EOI: BP Protest Action

Written by nathalie, 2 comments

When I was young and innocent, I would often spend the weekends at my Nana’s house while my 20-something parents partied through their youth. I would find all sorts of activities to keep myself amused. Around 8 years old I made friends with a typewriter in Nana’s spare bedroom. Every weekend for about a year I would sit at the typewriter and belt out Letters to the New Zealand Prime Minister – addressing a full range of early 90s injustices relevant to the world of an 8 year old. Crimes against furry arctic animals, lack of native trees at my school, why Home Alone 2 should premiere at school assembly etc etc.

In recent weeks I have been channeling my inner 8 year old.

Like many of you – I have found it hard to stomach the images coming out of the Gulf of Mexico. My brain can not compute the devastating impact that the spill is having as every hour goes by.

Well it is not 1992, and the tools have moved on from Nana’s typewriter – but together with some other angry people I hope to pull off an online protest action capable of putting a small dent in BP’s medium to long term retail fuel consumption.

I don’t vote Green, I use disposable nappies – but if this oil spill doesn’t make you sit up and think about Mama Earth, then we should all go to sea in a rowboat because there will be no hope.

I am looking for expressions of interest from anyone keen to contribute, individuals with skills and experience in getting stuff done online.

Take a look at this EOI form and please share as far and wide as you can.

Also check out @BPGlobalPR.

Tags: BP, Gulf of Mexico, oil spill