Wednesday 19th November
Meet at Burma Embassy for regular Burmese protest
12:00-1pm Wednesday 19th November
Myanmar/Burma Embassy 19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX.
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.goo
Total London HQ, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PW
1:30-2:30pm Wednesday 19th November
Tube: Oxford Circus | Map: http://maps.goo
Putney Total petrol station
5.00pm - 7.00pm Wednesday 19th November
Protest at Putney Service Station, 257 Upper Richmond Road
Putney, London SW15 6SW
Rail: Putney (closer) | Tube: East Putney | Map: http://maps.goo
Tuesday 16th December
Screening of the film 'Total Denial'
The inspiring story of fifteen villagers from the jungles of Burma whose quest for justice eventually leads them to bring a suit in a U.S. court against two oil giants - UNOCAL and TOTAL - for human-rights abuse.
For five years producer/direct
For more than a decade, at considerable personal risk, he has gathered testimonies and other evidence on numerous cases of human rights and environmental abuse. In 1995, along with the co-founder of Earth Rights International, Katie Redford, Ka Hsaw Wa brought a landmark lawsuit against UNOCAL and TOTAL that drew international attention to the pervasive abuses in Burma.
Followed by Q&A with director Milena Kaneva and Peter Frankental, Amnesty's Economic Relations programme director
Amnesty Event Website: http://www.amne
Event Type Film
Event venue The Human Rights Action Centre, London, EC2A 3EA
Map: http://maps.goo
Tube: Old Street/Liverpoo
Time 6.30 pm
Price Free of charge
Online tickets Book this event: http://www.amne
Although this event is free, booking is essential. Latecomers are not admitted once the film has started.
Notes on Chevron:
http://www.eart
http://www.busi
http://www.eart
http://www.earthrights.org/files/Legal%20Docs/Chevron/Myths%20and%20Facts%20FINAL.pdf
Check Burmese Democracy Movement Association and Burma Campaign UK for any further events or changes to events:
http://www.bdma
http://www.burm
Monday, November 17, 2008
Future Events
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Kilburn Total Oil Protest (27/08/2008)
Protest at Kilburn Total station, 409 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn, NW6 7QG on 27th August 2008 by www.totaloutofb
A passer-by asks for his photo to be taken with his camera and then poses for our photo. We thank him for his support.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Southfields Total Protest (20/08/2008)
www.totaloutofburma.org protest at Southfields Total Station near Wimbledon. French Total Oil has played a significant role in keeping the brutal Burma junta in power through funding their oppression with hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The French Total Oil operated Yanda gas pipeline was built with slave labour.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Total Oil Protest Marylebone Road 13/08/08
There were roadworks at the Total Station making rather a mess, but the 5 protestors still manage to hold up banners for the passing vehicles and hand out leaflets to passers-by. Some of whom we were pleased to learn already supported us and were even on our emailing list. French Total Oil has collaborated with the brutal military junta since the mid 1990's, sponsoring the oppressive regime with 500 million dollars a year in payments from the Yadana gas pipeline. This arms and equips the brutal junta's war against the Burmese people and ethnic minorities.
8-8-88 Burma Protests and Bike for Burma Report
Friday 8th August marked the 20th Anniversary of the 8-8-88 Burma democracy uprising in which at least 3,000 unarmed Burmese protesters were murdered by the Burmese junta. In London the Burmese unveiled a glass memorial at the peace park near the Imperial War museum, held a protest for political prisoners at the Burmese Embassy and in the evening had an exhibition on Burmese political prisoners at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The following day the new generation of Burmese students and exiled activists held a Bike for Burma event around London to remember 8-8-88 and ask people not to forget Burma.
For Full Article, more pictures and news from Burma
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Clapham South Total Oil Protest for Burma
From Indymedia:
On 30th July six protesters from www.totaloutofburma.org held a demonstration at the Ridge Total Service Station, 40 - 50 Balham Hill, Wandsworth, London SW12 9EL (near Clapham South). French Total Oil funds the brutal Burmese junta with 500 million dollars a year from the Total operated Yadana gas field, fuelling oppression and great cruelty in Burma. Next August 8th will mark the 20th uprising of the 8-8-88 protests in which 3,000 peaceful Burmese protesters were murdered by the Burmese junta.
Several vehicles entering the station were put off buying petrol and turned around. Although there were less passers-by than at some other protests, a high proportion were interested in the protest taking leaflets about Totalitarian Oil and about the Cyclone Victims in Burma.
Full Article, More photos and news from Burma:
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Chiswick Free Burma Protest against Total Oil
From Indymedia:
Six protesters from www.totaloutofburma.org held a demonstration at Chiswick West Four Total petrol station, 137 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 2ED on 23rd July. They called for French Total Oil to stop funding the brutal Burmese junta with hundreds of millions of dollars a year from the French Total operated Yadana gas pipeline. Burma earns most of its foreign currency from gas exports and spends 50% of its budget on the military in a war against its own people. Since the mid 1990s French Total Oil has played a significant role in keeping the brutal Burmese junta in power, against the wishes of the Burmese people.
