Halliburton Shareholders- Peaceful Demonstration- Duncan OK- 5/17/06

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Hard to believe this isn't posted here.

There is to be a demonstration at the Halliburton Shareholders' Meeting, which was moved from Houston, scene of many creative protests, to Duncan, OK, spawningplace of the founder....


SIMMONS CENTER 800 CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY DUNCAN, OK 73533 WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH 8:00AM PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION HALLIBURTON ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING


Peaceful demonstration at Halliburton shareholders’ meeting
Who: Oklahomans, Texans, Louisianans, Kansans and other globally concerned citizens
What: Peaceful demonstration at Halliburton shareholders’ meeting
When: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 @ 8:00 AM
Where: Simmons Center - 800 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, OK 73533

On March 16, the Halliburton Corporation announced that its 2006 shareholders’ meeting will be held in founder, Erle P. Halliburton’s hometown of Duncan, Oklahoma. Traditionally held in Houston, Texas Halliburton’s annual shareholders’ meeting has become a lightning rod community’s outrage and protests Last year’s protest resulted in the arrest of eight Houstonians engaging in non-violent civil disobedience inside the hotel with eight additional arrests taking place during the rally outside the hotel.

Kansans, Oklahomans, Texans, Louisianans, and other globally concerned citizens will be joining in on the peaceful demonstration held in Duncan at the Simmons Center along with other groups such as CorpWatch, Global Exchange, Halliburton Watch and a group from New Orleans to represent Katrina victims.

Protesters plan to make their presence known in Duncan, Oklahoma on May 17, 2006 and are encouraged by the fact that Halliburton is so afraid of public scrutiny that it would relocate a major meeting to a remote small town in the middle of Oklahoma. The move certainly calls their community leadership, business acumen and investment value into question. Organizations in and around the state including Oklahoma Veterans for Peace, AntiWarFair Coalition the Peace House and Bring Them Home (Norman) have expressed a commitment to attend the event taking place in Duncan, OK on May 17, 2006.

Contact: OK Veterans For Peace Jon Cantrell [phone], AntiWarFairCoaltion Darla Shelden [phone]
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"A group that accuses Halliburton of war profiteering, Oklahoma Veterans for Peace, received a permit for 300 demonstrators outside the meeting at the Simmons Center, a venue Halliburton helped fund. The group's organizers expect to be joined by anti-globalization activists and other protest groups, including Houston Global Awareness.

Extra law officers and other security will be on hand, and a nearby middle school will close for the day for the students' safety. Last year's arrests followed a sit-in at the Houston hotel where the meeting took place.

City Manager Clyde Shaw said protesters aren't something he's had to deal with in the planning for other annual draws, including the "World's Largest Garage Sale" in July. A group of Duncan residents have obtained a permit to hold a pro-Halliburton counter demonstration.

Even while support for the company runs high here, "I don't expect anything violent from the citizens," said Shaw, whose own mother worked for Halliburton until her retirement."http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=4900855





I will be peacefully demonstrating my dislike for war profiteers.

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by Darla shelden Friday April 21, 2006 at 09:52 PM
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Oklahomans will join in the protest of the Halliburton shareholder's meeting which has been moved to Duncan, OK, on Wed, May 17th. The event will begin at 8am at the Simmons Center on Chilsholm Trail Parkway. Organizations participating from Oklahoma are OK Veterans For Peace, Antiwarfair Coalition, Peace House and Bring Them Home. Also attending will be Houston Global Awareness Collective, Global Exchange, CorpWatch, Halliburton Watch and Rev. Peter Johnson from NOLA, with a group from New Orleans. Please Join Us.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

Contact: OK Veterans For Peace Jon Cantrell [phone]


AntiWarFair Coaltion Darla Shelden [phone]


OKLAHOMANS TO JOIN PROTEST IN DUNCAN, OK

HOUSTON GLOBAL AWARENESS COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCES PLANS
TO FOLLOW HALLIBURTON TO DUNCAN, OK FOR ITS MAY 17
SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

Oklahoma City - On March 16, the Halliburton Corporation announced that its 2006 shareholders’ meeting will be held in founder, Erle P. Halliburton’s hometown of Duncan, Oklahoma. Traditionally held in Houston, Texas at the Four Seasons Hotel, Halliburton’s annual shareholders’ meeting has become a lightning rod for the local community’s outrage and protests organized by the Houston Global Awareness Collective (HGAC). Last year’s protest resulted in the arrest of eight Houstonians engaging in non-violent civil disobedience inside the hotel with eight additional arrests taking place during the rally outside the hotel.

Oklahomans will be joining in on the peaceful demonstration held in Duncan at the Simmons Center along with other groups such as CorpWatch, Global Exchange, Halliburton Watch and a group from New Orleans to represent Katrina victims.

For nearly three years, HGAC has organized spirited protests, educational forums and corporate counter-recruitment campaigns against Halliburton and its subsidiary, KBR. Maureen Haver, a member of the grassroots organization, explains their grievances with Halliburton, “Halliburton represents Corporate America run amok. With Halliburton you find war profiteering and crooked accounting practices in Iraq, bribe scandals in Nigeria and shameless exploitation of the Katrina tragedy. The public’s patience with scandal plagued corporations is waning and if the government officials won’t hold corporate cronies like Halliburton accountable, the people will.”

Protesters plan to make their presence known in Duncan, Oklahoma on May 17, 2006 and are encouraged by the fact that Halliburton is so afraid of public scrutiny that it would relocate a major meeting to a remote small town in the middle of Oklahoma. The move certainly calls their community leadership, business acumen and investment value into question. Organizations in and around the state including Oklahoma Veterans for Peace, AntiWarFair Coalition the Peace House and Bring Them Home (Norman) have expressed a commitment to attend the event taking place in Duncan, OK on May 17, 2006.

In recent days Halliburton has garnered even more negative attention with reports that their subsidiary KBR knowingly exposed U.S. soldiers to contaminated water that could have potentially led to sickness and death. “There are so many Halliburton misdeeds it is hard to keep track,” observes HGAC member Rachel Clarke-Alvarez, “but on May 17 we will be in Duncan, Oklahoma to remind Halliburton of each and every one of them.”


Event Details:

Who: Oklahomans, Texans, Lousianans and other globally concerned citizens
What: Peaceful demonstration at Halliburton shareholders’ meeting
When: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 @ 8:00 AM
Where: Simmons Center - 800 Chisholm Trail Parkway , Duncan, OK 73533

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