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Platform Newsletter – October 2011
Platform Newsletter October 2011 20 October 2011 Dear All, If you’re a first time reader, welcome! Counting the Cost: corporations and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta Shell’s recent human rights abuses in Nigeria have come under international scrutiny over the past few weeks as Platform’s new report, Counting the Cost, revealed that the oil giant…
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Remember Saro-Wiwa Newsletter – August 2011
remember saro-wiwa SPECIAL UPDATE: SHELL OIL SPILLS IN OGONI Dear RSW supporters, In the last 48 hours, oil giant Shell’s appalling record of pollution in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta has come under intense scrutiny. Below are some of the key stories, links and videos on this urgent issue. Please share them widely…
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Platform Newsletter – August 2011
PLATFORM newsletter August 2011 2 August 2011 Dear All, Welcome to the recently revamped PLATFORM newsletter. This month, we have a new report on Iraqi oil contracts, an announcement of the artists that we are working with on the Alternative Tate audio tour, events coming up in Autumn and a response to the Times’ coverage of the…
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Platform Newsletter – June 2011
PLATFORM newsletter June 2011 Dear All,In this month’s newsletter – Shell’s links with the Syrian regime, oil industry lobbying over Osborne’s budget, promenade theatre in the City of London, we are still hiring, and much, much more! Don’t forget to join our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter. The links between Shell and…
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Remember Saro-Wiwa Newsletter – June 2011
remember saro-wiwa RSW NEWSLETTER JUNE 2011 Dear RSW supporters, After a short break we are back this summer with events, news and audio podcasts. Launch of the Living Memorial at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre Saturday 25th June, 12pm – 2pm The Bernie Gran Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Rd, London N15 4RX The Bernie Grant Arts…
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Platform Newsletter – May 2011
PLATFORM Newsletter May 2011 Dear All, In this month’s newsletter, PLATFORM hiring, take action on oil drilling safety regulations, BP and RBS Annual General Meetings, new performance poetry, upcoming events, BP sponsorship of the Tate one year after the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe, and more! Use this link if you would like to tweet this…
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Platform Newsletter – April 2011
New Arctic report, events in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh & bad ACE news… Dear All, This newsletter is hot on the heels of the previous March issue – because there’s a lot going on this Spring! We’ve four events coming up in April that PLATFORM is co-organising, plus our report on BP and the Arctic…
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Platform Newsletter – March 2011
RBS-sponsored Climate Week, oil and MENA, poetry clips, Fuel on the fire + more! Dear All,Climate Week and RBS This week, many different groups and schools around the country are taking part in Climate Week, an initiative that we’d be very supportive of were it not for the fact that it is being sponsored by…
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Platform Newsletter – January 2011
PLATFORM newsletter #3 – January 2011 Dear All,Happy new year from everyone in the PLATFORM office! We have lots of exciting plans in the pipeline for 2011, including reports on oil exploration and the arctic, the problematic nature of “energy security”, updates on RBS’ fossil fuel finance, a news study of Shell’s corporate accountability…
