Anti-Chevron Day 2017!

We have the pleasure to invite you to the Anti-Chevron Day 2017, that will take place on the 31st May at ISS, between 17 and 18:30 in The Hague Adres: Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX Den Haag https://www.iss.nl/

The topic of this year will be the access to social environmental justice and denied justice for various communities

The Chevron Ecuador case represented by the the Unión de Afectados y Afectadas por las Operaciones Petroleras de Texaco, UDAPT, is an outstanding example of denied access to justice: 23 years since it was first raised and 6 years after the positive verdict, justice has not been granted yet. The case is not the only example of justice denied. There are countless cases of corporate impunity where a legal verdict is not enough to grant justice.

UDAPT would like to invite you all to jointly reflect with other activists and campaigns and seek common solutions on how to make access to justice a reality and not an abstract idea. We want to discuss all dimensions of justice: the moral and ethical aspects, the well-being of those affected by extractive practices, and the duty to respect the human right to live in a healthy environment, and to restore the inflicted damages.

Here are the main aims of the event:

• To present different cases of denied access to justice from across the world

• To share ideas and proposals concerning possible strategies and instruments to access justice in relation with corporate impunity

• To discuss the challenges of achieving access to justice in the context of the global battle against corporate impunity

• To highlight the respect for the environment as a fight for the common good and the rights of future generations

Schedule of the event: 17:00- 18:30

Welcome to ISS by Lorenzo Pellegrini

Moderator: Sol Trumbo TNI

Section 1 A- Opening (15 minutes)

- Letty Fajardo Vera, European Coordinator and Spokesperson of the Unión de Afectados y Afectadas por las Operaciones Petroleras de Texaco, UDAPT, introducing UDAPT’s struggle. 3-5 minutes

- Chris Toala Olivares, Photographer, introducing and showing his pictures on the Chevron case and telling his experience as photographer in the Amazon’s contaminated sites (http://www.toalaolivares.com/, see ‘Abandoned Waste’). 5-7 minutes

Section 1 B- Access to Justice (max 5 minutes)

- Pablo Fajardo from UDAPT, lead Lawyer of the case, addressing a video to the audience, on the topic of the claim for reparation and the access to justice and

reflecting on the denial of justice in the specific instance of the Chevron litigation (7 minutes).

Section 2 - Access to Justice in a global contact (1 hour)- Access to Justice Round Table- kick off by a Representative of Standing Rock 5 min to

Speakers:- SandraBeckerman,SPMemberofParliament(Groningengas)- FemkeWijdekopStopEcoside- ChannaSamkaldenHumanRightsLawyerShell/Nigeriacase- TeyoVanderSchootHivos- JanvandeVenislaunchingtheCrowdVersusplatformontheChevronoilspillin

EcuadorasChairmanofCrowdVersusWestrivetomakethispartadynamicdiscussionthatseesactiveparticipationfrombothpanelistsandaudience Section 3 – wrap- up with De Ecuadorian dance group Kuryzara and invite to continue conversation over diner Open Debate (10 minutes)