The record of Exxon Mobl world, whose executives target for an international day of action which took place in simply not economic. around the globe on july I!. Bianca Jagger issued the fol. received wide media coverage: "Today, people throughout the world have joined together to sound the alarm bells against the world's largest company ExxonMobil (Esso)... People around the no to Bush and to his entourage of oil barons and energy corporations. "We must say no to ExxonMobil, the largest and nost proficable company in the tion to the spread of cholera and malaria. belleve that human survival is ...if we wait unti the catas trophic effects are staring our Texas, under Bush's regime, children's children in the face, it became the most polluted vill be far too late to do am state in the union. Now he ing meaningful about it. Th wants to extend those devas- time to act is now. We can all cating policies to the rest of the do something to stop global warming. Let's begin by boy .. Climate change is the sin- cotting ExxonMobil (Esso) gle biggest threat facing the products"
20 countries International Panel on Climate Change, the most comprehen- Protests took place in over 20 countries, inchidine sive study, wars of the potenthroughout Britain where they tial for large scale and irre- were organised through a including devastating droughts. Globalise Resistance, together floods, violent storms, in addiof the Earth and others.
While Jagger's statement focuses on Kyoto itself and doesn't really take up the way that human roas aouses dro complicity with the military are also intrinsic to Exxon's operations, these issues were taken up by some of the protests including those in Germany and in some in the US itself.
Vot surprisingly these issues were more cous t countries directly affected. including Nigeria where action took place in Benin city.
The sharpest conflict however took place in Acch, Indonesia, where a protest of around 100 people organised by students was met with sharp police repression. arrested and while 2 have subsequently been released, as we go to press, one is still in fetention. Kautsar, the chairDemocratic Peoples Resistance Frone, has been charged with subversion which can carry a penalty of up to life imprison.
• Protest messages caling for the release of Kautsar can be faxed to: Kombes Polisi Drs Rami Darwis. Kapolda Aceh. Acch Police Chairperson, Indonesia, 62-651-26689.