Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Chevron’s Annual General Meeting is over. We used the occasion to try to alert shareholders to the problems with Chevron’s operations. But, to be honest, we weren’t surprised that Chevron refused to listen. We all watched year after year as U.S. auto makers ignored our pleas to build energy efficient vehicles and continued to fight »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | 1 Comment
Global Exchange purchases small amounts of stock in corporations like Chevron so we can speak directly to shareholders in company meetings like Chevron’s Annual General Meeting here in San Ramon, California. Gayle McLaughlin, the mayor of Richmond, used GX’s share to speak in today’s meeting. Mayor McLaughlin told the shareholders about the high rates of »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Our representatives have returned from the Chevron shareholder meeting. They were exercising proxies from shareholders, so they asked to speak and had a right to do so. One of our representatives told shareholders about the alternative annual report, “The True Cost of Chevron“. David O’Reilly, CEO of Chevron, responded that he had heard of the »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Everyone here hopes that what we do makes a difference to the kind of world our children will inherit. We are unwilling to accept the kind of world Chevron is creating. We are unwilling to accept a world in which rich, powerful corporations can make decisions that kill and injure thousands. We are here to »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Gandhi once said “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” They’re trying to ignore us right now, but we’re making it hard. A group of committed demonstrators have locked themselves down, blocking the Chevron entrance. The coalition here today has members from all over the world: Burma, »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Why is it that Chevron’s operations are in low income communities like Richmond, California and their headquarters is in a rich, suburban community like San Ramon? The contrast between the impact Chevron has on fence-line communities and the surreal isolation of its corporate headquarters could not be more stark. A broad coalition of affected community »
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Posted by Reede Stockton in Climate Action on 27th May, 2009 | No Comments
Visit the Global Exchange Action Center to find out how you can help.
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