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There will be simultaneous demonstrations in CALGARY and TORONTO on
Wednesday 28th at 12.30pm in Toronto and 9.45am in Calgary.

TORONTO:  Toronto Stock Exchange.  130 King St. W., between York and Bay
CALGARY:  Hyatt Regency, 700 Centre St. S.E., Calgary

Let's tell Encana, now one of Canada's top 5 companies, that we do not
accept human rights abuses
and environmental destruction by Canadian companies.

If you cannot attend the Demo, please send an email to the responsible
people at Encana.  Take a moment to tell these officers of the company that
we will not tolerate human rights abuses and environmental destruction in
the name of Canada.

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Gwyn Morgan,   [log in to unmask]
Dick Wilson,   [log in to unmask]
Gerard J. Protti,   [log in to unmask]
Fernando Benalcázar,   [log in to unmask]
Donald T. Swystun,   [log in to unmask]
Patricia McCunn-Miller,   [log in to unmask]
Frank McShane,   [log in to unmask]
Florence Murphy,   [log in to unmask]
Dave Westlund,   [log in to unmask]

Please copy and paste letter below or write your own letter.

To the management of Encana Corp.,
I am writing to express my concerns regarding EnCana's plans for expanding
oil activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon, particularly in indigenous and
protected territories.  These include parts of the Cuyabeno Wildlife
Reserve and Yasuni National Park (a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve), both
unrivalled for their biodiversity and numbers of vulnerable species.  Many
indigenous groups in both parks reject oil development while Yasuni is also
home to uncontacted indigenous peoples for whom oil development will spell
cultural and physical destruction.

Sometimes being responsible means adhering to the highest social and
environmental standards, but in these regions it means acknowledging that
any activity will result in irreversible damage to sensitive ecosystems and
the people who depend on them.  I urge EnCana to set new industry
standards: respect the boundaries of these parks and the rights of their
residents; put the planet ahead of profits.
Sincerely,

Address (for a response):

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appreciated!

Cool artwork available for activists and informed citizens!  Just send
email request.
Photocopy, print, inform  your neighbourhood, your town, your city and most
importantly let's send a message to Encana that Canadians are watching!v

More information:
EVENT SCHEDULE: TORONTO
Wednesday, April 28th
What: Public Demonstration, GlobalAware spreading the word about EnCana at
the Toronto Stock Exchange.  Please come down and help us inform the
investors!
Where: 130 King St. W., between York and Bay
When: 12 noon to 1:30pm

EVENT SCHEDULE: CALGARY
Wednesday, April 28th
10:30 AM
EnCana's Annual General Meeting
What:  Public Demonstration outside Hyatt Regency Hotel where EnCana's
shareholders will be arriving to attend the meeting so please show
your solidarity with people in Ecuador!
Where:   Hyatt Regency, 700 Centre St. S.E., Calgary
When: Public Demonstration:  9:45 AM

BACKGROUND:
Calgary oil giant EnCana has come under fire for its lead role as the
largest shareholder in the highly controversial OCP (Oleoducto de Crudos
Pesados, Heavy Crude Pipeline), a pipeline traversing Ecuador from the
Amazon to the Pacific intended to double Ecuador's oil production.  Massive
local and international opposition contributed to delaying pipeline
construction for several months, accompanied by protests, financial
downgrading, over 20 work stoppages, and landslides.  Landowners along the
500 km-long route have been allegedly intimidated, assaulted, and illegally
imprisoned at the hands of Ecuadorian police contracted by the EnCana-led
consortium.  Many fear the pipeline is an environmental disaster waiting to
happen, as it crosses 94 seismic fault lines.

EnCana's aggressive plans to fill the new pipeline include expanding their
operations deep into the Amazon, where they manage two oil concession
blocks.  One overlaps Yasuni National Park (a UNESCO World Biosphere
Reserve) while the other includes part of an "Untouchable Zone" - land
declared by the Ecuadorian government to be inviolable in order to protect
threatened indigenous groups inhabiting the area and the fragile ecosystems
they depend upon.  This area is home to as many as three
uncontacted indigenous groups, who have responded to contact violently in
the past.  EnCana can not responsibly expand oil production in these
regions and we have to let them know we care!

www.GlobalAware.ca
email: [log in to unmask]
Contact for Calgary demo is Megan Hope  (403) 271-2187
Cell on the day for events in Toronto:  (416) 407-8147
Cell on the day for events in Calgary: (416) 579-1465

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