#StopEACOP

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[ericthelemming]

Stop EACOP! Instead of protesting outside City Hall in #Linköping I am taking part via #ClimateStrikeOnline today. And so can you, please feel free to join us! This is my 140th week online. #StopEACOP #DigitalStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #klimatstrejk‬ #klimat #climate #ClimateCrisis #klimatkris (at Stadshuset (Linköping)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNH5zlsveq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[plethoraworldatlas]

The "Summer of Heat" continues—both in terms of record-breaking temperatures driven by fossil fuels and a series of nonviolent direct actions targeting Wall Street for its contributions to the climate emergency.

After protests last month calling out Citibank for "financing the arsonists," climate campaigners on Friday set their sights on finance and insurance giant AIG for "stubbornly" refusing to join over two dozen other insurers that won't cover the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

EACOP is set to run nearly 900 miles from Uganda's Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. Rights groups have sounded the alarm about how the project has devastated the lives and livelihoods of people in its path as well as violence endured by African activists, who have been "kidnapped, arbitrarily arrested, detained, or subjected to different forms of harassment."

Ugandan climate activist Hillary Taylor Seguya declared Friday that "EACOP is a carbon bomb being built in my backyard."

"Thousands of communities in Uganda are being displaced because of corporate greed," added the campaigner, who is affiliated with StopEACOP. "Today, as Ugandans, as Tanzanians, as Africans, we want to be loud and clear that we shall not allow any pipeline to put oil in our backyards."

[spinosacha]

If permitted

Hi! So i’m a beginner in writing fics so be nice lol. This is a Enjoltaire story in a modern setting with shifting povs paralleling the ending of the student arch in the book but being a lot lighter in tone namely because they don’t die in the end (spoilers). Pretty fluffy i would say. Also Gran uses Them/them pronouns while Enj uses She/her pronouns here.

Trigger warning: includes police violence (not a very explicit description but it’s there shortly) + substance abuse+negative self talk.

Also I haven't personally faced police violence but I hope I have dealt with it in an inoffensive way but don’t hesitate to correct me if you find my way of writing about it inappropriate. 

Also I included a blockade of a bank and that inspired by a real action happening in paris recently! If you don’t know about the EACOP pipeline I recommend looking it up and/or checking out the movement against EACOP on instagram:

 https://www.instagram.com/stopeacop/

and if you want to contribute to the fight you can download the Regroop app:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/regroop/id1645549437

That being said happy barricade day!

Grantaire could stop whenever they wanted too. That's what they had always said when faced with worrying looks. Of course they didn't actually believe that but they didn't really care. They didn't really matter anymore. It seemed that whoever they were had dissolved in wine and the sun. It sounds awfully romantic phrased like that but Grantaire could see how incredibly depressing it was. But they could stop whenever they wanted too. 

“How can the sun hurt you”, the reader might ask, apparently oblivious to sunburn. Well it could in a name. Apollo. Well that and Enjolras. All it took was the sound of that name and Grantaire became entirely undone, only just threading themself together before she arrived. Short hair cut like a mane, those ridiculously pretty androgynous facial features that seemed to skip the station of gender to drive directly to an awfully cliché platonic beauty, those focused and awake eyes and her voice that always sounded exactly like her- unlike Grantaire's voice that always seemed to betray them and run to whatever outer force was stronger that them.

That was what followed the name. They could leave whenever they wanted too. It was tempting because this feeling was not pleasant. They did love Enjolras, that much had gotten hard to deny, but their love was nonetheless theirs. No wonder it got soaked up in the dirtiness that followed them- the dirtiness that seemed like the only part left. It had taken a Grantaire to make Enjolras into something less than perfect but that will do it. 

Currently Gran was drinking at the Corinth because even Laigle and Jolly was busy actually doing stuff at the Amis meetings and then the name came. 

“Hi Gran. Can i sit here?”

She paused after pulling the chair out, awaiting an answer. 

Sun shone directly on Grantaire from the window revealing the dust and hair on their shirt while making them sweat from the heat and squint in the light. Very flattering.

“Sure”

She sat down.

“Ehm. I wanted to ask, just in case. I know we have quarreled a bit in the time we have known each other.”

That was understatement, or felt like it at least because while some disagreements had led to light banter and more opportunities to speak with Enjolras- to have Enjolras’ attention, the ugly discussions took days for Grantaire to shake off. 

“-but i want to let you know that i, not that it matters what i think, but i appreciate what you did at the action.”

