Dear friends,

On Wednesday, July 11, there were 130 protests in 19 countries against ExxonMobil. Congratulations to everyone who participated, even if it was just sending positive vibes. PressurePoint is committed to ensuring the ongoing vitality of this international network, which includes environmental, human rights, free trade, labor, religion, and indigenous groups. Different tactics work in different countries, but on July 11th we showed what coordinated grass roots pressure can accomplish on a truly global level.

In the US, we're now developing a university student campus campaign around ExxonMobil and fossil fuel divestment, and to target progressive city councils to stop doing business with the company. We've begun mobilizing for the World Bank Meetings in September in Washington DC, again highlighting ExxonMobil as the ultimate face of globalization, and drawing attention to the ExxonMobil led World Bank funded Chad Cameroon pipeline. And of course building to the next International Day of Action!

We're still getting report backs, but the following is a summary of the day, as told via Dallas, Texas, Lee Raymond (CEO) time.

12:01, July 11th, Dallas. CEO Lee Raymond's sleep distrurbed by reports of first actions of the ExxonMobil International Day of Action taking place in New Zealand, with protests at Mobil stations nationwide. Australia follows with roving actions at Mobil stations in Melbourne and Sydney, and a rally at Mobil HQ in Melbourne. A few days earlier there had been a Mobil oil spill on the Yarra River in Melbourne, and the company had also recently been fined $11 million for negligence regarding a natural gas explosion.

In Jakarta, Indonesia, activists march to ExxonMobil HQ to present a letter demanding the company address human rights atrocities surrounding its operations in the province of Aceh. Last month the company was sued in US federal court for complicity in these atrocities. In Aceh itself, three people are arrested by the Indonesian military at a peaceful rally (see www. pressurepoint.org to take action). In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a coalition of groups launched their official boycott of ExxonMobil. A masked man was seen carrying a placard bearing the words "Tiger (Exxon's mascot): I'm quitting now. You can ask the rat or running dog to be your mascot". The Sri Lankan Green Party formally announces itself as a political party by participating in the International Day of Action.

8AM, Lee Raymond Time, Dallas. Lee's breakfast interrupted by company security reports of actions and protests taking place throughout Europe, especially Norway, the UK, Ireland, and Germany. Bianca Jagger launches new billboard of George Bush with gas pump in his ear saying "I get tanked on Esso", with a lead BBC news program interviewing her that evening for the Day of Action.

9AM Lee arrives at work to find a gigantic 40x60 foot banner outside the company headquarters, saying "ExxonMobil Stop Killing People and the Planet for Record Profit". First of over 4,500 faxes start to hit ExxonMobil Board of Directors. Lee receives first phone calls from Board members complaining about their company's fax machines being shut down. Hard to hear with the constant honking of horns from the highway from people supporting the banner message.

Meanwhile first of sixty plus actions begin in the US. Large rallies and demos under way in Washington DC, Seattle, and Dallas. Extensive local media coverage throughout the country. Green Party and PIRG coordinate nationwide actions. Protests in Canada focus on ExxonMobil's enthusiasm for free trade agreements like the FTAA, Nafta, and WTO. Board of Director's received over 4,500 faxes, demanding the company clean up its very dirty act.

And just when Lee Raymond and ExxonMobil thought it was all over...July 13 Esso station blockaded and shut down for the day in the Netherlands, in support of the International Day of Action. Meanwhile the climate change negotiations begin in Bonn, Germany. Attention is focused on the Bush Administration and their boss, ExxonMobil's, position on the Kyoto Treaty. July 18: Greenpeace stops an ExxonMobil oil tanker outside of Genoa, Italy. Activists in Bonn as we speak are birddogging ExxonMobil's chief lobbyist, Brian Flannery, and attempting to make his life miserable, which in no way will approach the misery his company has brought to the rest of the world.

We would love to hear updates from all of you who organized or participated in actions. THANKS.

Take Action! Tell ExxonMobil to release Kausar, the Acehnese activist arrested on July 11 by the Indonesian military. www.pressurepoint.org

From PressurePoint in Seattle, Barton, Bryan, Chris, Cindy, Kat, Matt, Suzanne, and Vesta -- Chris Doran Director chrisdoran@pressurepoint.org 206 325 6021 PressurePoint: Redefining corporate power through grass roots, nonviolent direct action www.pressurepoint.org