Audrey Gaughran
@audreygaughran.bsky.social
Executive Director at The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
Mamdani’s win is a massive victory in the fight for radical economic change. In 2025, when concentrated corporate power seems unstoppable, in a city at the heart of the capitalist project, Zohran Mamdani stared it down. And won. TURN UP THE VOLUME on this!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech laying out plan of action
As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social media
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Mamdani’s win is a massive victory in the fight for radical economic change. In 2025, when concentrated corporate power seems unstoppable, in a city at the heart of the capitalist project, Zohran Mamdani stared it down. And won. TURN UP THE VOLUME on this!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Reparations for the climate crisis, slavery, or any harms caused by unjust systems, can't just be compensation and quick fixes.
They're about changing the system.
And they're our chance to build a new and more just world. ✊
Read more from @meghnaabraham.bsky.social 👇
www.somo.nl/reparations-...
They're about changing the system.
And they're our chance to build a new and more just world. ✊
Read more from @meghnaabraham.bsky.social 👇
www.somo.nl/reparations-...
Reparations: An opportunity for transformative justice - SOMO
Reparations for the slavery or any harms caused by unjust systems aren't just about fixing past mistakes. It’s about shaping a just future.
www.somo.nl
September 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Reparations for the climate crisis, slavery, or any harms caused by unjust systems, can't just be compensation and quick fixes.
They're about changing the system.
And they're our chance to build a new and more just world. ✊
Read more from @meghnaabraham.bsky.social 👇
www.somo.nl/reparations-...
They're about changing the system.
And they're our chance to build a new and more just world. ✊
Read more from @meghnaabraham.bsky.social 👇
www.somo.nl/reparations-...
Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/08/d...
How Big Finance Ate Foreign Aid
Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization.
foreignpolicy.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/08/d...
New out from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social and The Future Economy Incubator - making radical economic change a reality means we need to work differently.
It's time to face the hard truth:
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
If we want radical change, we need to prepare better and work differently - SOMO
We should aim to create proposals, in partnership with social movements, that are ready to be implemented when opportunities appear.
www.somo.nl
August 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
New out from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social and The Future Economy Incubator - making radical economic change a reality means we need to work differently.
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Behind the grim reality of EU’s green transition → InvestEU ←
InvestEU uses public money and debt to guarantee profits for investors, claiming to unlock billions for the green transition.
But it is an illusion of climate action.
Read our full analysis ➡️ www.somo.nl/behind-investeus-trojan-logic/
InvestEU uses public money and debt to guarantee profits for investors, claiming to unlock billions for the green transition.
But it is an illusion of climate action.
Read our full analysis ➡️ www.somo.nl/behind-investeus-trojan-logic/
August 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Behind the grim reality of EU’s green transition → InvestEU ←
InvestEU uses public money and debt to guarantee profits for investors, claiming to unlock billions for the green transition.
But it is an illusion of climate action.
Read our full analysis ➡️ www.somo.nl/behind-investeus-trojan-logic/
InvestEU uses public money and debt to guarantee profits for investors, claiming to unlock billions for the green transition.
But it is an illusion of climate action.
Read our full analysis ➡️ www.somo.nl/behind-investeus-trojan-logic/
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Latest Women Against Fascism newsletter out now: mailchi.mp/31832b2c36ac...
June 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Latest Women Against Fascism newsletter out now: mailchi.mp/31832b2c36ac...
Major victory in a UK High Court case against Shell. The Court found Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution. A critical win for the affected communities, and also for work on a just energy transition.
www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...
www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...
Shell & ex Nigerian subsidiary responsible for legacy spills
The High Court has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy, or historic, oil pollution
www.leighday.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Major victory in a UK High Court case against Shell. The Court found Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution. A critical win for the affected communities, and also for work on a just energy transition.
www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...
www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Can mineral producers capture more value from the energy transition?
Explore trade rules, policy & demand shaping their options with NRGI, @iied.bsky.social, @economies.iisd.org, @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & LPEM Indonesia at #LCAW2025
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Explore trade rules, policy & demand shaping their options with NRGI, @iied.bsky.social, @economies.iisd.org, @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & LPEM Indonesia at #LCAW2025
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June 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Can mineral producers capture more value from the energy transition?
