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No War No Warming Protest at Richmond Chevron Refinery

by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)
Hundreds of people protested in Richmond on March 15th, 2008, to demand that Chevron stop stealing oil around the world while polluting our communities. The actions were in solidarity with the peoples, plants and animals of Ecuador, Nigeria, Burma, Iraq, Alberta and every other community exploited and poisoned by Chevron (Texaco, Unocal, etc!)
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About the SlideShow: Photos by Bradley and Music, "Otro Mundo" by Manu Chao. It is 3 minutes. You can download and share, if you want ;-)
Y si no entiendes la cancion, debes que aprender español.


While hundreds of people converged on the Chevron Richmond Refinery, protests were taking place around the world against 5 years of war and occupation in Iraq, including a gathering called "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan."

At the Winter Soldier gathering, hundreds of veterans of the two wars descended on the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland to talk about what they saw, and did, in the name of America. Pacifica Radio carried the proceedings throughout the historic weekend. Why are (some) people 'surprised' that the tremendous G.I. resistance movement, specifically Winter Soldier, is being ignored by the (most) corporate media?

Listen to Archived Testimonial Audio from the Winter Soldier Event!!! (download and share!)
http://warcomeshome.org/content/listen-archived-testimonial-audio-winter-soldier-event

For a couple links to the G.I. resistance movement, see:

Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org

The War Comes Home
http://WarComesHome.org

For actions in the Bay Area, resources and more, check:

Direct Action to Stop the War: Nonviolent direct action to confront war and empire
http://www.actagainstwar.net

See the Indybay blurb for more information, photos, etc. on the protest in Richmond
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/14/18485681.php
§Peace Worker
by ~Bradley
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§Kids
by ~Bradley
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§Justice
by ~Bradley
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§Globalize
by ~Bradley
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§Chevron Sign Boarded in Shame
by ~Bradley
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Corporate offices are seen in the background.
§Kabbas
by ~Bradley
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§Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas
by ~Bradley
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In Solidarity with Social Justice Movements
http://www.mitfamericas.org
§Chevron Refinery
by ~Bradley
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§Corporate Cleanup
by ~Bradley
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§Bikes
by ~Bradley
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§March 19th
by ~Bradley
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Protests During 5th Anniversary of US Bombing and Invasion of Iraq
March 19th, 2008 marks the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the US war and occupation of Iraq. Events will be held all over the United States to observe and protest the ongoing war and its environmental, societal, and financial tolls. The Iraq war is the second longest in U.S. history. It has killed more than one million Iraqis and 4,000 U.S. troops. The cost of the war is now running at more than $400 million per day, nearly $5,000 per second.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/13/18485445.php
§Communities for a Better Environment
by ~Bradley
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Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) is a social justice organization with a focus on environmental health and justice.
http://www.cbecal.org
§Castro St.
by ~Bradley
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§Marching Bands
by ~Bradley
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§Chevron Shame
by ~Bradley
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The three tankers in the background say something to the effect of 'Chevron: Finding a Cure for Cancer' with a pink ribbon painted as well. On the right, police stand in front of Chevron's boarded-up logo.
§Richmond Officer J. Hill Acted Aggressively
by ~Bradley
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§J. Hill Shoves Down A Women in Pink
by ~Bradley
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§Officer Hill's Aggression Continues
by ~Bradley
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§Authoritarian
by ~Bradley
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*NOTE. A link will be posted below to more photos. 32 of the 60 photos from the slideshow (at the top of this post) will be published on Indybay. Other folks have already published very nice photos, so please check those out here:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/14/18485681.php
§MORE PHOTOS
by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)
Hundreds Protest Pollution, War and Global Warming at Chevron in Richmond
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/17/18486366.php
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by A. Raging Granny
Thanks for stopping and saying hello to the Grannies along the march route, Bradley, and sorry you missed our stage performance at the earlier rally alongside hip hop artists, that had the Grannies hearts swelling with joy! The police wouldn't let the Grannymobile go through to the Direct Action site as we were at the very end of the march/caravan and transporting disabled Grannies instead of walking. Guess they think we are super dangerous as we are on multiple lists of activists to "watch out for". To think, at our ages too.
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