Houston Democrats

Date: Monday, May 8
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Artery, 5401 Jackson @ Prospect
(entrance on Prospect)

Hear Amazonian leaders speak about their 10 year resistance to oil extraction on their ancestral territories, and

See the World Premiere of "Conoco at the Crossroads," a film by Amazon Watch.

$5 donation requested at the door but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

ConocoPhillips Annual Shareholder Meeting

Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Omni Houston Hotel Westside, 13210 Katy Freeway

The Shuar, Achuar, and Kichwa number close to 100,000 people and inhabit some of Ecuador and Peru’s last vestiges of unprotected, pristine rainforest, having fought for decades to keep oil, mining, and logging out of their territory. However, Houston-based Burlington Resources holds interests in three oil concessions—known as block 23 and 24 in Ecuador, and lot 104 in Peru—which total roughly 2 million acres and fall entirely on Shuar, Achuar. and Kichwa traditional homelands. Faced with the unwavering opposition of the indigenous groups since 2000, Burlington employed one of the Amazon’s most aggressive divide and conquer campaigns in hopes of manufacturing consent and moving forward with the project. The presence and pressure of the company has created a dangerous atmosphere of conflict and tension. On March 31, 2006, ConocoPhillips, also based in Houston, completed its acquisition of Burlington, making it the third largest U.S. oil and gas company. ConocoPhillips will celebrate a year of record profits and its new purchase at its annual shareholder meeting in Houston, Wednesday May 10.

Please come HEAR the stories of Shuar, Achuar, and Kichwa efforts to defend their lives, land and culture in the face of oil extraction.

JOIN them in exposing the controversy and calling on ConocoPhillips to respect their rights and abandon the project.

More information on the Sarayacu community
More information on OXY's drilling on Achuar's land in Peru
More information on The Artery
More information on the Shuar and Achuar from the Pachamama Alliance

ConocoPhillips PAC Summary

ConocoPhillips spent $5,098,084 lobbying the Congress and the Executive branches in 2005

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