THE CANADIAN TAR SANDS OIL-YMPICS

Time: 12noon, 13th February,
Place: London

Saturday is the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,
Canada. That’s right, it’s time for the Oil-ympics, and you can
participate!

All you need to bring is ‘sports clothing’ (winter if possible) and a
sense of mischief and fun. Attendees will be divided into three oily
teams: ‘BP’, ‘Shell’ and ‘RBS', all ready to ‘Race to the Tar Sands’

Ever tried curling? Come along and and help sweep out BP, Shell, and RBS
as they all race headlong into the Tar Sands.

There is currently a global “race to the tar sands” and the main
competitors Shell, RBS and BP are all racing ahead to extract
unconventional oil from the Canadian Tar Sands, regardless of the
environmental and social costs of extraction and opposition from local
communities affected by the extraction.The Canadian Tar Sands in Alberta
is one of the single biggest industrial projects on earth, the
environmental and social nightmare that is the Tar Sands – is currently
producing the dirtiest oil on the planet.

Although the oil is being extracted in Canada, there are direct links to
the UK. Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays are all invested in the
tar sands. Britain’s very own BP are about to reverse their decision to
stay away from the destructive project, making ‘Beyond Petroleum’ nothing
more than a Broken Promise.

This action is in solidarity with Canadian First Nations groups whose
lands and communities are being devastated in the name of corporate
profit, and who have called for a moratorium on the tar sands.

For more info about the Canadian Tar Sands and the Oil-ympics

olympicresistance.net
oilsandstruth.org/controversy-rocks-leadup-2010-olympics

Cheers!

UK Tar Sands Network and IEN

www.tarsandsinfocus.wordpress.com
www.ienearth.org/cits

CONTACT tarsandsinfocus[at]googlemail.com IF YOU ARE HAVING YOUR OWN
OIL-YMPICS SOMEWHERE ELSE. FEEL FREE TO POST PICS AND VIDEOS FROM YOUR OWN
OILY GAMES.

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p.s To brush up on your curling lingo check out
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