The action. Civil disobedience against a plan to construct an oil pibe line in west africa that would not only be an environmental disaster but also a continuation of proud french colonial activity. One of the major banks investing in it was holding a general meeting and the abc had blocked the entrance alongside other activist groups. 

It had been a really good day for Enjolras. Sure, she had been shaken, even scared when the teargas came and when the police turned violent but part of her enjoyed the resistance even though she felt bad about it. Ideally stuff like that wouldn't happen and god knows some would be treated harsher than her but she felt like push back was a sign that it meant something. Deep inside of her, too deep for her to bother to reach into, she maybe also felt like this was her way of being someone and being worth something. Nobody could tell her she was living wrong if she had in any way helped make the world a better place. If that meant going out of her comfort zone, so be it. 

When the cops came, Gran had also come. Doing most of the action they had sat on a nearby bench drinking. They must have seen that Enjolras was getting anxious though, because when the cops came they headed directly to her and asked if they were allowed to lock arms with her to better secure their position. Of course they were. Of course. Though Enjolras’ patience often got tested by them and though Grantaire had sometimes overstepped, Enjolras genuinely liked Grantaire and she really wanted them to find something to truly care about. 

So when she approached the table it was not a feeling of obligation. In fact she was very excited to talk to them and nervous in a way she didn't really understand.  

“I really did appreciate it, Gran”. She paused to try and read their reaction.They looked down at their empty glass, wearing an expression she didn't know how to interpret so she went on.

“I don't want to push you into doing something you don’t want to do but i know you are a talented artist and the group could need some assistance with a poster for the pride protest”.

Enjolras had been told she doesnt reveal much with her body language and facial expression but she was convinced anybody could see how she hung on Grantaire's lips- no not like that- in anticipation of their answer. 

Though, Enjolras couldn't help but notice how soft Grans hair looked and how strands of their shoulder length hair created a transparent veil as dark lace curtains for their deep brown eyes that reflected the sun. As you do when talking to people you have no feelings for.

Grantaire didnt look up. Didn't dare to look up, until Enjolras asked, “Gran?”. When they met Enjolras’ gaze, the movement startled themself. 

“uh i think i could do that, yeah”

Then Courfeyrach attacked them from behind, hooking both arms around their necks, startling both of them.

“I’m really happy to hear that, Gran!”

“Jesus Courfeyrack”, Enjolras mumbled, clutching her heart.

“Hey, remember you said you would kiss Gran if they would help us out?”

Enjolras was convinced anybody would be able to see her flush now.

“I- i said i could kiss them as a FIGURE OF SPEECH”

“Sure thing. Got the mail from that group btw, they're in”

“Good to hear! I am very grateful you handle the hell that is emails”

Courfeyrac released his grip around them and started to flow away.

“Oh you should be”.

He left a thick silence behind.

“I should probably be going” Enjolras stood up from his chair.

“Yeah I'll see you”. Grantaire gave a careful smile. 

They always felt like this when talking to Enjolras one on one, so vulnerable. Surprisingly, this time they also felt a twist of an almost safe feeling, of course not comparable to the amount of anxiety they felt but it was there. They also couldn't help thinking about the complim*ent Enjolras had given them even though they told themself not to trust it as genuine. 

After the meeting was over Gran went home after they had tried to cheer Jolly up, who was frustrated of becoming ill yet again. Gran did not entertain any notions that they could really help their friends in any meaningful way, yet they always tried for some reason. 

When they had walked some way down the street on their way home though, they heard the voice of Enjolras call their name. They turned and saw her approach. 

“So. Ehm, fuck. Courfeyrack said that thing about the kiss and i-” She blushed, something Grantaire had never seen. It was like seeing a saint naked, surprising but not unwelcomed. 

“i- hope that didnt make you uncomfortable”

“ehm no, no it was fine.”

“Good! Good, cause i didn't want to make you uncomfortable, you know, that’s the last thing I would want… to do.”

Why were Enjolras being so weird? Gran had never seen her like this.

Enjolras breathed in looking at the sky and repeated “I dont want to make you uncomfortable.” She then looked at Grantaire. “So i’m going to ask first and don’t feel bad about saying no. That’s what Combefere told me to do”. She seemed to say the last part mostly to herself. 

She stepped closer to Gran, and Gran was equally confused, nervous and excited. Then she leaned slightly towards him and asked softly, “do you permit it?”.

