Cardiff Shell petrol station rooftop occupation

In sol­i­dar­i­ty with the protest camp in Coun­ty Mayo Ire­land, as part of their anti-Shell week of action, on Sat­ur­day morn­ing a group of indi­vid­u­als from South Wales dropped ban­ners and held a rooftop occu­pa­tion of a Shell petrol sta­tion on the out­skirts of Cardiff. The activists hand­ed out leaflets to motorists and passers by, explain­ing the issues, and had some in depth con­ver­sa­tions with passers by. There were no arrests.

The occu­pa­tion start­ed at 9:50 and pro­tes­tors dis­trib­uted leaflets and informed local con­sumers of Shel­l’s actions inter­na­tion­al­ly and in Coun­ty Mayo, until they ran out of fly­ers. The occu­pi­er came down in their own time at 11.30, due to the fact that busi­ness con­tin­ued oper­at­ing as usu­al, and the point had been made. 3 ban­ners were left on the roof of the garage, read­ing “Sol­i­dar­i­ty with Mayo”, “One Earth (A)”, and “Occu­py Oil- Shell Kills”. Com­rades from Italy, Lon­don and Brighton sent mes­sages of sol­i­dar­i­ty, along with local com­rades.

Sol­i­dar­i­ty with all peo­ples and com­mu­ni­ties affect­ed and dis­persed by Shel­l’s (and oth­er prof­i­teers’) despi­ca­ble greed and prof­it-dri­ven eco­cide. From Alas­ka to Ire­land, from Japan to Nige­ria, and here in Cardiff also, the strug­gle against the sui­ci­dal con­ve­nience cul­ture con­tin­ues.

Fuck frack­ing! South Wales will resist!

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