Myanmar's military is murdering peaceful protesters -- and they're doing
it with billions in support from gas and oil companies like Total and
Chevron.

Local activists are calling on the companies to urgently suspend payments
to the military until democracy is restored -- let's show that people all
around the world are backing them up.

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John,

Myanmar's military has staged a coup and is murdering hundreds of peaceful
protesters, including children -- and they're doing it with billions in
support from oil and gas companies like Total and Chevron. 

Oil and gas is the government's top funder. So while the US, UK, and
others place sanctions on the military, these ruthless Generals will be
unfazed as long as they have the support of energy giants. 

Activists in Myanmar are urgently calling on the companies to end their
support to the military -- let's show that people all around the world are
backing them up: 

[ [link removed] ]Total and Chevron: stop supporting the bloodbath in Myanmar

Oil and gas contribute $1.1 billion a year to the now-military-controlled
government. Activists are calling on companies to stop these payments and
put the contributions into a conditional account, to be released when
democracy is restored. We know this is feasible -- it's been done before
during other global conflicts. Total and Chevron could suspend direct
payments to the military, but only if there's enough pressure to do so. 

The military is proudly proclaiming they aren't impacted by sanctions by
the US, UK, and EU. That's not only because of the continued support of
China, Singapore, and others -- Total paid the government at least $412
million in 2019, making them possibly the largest single backer out there.

If corporations don't pull their funding, government sanctions will amount
to nothing. Let's help activists in Myanmar pull the plug on the
military's corporate backers:

[ [link removed] ]Total and Chevron: end support for the Myanmar coup

We know companies like Total are sensitive to pressure. It's why they hire
lobbyists and PR firms in every corner of the world to control their
reputations. But thousands of SumOfUs members can’t be silenced, and we
will pull out all the stops to make sure execs hear our call.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Oil companies urged to make sure no money flows from Myanmar projects
to military junta The Guardian, March 1, 2021
[ [link removed] ]U.N. says at least 38 dead in Myanmar anti-coup protests as security
forces shoot to kill Washington Post, March 4, 2021
[ [link removed] ]How the oil and gas industry bankroll the Myanmar military regime
Justice for Myanmar, Feb 8, 2021

 

 

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