The protesters "BEEP 4 BURMA BOYCOTT TOTAL" banner attracted support from passing cars, including a passing fire engine that beeped in support with the firemen on board waving their approval at the protest. About 400 Total Out of Burma leaflets and the same again for a leaflet in support of Burma Cyclone victims were handed out to passers-by.
At the Chiswick protest and earlier at 33 Cavendish Sq (where Total's UK Holding company is based), passers-by told the protesters they would not buy petrol from Total again.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Day of action for Burma in Chester
From Indymedia
Wrexham Women for Peace and supporters held a stall for Burma in Chester city Saturday July 19th to encourage people to boycott TOTAL petrol stations, to call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, and to support those affected by Cyclone Nargis. In the afternoon, there was a demo outside Hoole TOTAL petrol station.
The morning sunshine was punctuated by torrential downpours and high winds, so it was a bit of a challenge to keep the stall upright and the leaflets dry. Nevertheless, Chester was packed with people for the Lord Mayor's parade, so we weren't short of punters.
In the afternoon, in slightly kinder weather, we held a noisy demo outside Hoole TOTAL petrol station. The response to our 'beep for burma' banners and placards was overwhelming. An irate TOTAL worker came out to shout at us for venturing onto the forecourt and to defend her employer on the spurious grounds that Shell - who she used to work for - is just as unethical. Yeah, we know that, but today is about Burma and TOTAL is the main culprit there.
It would be great if these demos were held at a frequency to cause real concern to TOTAL, and with the aim of shutting the petrol station down. Anyone in Chester or nearby up for this?
e-mail: wrexhamwomen_at
Friday, July 18, 2008
Bastille Day Card - Support Liberty in Burma
On July 14th three members of totaloutofburma
The card contrasted the Bastille prison with the notorious Insein prison in Burma, where many prisoners of conscience have been suffering for years. In the recent Nargis Cyclone 36 of the prisoners were shot dead by guards and apparently four more died from torture during interrogation after the shooting.
The Bastille Day card also celebrated the recent release of French hostage Ingrid Betancourt from Columbia and called for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed. Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for 12 years. Her party won 82% of the vote in the 1990 election but she was not allowed to take power by the corrupt Burma dictatorship that is kept in power by gas revenues from Total's Yadana gas pipeline (the pipeline map was used in back page of card showing displaced/destr
We were grateful for the support of many passers-by, students studying French at the Institute and particularly the French people we met who knew of French Total Oil's collaboration with the dictatorship in Burma and were very critical of Total.
Full article with more picture and news from Burma
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Brighton Burma Fest (July 13th 2008)
Well done to Brighton's Free Burma Group for organising a Burma Fest fund raising event for Burmese Cyclone Nargis victims last Sunday July 13th in Preston Park Brighton. Two Burmese speakers spoke about Burma and their experiences. Talented musicians, great atmosphere and great people.
Brighton Free Burma Group:
http://www.face
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Kilburn Total Oil Burma Protest 9th July 2008
Four protesters braved the rain on Wednesday 9th July to protest at Totalitarian Oil at Kilburn Total station, 409 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn, NW6 7QG. For many years French Total Oil has been funding the brutal Burmese junta's oppression of the Burmese people, with hundreds of millions of dollars a year from the Yadana gas pipeline. The Burmese don't benefit from the gas exported to Thailand, instead they have suffered from forced labour and the military camps around the pipeline. The junta spends 50% of Burma's budget on the army and uses foreign currency it earns to buy weapons.
Last Thursday 10th July French Total Oil decided not to invest in the Iran South par gas field. Chief Executive of Total, Christophe de Margerie gave the following quote: "Today we would be taking too much political risk to invest in Iran because people will say: 'Total will do anything for money'" See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7498902.stm
When Total began its investment in Burma it knew full well it would be significantly helping to keep one of the world's most horrible regimes in power and that it would lead to the abuse of the Burmese people. In 1996 one Total executive was quoted in the Financial Times as saying "unless the area is pacified, the pipeline won't last". In 1999 a French parliamentary mission reported: "The link between the military presence, the acts of violence against the populations and the forced labour is established as a fact. Total had to be aware of that." Of course Total was aware, many western companies had already pulled out of Burma for ethical reasons, but at the time in Burma Total would do anything for money. It has given the military junta hundreds of millions of dollars a year to buy weapons and crush democracy in Burma ever since.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wimbledon Southfields Total Oil Burma Protests
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Real Disaster in Burma is the Government
Projection onto Waterloo Station Entrance
Home burned in Te Mu Der village on 4 June 2008
Bullets and shells left behind by the Burma Army after the attack