NVDA in Gulf Shores, AL, because the Oil is Still Here and So are We!
We need as many people as possible to be in Gulf Shores, AL, on Oct.15, 2011, from 12-4 pm, to participate in a Non-Violent Direct Action Protest at The Shrimp Festival against the Big Polluter BP and to make the call for Clean Energy Alternatives and Jobs in Gulf Coast Communties!
In addition, this action is designed to continue raising awareness about the health issues facing our fellow Gulf Coast residents, our continued concern for the safety of the seafood, the beaches and the water!
Please make plans to attend and stand in solidarity with the people of the Gulf Coast, and beyond, as we continue our call for justice on behalf of the fishermen, workers, wildlife and ecosystem.
We will meet in the parking lot of Winn Dixie and ride the Shuttle buses to the Public Beach to Rally.The Shuttle bus is 2.00. We will enter the Public Beach thru the empty sand lot beside the Pink Pony Pub. We have been Permitted by the City of Gulf Shores to hold this Event on the beach at Life Guard Stand # 2 Bring anti Bp signage, (No wooden sticks) Bongo drums, Whistles. feel free to costume!!
ALSO, GO HERE TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON ACTIONS TAKING PLACE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE ALONG THE COAST - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oil-Is-Still-Here-and-So-Are-We/267702813245266?ref=ts or CHECK OUT OUR EVENT WEBSITE AT http://alabamashrimpfestival.com/
"I have come to believe it is through a near deliberate attempt that our government has contemptuously sought to cover and grandstand on behalf of the privately owned corporation BP.
Though nearly 17 months have passed, we have yet to see an all inclusive plan based on the sole behalf of the people affected. It is no less than a malicious act of treason that any corporation, much less a group of them, should so devour the will of the leaders of a country as to direct that entity to be co-conspirators in the toxic poisoning of an entire region of their citizenry.
The lack of scientific data, displayed and heralded by the corporation and the government, is only surpassed by the bought and paid for “junk science” that has become a common occurrence in matters such as these. In a clear demonstration of rhetoric versus reality, the multi-billion dollar PR campaign launched and preserved by this corporation, in silent support of the administration, is clearly deceptive and revolutionary in nature...
In truth, the people of the Gulf Coast, are in a position where we are without options as far as alternative energy, or safe jobs in energy production. This is the mouth of the lion, when it comes to the continuous assault on an ecosystem, culture and people by reckless, and greedy corporations who have so far maintained their conviction to place their profits over our lives.
Without due and deliberate intercession on our behalf, by caring and informed people we will continue to be and energy sacrifice zone for the nation, and our children will ulitmately suffer the consequence.
In short, with continuous oil and tar balls on the shores and in the marshes of the Gulf Coast, a seemingly never ending amount of wildlife carcasses floating to land, and with thousands of people with symptoms of a yet to be named, or responded to, disorder - including, headaches, rashes, respiratory illnesses, heart and kidney afflictions, and digestive disorders, - this event needs your support."
- Cherri Foytlin
Please RSVP your participation to this event via the facebook page found here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204641512928642