Frontline communities and civil society unite across the globe to demand polluters exit their countries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

20th May 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: “Kick Polluters Out” Global Week of Action: coordinated actions across Africa, Europe and Latin America by CSO groups and communities facing impacts from polluting companies demanding accountability, fix past harm and cease operations.

. When: 23 – 30th May 2026 with key moments on 25th (Africa Day), 28th (Glencore AGM) and 29th (Total Energies AGM)

• Where: Global –London, Paris, Copenhagen, New York, Bogotá, and over 13 cities in Africa.

Why it matters: Across Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, people are suffering under an economic system that prioritizes corporate profits over the well-being of people and the planet. Globally, oil, gas, and mining projects are causing displacement, environmental degradation, conflict, and increasing inequality. While fossil fuel corporations continue to reap billions in profits, ordinary individuals face climate disasters, contaminated water, loss of land, repression, and rising living costs.

The Global Week of Action directly targets the continued expansion of Total Energies, Glencore, Shell, and ExxonMobil, which communities and civil society organisations argue exacerbate both the climate crisis and human suffering.

The US-Israel attack on Iran and its continued disruption of the global energy market has underscored the urgency to phase out fossil fuels. Apart from its devastating impact on the Iranian people, it has exposed the over dependence in fossil fuels as governments grapple with energy security and rising cost of living crisis, while corporations make windfall profits.

This week of action will unite protests, community events, creative initiatives, and digital mobilizations across various cities in Africa, Europe and Latin America to highlight the role of polluting corporations and the financial institutions that support them.

The actions will draw attention to the increasing public outrage over fossil fuel expansion as climate impacts worsen globally, and make a case for renewed investment in renewable energy that guarantees energy security, and a truly affordable, accessible and people-focused energy. There is growing global solidarity among communities directly affected by oil, gas and mining projects.