On the eve of the tenth anniversary of this execution, activists from London Rising Tide, Rhythms of Resistance, Rossport Solidarity Camp and London Earth First! came together to take action against Shell for its activities in Nigeria, in Ireland and worldwide.

Nine nooses were hung from lampposts directly in front of Shell’s UK headquarters on London’s South Bank. A pipeline decorated with slogans celebrating resistance to the curse of oil in the Niger Delta and in County Mayo in the past and right now were also on site, as were banners and a small but noisy samba band.

Also part of the picture was the situation in County Mayo, north west Ireland, which is the proposed site of a major new Shell gas development, currently being opposed energetically both locally and internationally:
 http://www.corribsos.com

The action was also in direct opposition to the new law designed to clamp down on protest in central London:
 http://www.freedomtoprotest.org.uk

Shell is also currently laundering its tarnished reputation by sponsoring the Rubens exhibition at the National Gallery, so the group made an unwelcome (to the gallery at least) visit there later in the day;  http://www.artnotoil.org.uk

There were no arrests, but it was a close-run thing.

The following day saw the culmination of the art/activism project Remember Saro-Wiwa:  http://www.remembersarowiwa.com , as well as actions and commemorations
all around the world:
 http://www.november10.org

Photos and more information on this action:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/11/327645.html
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/11/327611.html
Film of the two actions:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/11/327724.html

 http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
 http://www.artnotoil.org.uk
See also:  http://www.rhythmsofresistance.co.uk
Rossport Solidarity Camp 2006:  http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php? story_id=72740
 http://www.freedomtoprotest.org.uk

And for more on Shell and the rest of them:
 http://www.groundwork.org.za
 http://www.gcmonitor.org
 http://www.bucketbrigade.net
 http://www.eraction.org
 http://www.shellfacts.com
 http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=246
 http://www.carbonweb.org