March 15: Chevron Direct Action and Rally
Direct Action to Stop the War
www.ActAgainstWar.net

The purpose of this action is shut the Chevron refinery down for the day, and to support community efforts to stop Chevron from expanding its refinery, which will increase pollution and cause asthma, cancer and rising death rates in surrounding communities. Chevron is driving the war and occupation in Iraq, refining over a million barrels of stolen Iraqi oil in Richmond a month, and actively lobbying for the privatization of Iraq¹s oil fields so companies like Chevron can seize control of them. Join us, and help send a clear message to Chevron: Stop stealing Iraqi oil, and stop polluting our communities! See our Chevron fact sheet.

COMMUNITY RALLY:
There will be rally from 11am to 1pm. Spoken word, music, performance, etc and some speakers to break down the issues and possibilities.

MARCH/PROCESSION:
The Rally will turn into a March or Procession on Chevron's Refinery and 1/2 mile away. Join the TXT MOB to keep up with the march!

ACTION AND FESTIVAL:
At Chevron many people will engage in nonviolent direct action or civil disobedience with the goal of a day without oil. This will include blocking entrances, possible boat visibility action where the oil tankers come and go by the Richmond Bridge and there will be a bike parade/Bikes not Bombs ride intertwining with the other events. We want to have music and keep the energy up and positive through the afternoon.

***Cyphertown Krewe is gonna be there holding down a 100% solar sound system! We've got an amazing core group of artists coming out, Goodfellow, Ash (Seasunz, MC with Wisdom and Bassnectar), DJ Zeph and Azeem, and KnowSleep (Knowa and Sleepyhead) with Souleye, and DJ Jeramiah of Sila and the Afro Funk Experience, Taylor Maiden Space and many other artists and speakers!

(Free shuttle buses will leave from Richmond BART and Point Richmond - 3rd St. and Chesley Ave - at 9:30am, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM.)

9 - 11am - Check out or join the Bay Area Peace Navy! (We know the Coast Guard will be!)

11am­ Rally at Judge G. Carroll Park
W. Cutting Blvd & S. Garrard Blvd, Richmond (map)

1pm­ Nonviolent Direct Action at Chevron Refinery (We will be going probably to dusk!)
841 Chevron Way, Richmond

Join the March 15 & 19 DASW Text Mob to stay updated through the day:
Send a text to 40404 with the words “follow dasw” (case sensitive, no quotation marks). Standard rates apply.

We will shut down the Richmond Chevron refinery by land, by bike, and by sea. We’re asking that you form an affinity group, and help us shut down Chevron. Here’s some ways you can plug in and help out:

1. Get together with a group of your friends, and help blockade the refinery (please check in with the Chevron working group if you want to do this – their email address is dasw.chevron [at] gmail.com).

2. To get involved in with the bike brigade, contact Bria at brihannala [at] gmail.com.

3. If you have a boat, you can join the ‘DASW Yacht Club! If you’re interested in this, please contact dasw.chevron [at] gmail.com.

or... the Cyphertown way:

4. Bring art cars, playa bikes, and mobile sound systems, wear your costumes, dance your ass off, have a blast and generally... come out to STEP UP!


A few links:
Direct Action to Stop the War:
ActAgainstWar.net
United for Peace and Justice/5 years to many
www.5yearstoomany.org/
Richmond Progressive Alliance
www.richmondprogressivealliance.net/
West County Toxics Coaltion
www.westcountytoxicscoalition.org/

cosponsored by Greenaction, West County Toxics Coalition, Amazon Watch, Richmond Progressive Alliance, Richmond Greens, Community Health Initiative, Communities for a Better Environment, Global Exchange, and Rainforest Action Network.