Join us for a number of events JINN and the True Cost of Chevron coalition are hosting as we lead up to the Chevron’s annual shareholder’s meeting this Wednesday, May 27th in Houston.  JINN’s coalition in Houston includes JINN founder Laura Livoti, JINN Coordinator Abby Rubinson, and grassroots Niger Delta leaders Emem Okon, a leader of Nigeria’s women’s movement, and Omoyele Sowore. Contact abby@justiceinnigerianow.org for more detail on these events or to join JINN at the Chevron rally Wednesday.

Monday, May 24

7 pm.  Tune in for Emem Okon’s interview on Africa Today.  Listen at FM 94.1 or online.

Tune in to Africa Today 94.1fm Monday, May 24th at 7pm to hear the powerful voice of Emem Okon, a leader of the Nigerian women’s movement and advicate for human rights and the environment interviewed by knowledgeable host Walter Turner.

Tuesday, May 25

6-8 pm. The True Cost of Chevron Public Forum.  Houston’s Rice Media Center

Community leaders from Angola, Burma, New Mexico, Australia, Kazakhstan, Alaska, Ecuador, Texas,Nigeria, California, Colombia, Mississippi, Canada, Thailand, Wyoming, and more will share their stories of struggles and success against the oil giant at this Public Forum. Please click here for the list of Event Speakers.

8:30 pm.  Special screening of Sweet Crude, followed by Q&A with Niger delta leaders. Houston’s Angelika Theater

• Macon Hawkins, a Texan oil worker held hostage by armed militants who remains sympathetic to the needs of those living in the Niger Delta;
• Emem Okon, a leader of Nigeria’s women’s movement; and
• Omoyele Sowore, an activist from a Chevron production area in Nigeria.

Wednesday, May 26th

***7am – 11am Protest Rally at Chevron’s Houston Office,  1500 Louisiana, Houston.***

On May 26, 2010, Chevron will move its annual shareholder meeting from San Ramon, California (where it is based) to its Houston, Texas headquarters (in the infamous Enron Building). Chevron is trying to run from its critics.  Join JINN and our allies outside the shareholder’s meeting, as our allies are inside letting shareholder’s know the damage Chevron has done to communities around the world and what can be done about it. Community leaders from Angola, Burma, New Mexico, Australia, Kazakhstan, Alaska, Ecuador, Texas, Nigeria, California, Colombia, Mississippi, Canada, Thailand, Wyoming, and more will go inside the meeting to address the gathered shareholders. Outside, there will be a celebratory, colorful, and fun protest rally at Chevron’s headquarters at 1500 Louisiana.