication through email list servers and our website. We also welcome individuals who may want to find a way to become involved in the counter congress. We can link you up with a participating organization or provide you with information to take back to your own group, or help you get your own project going. See the petroleum issues section of our website if you want to know more about why countering the petroleum industry is so important. To help this idea work we need to know a few things. * Are you or your group interested in countering the World Petroleum Congress? * What areas does your group work in? * Have you already started working on something to coincide with the WPC? * Who is your contact person, and their contact information? * Can we get info for a back-up person? * Is it okay to post this information on our website? As well, we are requesting any information you might have on the petroleum industry that could be posted on our website. We are also soliciting articles for our newsletter, which will be released at different times before, during, and after the Congress. Please send us any useful information you might have. Please contact us at cpc@nisto.com if you would like to be involved, and especially if you know of other groups already doing some kind of work around the World Petroleum Congress. Pass on this information to anyone in your community who might be interested, and check out our website for more information. http://www.nisto.com/activism/project/petrol.html |