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New 10-minute film on Shell in County Mayo

Oscar Beard | 11.11.2007 21:27 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles

A new ten-minute film has been released tonight on Current TV called Policing The Pollution: "Don't Mention The Water."

Stills from the film: Broadhaven Bay, the pipeline route
Stills from the film: Broadhaven Bay, the pipeline route

Stills from the film: Sunrise in County Mayo
Stills from the film: Sunrise in County Mayo

Stills from the film: Aluminium pouring directly from the Shell site
Stills from the film: Aluminium pouring directly from the Shell site

Stills from the film: 6 November 2006, Baton Charge
Stills from the film: 6 November 2006, Baton Charge

Stills from the film: Officer Strangles Pat O'Donnell
Stills from the film: Officer Strangles Pat O'Donnell


This weekend saw the first anniversary of the now infamous baton charge by the Irish Garda against the local community in County Mayo.

On 10 November 2006 four people were hospitalised during the protest, countless others received leg, arm and head injuries.

On 9 November 2007 the local community and protestors returned, some 400 in all, as the “no arrest” policy reached its first year of enforcement. This time demonstrators breached security and occupied the Shell Corrib Gas construction site. One gate was blocked by protestors and human road blockades were formed.

One protestor was hospitalised when a truck ran over their foot and there were reports of several arrests.

So what better time to release "Policing The Pollution: "Don't Mention The Water."

A joint collaboration of filmmakers, photographers, musicians and high-speed graphics artists.

This film brings the Shell-To-Sea campaign up-to-date and proves, despite independent and mainstream news coverage, Shell continues to pollute the water supply and no one is holding them to account.

Shell-To-Sea website:

 http://www.corribsos.com/

For latest reports see Indymedia Ireland/Mayo:

 http://www.indymedia.ie/mayo

Policing The Pollution: Don’t Mention The Water on Current TV:

 http://current.com/items/87156551_policing_the_pollution_don_t_mention_the_water

Please register and vote for this film to help us get it on digital TV and out to a further audience, you will not be spammed, guaranteed.

The June 2007 More4 News report, “Irish Gas Refinery Under Fire”:

 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/irish+gas+plant+under+fire/568972

An edited version of Policing The Pollution Rough Cut was released on Reel News DVD Issue 6.

 http://www.reelnews.co.uk/

 http://reelnews.co.uk/back_issues/back_issue_6.htm

Oscar Beard

Additions

Low Res Quicktime Version of Policing The Pollution

11.11.2007 23:01

A low resolution Quicktime version of the movie.

Oscar Beard


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