John, since I joined this fight, I’ve not seen a moment like this.
People all over the world are uniting to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Communities in East Africa are taking to the streets in protest.1 Activists around the world are pushing banks and insurance firms to drop EACOP.2 The EU Parliament just called the project a violation of human rights.3 Momentum is building.
But, the company behind the project – Total Energies – is getting desperate and new backers are trying to step in to resurrect the project.
In order to show the global resistance to this project and put pressure on more banks and insurance companies like Marsh to drop out, we’re hosting a Global Week of Action to #StopEACOP from October 24 - 30.
After you sign up, I’ll send you a new action to take each day starting Monday, October 24. You’ll hear about and have the chance to join campaigns in Africa, the United States, Europe, and Asia, all working in solidarity with communities in Uganda and Tanzania to stop this project and build a world free from fossil fuels.
And don’t worry – you can take each action at your own time, or choose which of the seven actions you want to take part in!
We know that this project is both a human rights violation and a carbon bomb that our climate cannot bear. Just one leak could poison the water that 40 million people depend on for food, farming, and their livelihoods.4
With COP27 coming up next month in Egypt, now is the perfect time to show world leaders that communities in Africa and around the globe want a fossil free future now.
Please sign up here to join the week of action and stay tuned for lots more to come.
I hope I can count on you, John.
In solidarity,
Omar Elmawi
StopEACOP Campaign Coordinator at 350 Africa
P.S. Not sure if you can commit to an entire week of action or want to help in other ways? If you’re able to, please make a donation here to help us fund our #StopEACOP campaign.
1 - September 2022 Newsletter - AFIEGO Students Arrested During Protests Against EACOP Project - AUTO REPORT AFRICA
2 - Meet the #StopEACOP alliance
3 - Breaking: European parliament passes emergency resolution against human rights violations & environmental threats linked to EACOP — #StopEACOP
4 - WHY STOP EACOP — #StopEACOP
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