NO NEW OIL - OIL, WAR AND CLIMATE CHANGE: DISMANTLING THE OIL ECONOMY. LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS. SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER

Following the invasion of Iraq and an unprecedented heat wave in Europe, this gathering will expose the connections between oil, war, and climate change. It brings together experienced campaigners from across the environmental, peace and social justice movements to share strategies and develop proposals for new campaigns. The day will combine presentations, workshops, slides, slides and specially commissioned video.

Provisional Agenda:

MORNING PRESENTATIONS
A series of short presentations accompanied by specially commissioned videos.

10.15am- registration/welcome/info available

10.30 - MORNING PLENARY BEGINS

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY
– Jo Hamilton (RisingTide) and Sophie Hug-Williams (LSE People & Planet)

THE MAIN PLAYERS AND THE NEW OIL FRONTIER 10 mins
James Marriott and Greg Muttitt from Platform UK present a tour of the main companies, where they are operating and where they are expanding- and an overview of how this relates to conflict zones and countries with repressive regimes.

VIDEO- The Ecuador OCP Pipeline- A case study in destruction and resistance 3 mins

EXPOSING THE ROLE OF OIL IN THE WAR IN IRAQ 10 mins
Steve Kretzmann of Sustainable Energy and Economy Network explores the links between oil companies, the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. He looks ahead at the frontier for new oil and the potential for new conflicts.

VIDEO- A Message from our Chief Executive 2 mins

FINANCING NEW OIL- 10 mins
Nicholas Hildyard of The Corner House exposes the sources of private and public investment in new oil development, with a particular focus on export credit agencies and the multi-lateral finance institutions.

THE LINKS BETWEEN EXXON, RIGHT WING THINK TANKS, CLIMATE SKEPTICS AND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION 10 mins
Cindy Baxter, coordinator of the Stop Esso Coalition, reveals a complex web of influence, patronage and corruption.

A WORLD WITHOUT NEW OIL
Paul Horsman , who until recently worked for Greenpeace International, argues that the worst impacts of climate change can be avoided and makes proposals for how the world could manage without new oil
VIDEO- Images of Nigerian Oil and the Ogoni Resistance 2 mins

TEN YEARS OF RESISTANCE TO NEW OIL– WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? - 10 mins
Andy Rowell, researcher, journalist and author, evaluates the ten years of oil campaigns since the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa; the successes and the lost opportunities.
Video - "A Cheeky Holiday"- 2 weeks of the 2003 heatwave - 5 mins

CLIMATE CHANGE- THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION- 10 mins
George Marshall from Rising Tide presents the case for regarding climate change as a new tool for oppression and examines the climate implications of exploiting the remaining undeveloped oil resources.

12.30- 1.45 LUNCH BREAK AND OPEN FORUM
During the lunch break, the Open Forum is a chance to meet campaigners and activists from a range of environment, development and peace groups, find out more about their work and how you can get more involved.

Food: There are cafes nearby for lunch, in addition there will be a range of veggie/ vegan pastries available on the day, as well as tea and coffee.

2.00 AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
People can attend two of the following workshops as all workshops will be repeated

Dismantling the oil industry – looking at the web of oil industries from a UK perspective, discussing the social justice issues of dismantling the industry, and identifying campaign opportunities and targets.
James Marriott, Greg Muttitt - Platform

Causes and impacts of climate change – author and journalist Mark Lynas personal experiences and slides of the impacts of climate change around the world.

Baku-Ceyhan Campaign – the BP pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey is a case study in the environmental and social impacts of large oil and gas projects. The resistance to public funding for the pipeline has encouraged one of the largest oil campaigns seen in the UK...and it needs your support. Nicholas Hildyard - the Baku Ceyhan Campaign

Campaigning Against New Oil - A panel of campaigners draws together the strands of the last decade of campaigning on oil, climate change and fossil fuel frontiers. What lessons have we learnt? How can we take this forward?
Cindy Baxter - Stop Esso
Andy Rowell- researcher and journalist
Paul Horsman - who recently worked for Greenpeace International

Resistance and Solidarity – A presentation of case studies from around the world where local people - often working under conditions of extreme repression- have called for international support in their campaigns against oil and gas developments. The campaigns discussed include Colombia, West Papua, Nigeria, Chad/Cameroon, Baku-Ceyhan, Burma and Tibet. The panel discussion asks how can we show solidarity and effectively support struggles from the UK?
Lindsey Spinks Colombia Solidarity Campaign
Katie Wilson West Papua Campaign
Lorne Stockman - former Free Tibet Campaign
Ko Aung - Free Burma Coaltion
Nick Jukes- former Editor of DELTA – Nigerian campaign support group
Terry Ndee - Ogoni rights campaign- Nigeria
Janet Lloyd – Amazon Watch

3.00 Break

3.15 Workshops repeated

4.15 Break

4.45 FINAL PLENARY- TIME TO TAKE ACTION
The final session brings together the discussions from the workshops, contains short presentations on campaigns and activities and invites people to support the growing movement against the expansion of oil and gas production.

6.00 ENDS
(discussions can continue in the pub!)

BOOKING DETAILS
The gathering runs from 10.30 am-6pm at the London School of Economics, Clement
House, D Building, Aldwych, London. Nearest tubes: Holborn, Temple. The full agenda of speakers and workshops will be posted on the RIsing Tide website www.risingtide.org.uk.

We are expecting to fully fill the venue, so please register your name now to avoid disappointment by writing to info@risingtide.org.uk or call the Rising Tide Oxford office on 01865 241 097. We will be asking for a donation of £1-£5 on the door to help cover costs.

The conference is being organised by:

LSE People and Planet su.soc.peopleandplanet@lse.ac.uk. www.peopleandplanet.org

Rising Tide UK. A national network of small groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action on climate change and building a movement against climate change. Our short monthly news sheet carried information, events, and news from the UK climate change movement. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: news-subscribe@risingtide.org.uk Your details will never be passed to anyone else.

LSE People and Planet is part of the largest student campaigning network in Britain campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment.