Flotilla Action Planned For May 16, 2015
Join the movement to stop Shell’s arctic destruction and fight for climate justice.
We invite you to help us kick off the 3 day “Festival of Resistance” on May 16th with a massive on the water flotilla, culminating in a day of mass direct action to shut down shell on May 18th.
Watch the video HERE
Then, Sign the Pledge of Action HERE
The May 16th Flotilla will be a family-friendly mass mobilization on the water. We hope you will join us with your paddles, kayaks, and sailboats.
So far, we’ve provided training for 100 new Kayaktivists!
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Read the sHell No! Action Council’s call to action below:
Call to Action
On January 8, we learned that Shell will be hosting their Arctic drilling rigs in Terminal 5 of the Port of Seattle. That same day the journal Nature published an article saying that Arctic oil MUST be left in the ground in order to avoid catastrophic climate change. Drilling for Arctic oil is an open attack on people in the global south, who are already losing communities to rising seas and extreme weather. It could also spell disaster for one of the most unique wilderness areas on the planet and all of its inhabitants.
Shell’s rigs will arrive as we mark the five-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. We need a massive peaceful resistance to confront Shell, and the systems of colonialism, racism, and capitalism that drive climate chaos.
From May 16 to May 18, join us in Seattle for three days of creative, people-powered resistance to Shell and the climate crisis. We will converge on the Seattle waterfront by land and sea, transforming Terminal 5 and Harbor Island into a festival of resistance that will nonviolently block Shell’s preparations for Arctic drilling.
While we confront Shell, we stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples and people of color who endure the brunt of extraction and climate chaos.
We will unite in creative action, including a mass water-based blockade, and an event focused on working to honor our connections with this beautiful and complex planet. These events will build to a day of Mass Direct Action on Monday, May 18, when we will use nonviolent action to SHUT DOWN SHELL and all operations related to their Arctic expedition.
Shell’s drilling rigs are a prime example of the root causes and injustice of the climate crisis. They will generate untold wealth for the few, while wrecking the climate for everyone, trampling on indigenous rights, and causing millions of deaths in the global south.
Fifteen years after the WTO protests, we will remind the world that corporations like Shell that abuse human, environmental, and labor rights are not welcome in Seattle. We are fighting for a world where we can all provide for our families without risking our health, planet, or future generations.
The fossil fuel economy of exploitation is over. A new world is within our reach. Rise up. Resist. Join us in Seattle!
PS: Sign-up for Thursday’s Training for Trainers to become a Action or Safety Lead.
Kayaktivism Training for Trainers: Thursday April 23rd 5pm – REGISTER HERE
