[Onthebarricades] BURMA/UK: Solidarity protests target Total

[Andy]

> Burma Solidarity Actions
>
> 03-10-2007 16:04
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/leedsbradford/2007/10/382731.html?c=on#comments
>
> Around 30 activists blockaded a Total petrol station to protest against
> the company's heavy involvement with the military junta in Burma which
> is responsible for the deaths of several protesters in just the last few
> days.
>
> Total is in a joint venture with the Burmese dictatorship in the Yadana
> gas project, which earns the regime hundreds of millions of dollars
> every year. Aung Sun Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of the
> Burmese government under house arrest, says: "Total has become the main
> supporter of the military regime".
>
> A mix of students and locals stood, sat or drummed across both entrances
> to the forecourt for an hour and a half. Holding a banner reading
> "Totalitarian Oil-Fuelling Oppression in Burma" they leafleted and spoke
> to passers-by and motorists. Staff at the petrol station threatened
> protesters with sticks, car and lorry drivers attempted to run over
> protesters, but despite this things remained peaceful.
>
> Later in the day, students at the University of Bradford passed an
> emergency motion to mandate the Student Union to support the Burmese
> monks and investigate alternative suppliers since they currently use
> Total for fuelling their minibuses.
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