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RAN Activists Unfurl 50′ Banner “Chevron Guilty-Clean Up Amazon” in Richmond (Community Voices)

Susan Mernit Tue, 24 May at 12:49pm
Image from RAN

Image from RAN

We got some updates from the folks demonstrating at Chevron that they asked us to share--here's their account, courtesy of RAN's Ginger Cassady.

UPDATE: The seven activists who pulled off today’s action at Chevron’s Richmond refinery are in Contra Costa County Jail being processed.

5 PM-- Climbers are hanging from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge right now, calling on Chevron to take responsibility for its oil pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon.

Last week, the 30,000 Ecuadoreans affected by Chevron’s toxic legacy in the Amazon issued a moving “Open Letter to the United States” calling on Americans to stand with them in demanding justice. Today, a group of RAN activists heeded their call by unfurling a banner reading “Chevron Guilty, Clean Up Ecuador” from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in the shadow of Chevron’s Richmond refinery:

Climber Matt Leonard made this video while hanging from the Richmond Bridge:

More at SF Gate.

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Susan Mernit is the co-founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, a popular speaker and facilitator, and a consultant to media, non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland with a rescue dog named Cazzie, a little dog named Violet, a fat grey cat named Gracie, a very cool housemate, and a yard in serious need of soil remediation. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.
Eddie Morgan commented on Tue, 20 Nov at 11:24pm:

It may cherish to the viewers for having a banner sign with illuminated letters of giving time to our natural resources.