They answered by meeting her lips in a quick kiss. When the pulled apart Enjolras’ smile was wide. “Of course i do” Grantaire whispered. 

The next kiss started soft and grew bolder, Enjolras pushed a strand of Grans hair behind their ear and then entangled her hand in the rest of their hair. Gran for once didnt think but only felt. The warmth, the butterflies, the need to be close to Enj. It was as if Grantaire had become a part of the pure perfection that is Enjolras in that moment. When they parted though, Grantaire also noticed a faint bit of themself in her. She also seemed nervous and a bit disheveled, as if she had hurriedly taken her jacket on to go after them.

Granataire felt the sunburn of the kiss for many days after and it was not a very nice feeling. After a high they always felt down the days after. Enjolras also lived in utter confusion for some time after. Nonetheless they both had the feeling that this was something they could get used to. They hoped and secretly believed that it wouldn't be the last time.

[ornoirafrica]

Ouganda : AXA se retire de l'EACOP de TotalEnergies

Ouganda : AXA se retire de l’EACOP de TotalEnergies

AXA ne soutiendra pas l’East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) de TotalEnergies, a déclaré l’assureur à l’alliance StopEACOP. Total East Africa Midstream a lancé un appel d’offres pour la réassurance du projet de pipeline. StopEACOP s’est mobilisé pour tenter de réduire le soutien financier disponible pour le plan est-africain. StopEACOP a indiqué aujourd’hui qu’AXA considérait le projet comme «…

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 An unlimited and controversial East African oil undertaking led by French oil large TotalEnergies dangers inflicting "unacceptable" harm, a report by two NGOs warned on Wednesday. Total and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a $10-billion settlement earlier this yr to develop Ugandan oilfields and ship crude via a 1 445-kilometre pipeline to Tanzania's Indian Ocean port of Tanga.The mega-project has met sturdy opposition from rights activists and environmental teams, which say it threatens the livelihoods of tens of 1000's of individuals and fragile ecosystems within the area.The report by Friends of the Earth and the Survie (Survival) NGO mentioned the pipeline would emit "up to 34 million tonnes of CO2 per year into the atmosphere — far more than the combined greenhouse gas emissions of Uganda and Tanzania".It warned East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) infrastructure "risked a major oil accident" off the Tanzanian coast that would hurt protected marine areas, and would "threaten more than 2 000 square kilometres of nature reserves" within the biodiverse nation.The report mentioned communities have been having to surrender land "under duress and at an unfair price... to the EACOP consortium led by Total".They confronted "an interminable wait" for compensation, it added — "three to four years for the majority of people affected". The NGOs mentioned TotalEnergies had not "implemented adequate measures to put an end to these violations", and concluded that "the human, climatic and environmental costs of Total's oil mega-project are simply unacceptable".In response, TotalEnergies mentioned it will "do everything possible to make it an exemplary project in terms of transparency, shared prosperity, economic and social progress, sustainable development, environmental awareness and respect for human rights".Last month, the European Parliament adopted a decision that additionally voiced concern over "human rights violations".These included "wrongful imprisonment of human rights defenders, the arbitrary suspension of NGOs, arbitrary prison sentences and the eviction of hundreds of people from their land without fair and adequate compensation".On Tuesday, police in Kampala arrested a number of Ugandan college students throughout an indication in opposition to the undertaking.The StopEACOP marketing campaign group has known as for his or her "immediate release".Coordinator Omar Elmawi mentioned: "It is sad that in our time, innocent citizens are being arrested for simply exercising their right to speak out... about the EACOP project and the damage it will do to people, nature and the climate".The European Parliament decision mentioned greater than 100 000 folks have been susceptible to being displaced by the pipeline and known as for them to be adequately compensated.It additionally urged TotalEnergies to take a yr earlier than launching the undertaking to review the feasibility of an alternate route "to better safeguard protected and sensitive ecosystems and the water resources of Uganda and Tanzania". [ad_2] Source link

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Extinction Rebellion disrupt Africa Oil Conference in Mayfair

Extinction Rebellion disrupt Africa Oil Conference in Mayfair

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +44(0)7756136396Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Assets | Donate#ExtinctionRebellion #EndFossilFilth #RebelforLife On Tuesday May 17 at around 8am, a coalition of groups including Extinction Rebellion Africa, Sustaining the Wild Coast, StopEACOP, Africans Rising, The Green Connection, Oceans Not Oil, Jubilee for Climate, 350.org and Greenpeace…

