The ShellGuilty campaign is running this ad in New York City before Shell goes on trial for human rights abuses, including complicity in the executions of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Nigerian activists, in New York City in late May. Saro-Wiwa and the other activists led a nonviolent movement against Shell's toxic gas flares in Nigeria. Unfortunately, Shell still continues its practice of gas flaring today. These flares are toxic to the Nigerian people, and they also worsen the global climate crisis. Our ads are part of a broader campaign to hold Shell accountable and demand that they stop flaring.
Please explain the reason the flares are performed (from the oil company's perspective) and how you would address that reasoning.
i.e., don't try to pull wool over our eyes, even if it's righteous wool. Please provide a fuller arguement.
sfstucco 2 years ago