Women's trespass at Bellanaboy on Friday 13th

mayo | environment | news report

Saturday April 14, 2007 15:48

by Eve - Shell to Sea/ Rossport Solidarity Camp

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.

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.

Traversing the fence.

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

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Comments (8 of 8)

voices of the nurturers

by ellen macpherson - the global community

Fri Apr 20, 2007 20:23

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

Well Done Girls.

by Jock - mindfreedom

Wed Apr 18, 2007 08:54

oconnorjack at hotmail dot com

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

Greed Kills Everything!

by observer - s2s

Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:34

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!

well done women

by Solidarity

Sat Apr 14, 2007 18:34

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!

good work, women!

by chrissie

Sat Apr 14, 2007 18:22

& 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.

Well done ladies!

by cool j

Sat Apr 14, 2007 16:55

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.

More pics.

by Eve

Sat Apr 14, 2007 16:00

All photographs taken by Eleanor, Melissa and Julie.

Peat removal in operation.