Saturday, October 20, 2007

Tell Chevron to Stop Paying Royalties to the Junta

***The 11 ONLINE PETITIONS FOR BURMA HERE.***
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A short film clip about Chevron's involvement in Burma. It calls for Chevron to hold royalty payments to the junta in escrow until the return of democracy in Burma. .
The video can be linked HERE.

Please sign Earthrights International's petition urging Chevron to use its influence to help stop the crackdown, and to stop investing in Burma HERE. It calls on Chevron to "use [its] presence in Burma to pressure the military regime to respect human rights, including the rights to freedom of association and freedom of speech, and to refrain from using any further force against peaceful protestors."

SOME MORE INFORMATION ON CHEVRON
Chevron's Pipeline is the Burmese Regime's Lifeline. Truthdig. Oct. 2, 2007
Chevron's links to Burma stir critics to demand it pull out. San Francisco Chronicle. Oct. 4, 2007
Information for the Protest of Chevron corporation for their involvement with oil and gas projects in Burma. Chevron Protester. Oct. 2, 2007
SIGN Earthrights International's PETITION urging Chevron to use its influence to help stop the crackdown HERE.
Information for the Protest of Chevron corporation for their involvement with oil and gas projects in Burma (Myanmar). Protest Chevron's Blog HERE.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY'S INVOLVEMENT IN BURMA HERE.

To learn more
-- For a quick overview of Burma, its people, economy and recent history, go to the World Factbook from the Central Intelligence Agency HERE

-- Chevron Corp. has a brief statement on Burma on the company's Web site. Read it HERE:

-- Want to call Chevron? The main number for the company's San Ramon headquarters is (925) 842-1000.

-- The French oil company Total operates the Burma natural gas project that includes Chevron as a minority investor. For Total's take on the project, look HERE.