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Women's trespass at Bellanaboy on Friday 13th

category mayo | environment | news report author Saturday April 14, 2007 15:48author by Eve - Shell to Sea/ Rossport Solidarity Camp Report this post to the editors

Fourteen women from Erris, Cork, Dublin and the Solidarity Camp gained access to Shell proposed refinery site at Bellanaboy yesterday morning, Friday the 13th April.
Women march to the inner compound through the site.
Women march to the inner compound through the site.

Fourteen women from Erris, Cork, Dublin and the Solidarity Camp gained access to Shell proposed refinery site at Bellanaboy yesterday morning, Friday the 13th April, in an attempt to shut the site down. The women marched up to the inner compond of the site carrying a banner emblazoned: greed kills, send shell to sea. Security rapidly notified the Gardai who arrived in a van. Some of the women remained on the site until 4pm before leaving of their own accord, others gained access to the inner part of the site, causing work to be stopped temporarily, before being escourted off site by the Gardai.

Related Link: http://www.shelltosea.com

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Traversing the fence.
Traversing the fence.

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At the gates of the inner compound; the last time we went in the gates were open.
At the gates of the inner compound; the last time we went in the gates were open.

author by Evepublication date Sat Apr 14, 2007 15:55author address author phone Report this post to the editors

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The cops make an appearance.
The cops make an appearance.

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Cop van on Shell's site.
Cop van on Shell's site.

The cops chase some of the women across the site before escourting them off the site.
The cops chase some of the women across the site before escourting them off the site.

author by Evepublication date Sat Apr 14, 2007 16:00author address author phone Report this post to the editors

All photographs taken by Eleanor, Melissa and Julie.

Peat removal in operation.
Peat removal in operation.

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author by cool jpublication date Sat Apr 14, 2007 16:55author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Great photos Eve!! - Good to see people can still access the site and in some way monitor wants going on in the absence of interest from state bodies like the EPA, Mayo Co.Co. , fisheries etc. who have completly abdicated their reponsibilties to the people of Erris.

author by chrissiepublication date Sat Apr 14, 2007 18:22author address author phone Report this post to the editors

& good to see them keeping the pressure on Shell & their toadies - no promised jobs can justify or compensate for the danger & ruination of the environment at Bellanaboy. Any1 in doubt, just consult Shell's record on human rights & the environment.
They've even, disgracefully, taken away the cross & memorial placard to Ken Saro-Wiwa, from the Bellanaboy road.

author by Solidaritypublication date Sat Apr 14, 2007 18:34author address author phone Report this post to the editors



its nice to see the women campaigners out there, we all know that you
have been supporting and fighting really hard for years now- but a lot
of the emphasis, political rows and etc have been on the five men,

(who also did and do a good job)

However- destruction of land and community effects all of us and the
women's voice needs hearing too.

Solidarity and well done!

author by observer - s2spublication date Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:34author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I notice that the old "climbable" gate is strewn to the side of the NEW green spikey fence. I can only assume the Green spikey one will soon be strewn to the side of a razor wired concrete wall. Maybe we will send shell to prison after all!

Fare play to Women!

author by Jock - mindfreedompublication date Wed Apr 18, 2007 08:54author email oconnorjack at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Well done all, Sisters are doing it for themselves. !

author by ellen macpherson - the global communitypublication date Fri Apr 20, 2007 20:23author address author phone Report this post to the editors

women have been much stronger in the events of the world than one would think we,re tired of being told not to be angry it,s not lady like well we don,t want to be lady like if it risks accepting the un acceptale i live in nfld where women have had to be the stronger sex most times no offense to our brave men my hat goes of to the women who are protesting shell in ireland bad things happen when good people stay quiet keep up the great job in solidarity a sister from newfoundland canada

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