The True Cost of Chevron An Alternative Annual Report MAY 2009
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Dear Friends, Chevron's 2008 annual report is a glossy celebration of the company's most profitable year in its history. What Chevron's annual report does not tell its shareholders is the true cost paid for those financial returns, or the global movement gaining voice and strength against Chevron's abuses. Thus, we, the communities and their allies who bear the consequences of Chevron's operations, have prepared an alternative annual report of Chevron entitled "The True Cost of Chevron." We will release the report at a press conference on May 26 and a day later at Chevron's Annual Shareholder Meeting in San Ramon, California on May 27. Never before has one report brought together the information, stories, and struggles of communities from Angola, Burma, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, Ecuador, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, the Philippines and across the United States directly impacted by, and in struggle against, Chevron's operations. To do so has stretched both our minds and our pocketbooks. We need you and your financial contribution to help complete this report from vision to reality. WILL YOU JOIN US? SUPPORT THIS REPORT WITH A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TODAY Click here to view a special preview of this 40-page report – beautifully designed by the wizards at Design Action – including the cover, table of contents, and introduction. With a contribution of $100 or more, we will send you a signed copy by lead author and editor, Antonia Juhasz. PLEASE DONATE TODAY Contribute online, or send your tax-deductible contribution to: Chevron Alternative Annual Report c/o Global Exchange. 2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94110 Please indicate "Chevron Alternative Report" in the memo field of your check. Questions about your contribution? Contact Kirsten Moller at Global Exchange. Questions about the report? Contact Antonia Juhasz. Thank you for your support!