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#StopEACOP #STOP_EACOP #eastafrica #wakeup_africa #WAKEUP_UG #RiseUpUg #KungaUganda #africa_United

[ericthelemming]

Stop EACOP! Instead of protesting outside City Hall in #Linköping I am taking part via #ClimateStrikeOnline today. And so can you, please feel free to join us! This is my 127th week online. #DigitalStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #klimatstrejk‬ #klimat #climate #ClimateCrisis #klimatkris #ClimateBreakdown #UprootTheSystem #PeopleNotProfit #RöstFörRättvisa #StopEACOP (at Stadshuset (Linköping)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQqQzND-pm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[willibald66]

Oil versus Gorillas! Französische und chinesische Ölfirmen zerstören mit Pipeline-Deal Schutzgebiete im Herzen Afrikas – We cannot drink oil! French, Chinese oil firms – East African Pipeline Project in the heart of Africa – a environmental risk

Oil versus Gorillas! Französische und chinesische Ölfirmen zerstören mit Pipeline-Deal Schutzgebiete im Herzen Afrikas – We cannot drink oil! French, Chinese oil firms – East African Pipeline Project in the heart of Africa – a environmental risk

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[plethoraworldatlas]

Opponents of a highly controversial oil pipeline under construction in East Africa on Monday demanded an investigation into the Ugandan army's treatment of an environmental activist who was hospitalized after allegedly being severely beaten while he was detained last week.

Stephen Kwikiriza, an activist with the Kampala-based Environmental Governance Institute (EGI), was found dumped on the side of a highway about five hours' drive from the Ugandan capital Sunday night following a weeklong detention by the country's army.

"Unfortunately, he is in poor condition after enduring severe beatings, mistreatment, and abuse throughout the week," EGI said, according toAl Jazeera. "Doctors are conducting various examinations."

Like other climate and environmental campaigners in the movement to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), Kwikiriza is believed to have been targeted for his activism against the project, which is being built by the French fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies in partnership with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the Uganda National Oil Company, and others.

The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said Kwikiriza was apparently abducted by Ugandan army officers in civilian clothes in what the group called a "particularly worrying escalation of repression."

FIDH said 11 activists have been "kidnapped, arbitrarily arrested, detained, or subjected to different forms of harassment by the Ugandan authorities between May 27 and June 5, 2024," part of what critics call a government campaign targeting StopEACOP campaigners that goes back years.

"Speaking up for frontline communities should never lead to this," the StopEACOP movement said on social media following Kwikiriza's release. "We urge human rights organizations to hold Ugandan authorities accountable and ensure human rights and environmental defenders can work safely."

"We also ask TotalEnergies and CNOOC to investigate the injustices done in their names as alleged," the coalition added. "You can still make profits without harming communities or enabling human rights violations."

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If completed, the $3.5 billion, nearly 900-mile EACOP project is expected to transport up to 230,000 barrels of crude oil per day from fields in the Lake Albert region of western Uganda through the world's longest electrically heated pipeline to the Tanzanian port city of Tanga on the Indian Ocean.

A July 2023 report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailed how EACOP has devastated the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in its path while exacerbating the climate emergency.

"The Ugandan government needs to end its harassment of opponents of oil development in the country, such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project, which has already devastated thousands of people's livelihoods in Uganda and, if completed, will displace thousands of people and contribute to the global climate crisis," HRW senior environmental rights advocate Myrto Tilianaki said in a statement issued during Kwikiriza's detention.

[matovugodfreymg]

It's really amazing when the youth seek to take control under supervision of patriotic elders #Dot_com city borns to manifest #GEN_Z solutions keeping Black consciousness factor constant in addition to #Pan_Africanism objectives at Heart ♥️

With influenced & civilized patriotic leaders, #UGANDA 🇺🇬 can shine again too... With UNITY & DIPLOMATIC PEACEFUL ENGAGEMENTS / STRATEGIES, We can develop #AFRICA 🌍

Let's vote those who #QUALIFY , I rest my case ✍🏿

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[ericthelemming]

Stop EACOP! Instead of protesting outside City Hall in #Linköping I am taking part via #ClimateStrikeOnline today. And so can you, please feel free to join us! This is my 126th week online. #DigitalStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #klimatstrejk‬ #klimat #climate #ClimateCrisis #klimatkris #ClimateBreakdown #UprootTheSystem #PeopleNotProfit #RöstFörRättvisa #StopEACOP (at Stadshuset (Linköping)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-noatjas9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=