{"id":21681,"date":"2011-05-28T14:51:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T12:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=21681"},"modified":"2011-05-28T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T12:51:41","slug":"videos-of-7-activists-who-got-jailed-this-week-for-hanging-chevron-guilty-clean-up-amazon-banner-from-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/videos-of-7-activists-who-got-jailed-this-week-for-hanging-chevron-guilty-clean-up-amazon-banner-from-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos of 7 Activists Who Got Jailed This Week for Hanging \u201cChevron Guilty: Clean Up Amazon\u201d Banner from Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/chevron-activists-rainforest-action-network.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21690\" title=\"chevron activists rainforest action network\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/files\/2011\/05\/chevron-activists-rainforest-action-network-e1306586546274.jpg\" alt=\"chevron amazon activists jailed\" width=\"494\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7 activists from the <a href=\"http:\/\/understory.ran.org\/2011\/05\/23\/breaking-news-ran-activists-unfurl-50-banner-chevron-guilty-clean-up-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rainforest Action Network (RAN)<\/a> got jailed earlier this week for standing with 30,000 Ecuadoreans who have been affected by <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/tag\/chevron\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chevron&#8217;s<\/a> toxic legacy. These activists, as you can see in the videos below, climbed and dropped a banner from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge near Chevron&#8217;s Richmond refinery with the statement \u201c<strong>Chevron Guilty: Clean Up Amazon<\/strong>\u201d on it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e5b6L8qliKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>More videos from the activists <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/dmJggIwQbpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/jZ2-WxYEidQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The activists are now out of jail and have been charged with misdemeanors. Ecuador is still polluted from Chevron&#8217;s disregard for humanity and nature and tremendous suffering has not been assuaged &#8212; Chevron remains completely unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last week, the 30,000 Ecuadoreans affected by Chevron\u2019s toxic legacy in the Amazon issued a moving &#8216;Open Letter to the United States&#8217; calling on Americans to stand with them in demanding justice.&#8221;\u00a0See more in the Amazon Watch video below (best if you speak Spanish):<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Au5ZNf_Kmqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>More on the History of Chevron&#8217;s Toxic Legacy from Planetsave<\/h3>\n<p>As I&#8217;ve written previously, <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2011\/02\/15\/chevron-found-guilty-but-chevron-still-trying-to-avoid-its-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chevron was convicted of greatly polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon<\/a> in February of this year. However, despite the court conviction, it has stated that it will never clean up its mess in the Amazon or pay for it. Classy&#8230;. Learn more in the stories below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2011\/02\/17\/updates-on-chevron-ecuador-controversy\/\">Updates on Chevron-Ecuador Controversy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2011\/02\/15\/chevron-found-guilty-but-chevron-still-trying-to-avoid-its-responsibility\/\">Chevron Found Guilty! But Still Trying to Avoid its Responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2011\/02\/14\/chevron-insults-and-attacks-indigenous-people-in-ecuador-counter-sues\/\">Chevron Insults and Attacks Indigenous People in Ecuador, Counter-Sues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2010\/11\/19\/comedy-video-anatomy-of-a-greenwash-keeps-the-focus-on-chevron\/\" target=\"_blank\">Comedy Video \u201cAnatomy of a Greenwash\u201d Keeps the Focus on Chevron<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Image Credit: screenshot of top video above<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 activists from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) got jailed earlier this week for standing with 30,000 Ecuadoreans who were affected by Chevron&#8217;s toxic legacy. These activists, as you can see in the videos below, climbed and dropped a banner from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge near Chevron&#8217;s Richmond refinery with the statement \u201cChevron Guilty: Clean Up Amazon\u201d on 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