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Unravelling
the Carbon Web
Research, advocacy
and public education on oil corporations; with a particular focus
on Iraq, the former Soviet Union and Nigeria. |
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Remember
Saro-Wiwa Creating a living memorial for Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian writer and activist who was executed in 1995 for highlighting the impact of oil companies in the Niger Delta. |
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The Desk Killer By shining a light into the world of the bureaucrats, planners and businessmen who contributed to the Holocaust, The Desk Killer raises critical questions as to whether the psychology and behaviour that enabled genocide to occur then, exists in the institutional culture of transnational corporations today. |
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Museum
of the Corporation The Museum of the Corporation is a proposal for an open space where people can debate one of today's most powerful influences on social and ecological justice in daily life and global politics, the transnational corporation. |
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SEA-Renue PLATFORM established Renue as a community renewable energy initiative, in 1996. It has now merged with Sustainable Energy Action to form SEA-Renue, working with businesses, local authorities, schools and the wider community to deliver practical and affordable solutions to London's environmental challenges. |
News ! Government faces environmental legal challenge over RBS The World Development Movement, PLATFORM and People & Planet have today launched legal action against the Treasury for allowing public money, poured into the Royal Bank of Scotland to be invested in energy companies, and projects linked to climate change and human rights violations. Result of the Wiwa v. Shell trial in New York. Royal Dutch Shell forced to settle out of court as the landmark case is resolved in favour of the plantiffs. PLATFORM participates in C.R.A.S.H, London: C.R.A.S.H. Conversation - on Art, Friday 5 June, 19.00 at Toynbee Studios, London, James Marriott in conversation with John Jordan; 15 - 21 June, Performance Skipping events by Mel Evans. PLATFORM presents at The Hay Festival 2009: 27 May, Hay-on-Wye. The Dark City. James Marriott presenting with John Kay (economist) and Nick Robins (sustainable investor), chaired by Andrew Simms (NEF) . MORE>> PLATFORM presents at Futuresonic 2009: Festival of art, music & ideas, 13 - 16 May, Manchester. Keynote presentation by James Marriott on The Museum of the Corporation at Futuresonic Conference, The Social Technologies Summit and Ackroyd & Harvey in conversation with James Marriott, at the exhibition of 'The Beuys Acorns', Castlefield Gallery CLICK HERE At 100 years old is BP going senile? With BP reaching 100 years old PLATFORM and Greenpeace question whether BP's investments in the Canadian Tar Sands is evidence of senility. Carbon Web newsletter issue 11 "Shell Guilty" campaign launched. As the date of the Wiwa v Shell trial is confirmed the "Shell Guilty" campaign is launched. |