Explore trade rules, policy & demand shaping their options with NRGI, @iied.bsky.social, @economies.iisd.org, @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & LPEM Indonesia at #LCAW2025
🗓️ 24 Jun | 11AM BST
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Explore trade rules, policy & demand shaping their options with NRGI, @iied.bsky.social, @economies.iisd.org, @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & LPEM Indonesia at #LCAW2025
🗓️ 24 Jun | 11AM BST
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Is today's posthumous pardoning of the Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others (the Ogoni 9), who were arbitrarily executed in 1995 after an unfair trial, a meaningful act or a tactic to pave the way for the oil industry to return to Ogoniland? punchng.com/tinubu-grant...
Ogoni 9: Tinubu grants posthumous pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa, others
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous national honours on environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Ogoni
punchng.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Is today's posthumous pardoning of the Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others (the Ogoni 9), who were arbitrarily executed in 1995 after an unfair trial, a meaningful act or a tactic to pave the way for the oil industry to return to Ogoniland? punchng.com/tinubu-grant...
A “groundbreaking” case against Airbnb will set a precedent for legal action against any Irish companies with links to illegal Israeli settlements, an Independent Senator has warned. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
‘Groundbreaking’ case over Airbnb lettings in West Bank will set precedent for Irish companies, says Senator
Company is facing five international legal challenges from activists who say it is managing more than 300 holiday lettings in the West Bank
www.irishtimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A “groundbreaking” case against Airbnb will set a precedent for legal action against any Irish companies with links to illegal Israeli settlements, an Independent Senator has warned. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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New Women Against Fascism newletter out. Read it here: mailchi.mp/18e19a58b23c...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Hundreds of lawyers have signed an open letter pushing the Irish government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill.
The proposed law would make it an offence for a person to import or sell goods or services originating in an occupied territory.
www.thejournal.ie/open-letter-...
The proposed law would make it an offence for a person to import or sell goods or services originating in an occupied territory.
www.thejournal.ie/open-letter-...
Hundreds of Ireland's lawyers sign letter saying government should enact Occupied Territories Bill
The open letter from lawyers on both sides of the border said that the Irish Government must enact the legislation to meet its obligations under international law.
www.thejournal.ie
May 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Hundreds of lawyers have signed an open letter pushing the Irish government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill.
The proposed law would make it an offence for a person to import or sell goods or services originating in an occupied territory.
www.thejournal.ie/open-letter-...
The proposed law would make it an offence for a person to import or sell goods or services originating in an occupied territory.
www.thejournal.ie/open-letter-...
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Police in Germany arrested a pro-Palestinian activist during a protest in Berlin against Israel’s war on Gaza.
May 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Police in Germany arrested a pro-Palestinian activist during a protest in Berlin against Israel’s war on Gaza.
Shell and Exxon are closing a gas field in Netherlands after years of protests over earthquake damage to homes. It should be a victory, but the companies are now using unjust investor protections to sue the state for compensation and to avoid payments to affected people. www.somo.nl/shell-and-ex...
Oil giants Shell and ExxonMobil refuse to pay for Dutch earthquake damage
Shell and ExxonMobil have long profited from gas extraction in the Dutch province of Groningen, leaving behind a legacy of earthquakes, damage, and disruption to local communities. After years of stru...
www.somo.nl
May 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Shell and Exxon are closing a gas field in Netherlands after years of protests over earthquake damage to homes. It should be a victory, but the companies are now using unjust investor protections to sue the state for compensation and to avoid payments to affected people. www.somo.nl/shell-and-ex...
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
High Court trial starts today over claims that Renaissance, to which Shell sold its onshore Nigerian operations, failed to clean-up two Niger Delta oil spills. 📣
This is the last chance for the Bodo community to hold Shell (Renaissance) to account. 🚨 It’s time for justice!
leighdaylaw.info/42YsPnr
This is the last chance for the Bodo community to hold Shell (Renaissance) to account. 🚨 It’s time for justice!
leighdaylaw.info/42YsPnr
May 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
High Court trial starts today over claims that Renaissance, to which Shell sold its onshore Nigerian operations, failed to clean-up two Niger Delta oil spills. 📣
This is the last chance for the Bodo community to hold Shell (Renaissance) to account. 🚨 It’s time for justice!
leighdaylaw.info/42YsPnr
This is the last chance for the Bodo community to hold Shell (Renaissance) to account. 🚨 It’s time for justice!
leighdaylaw.info/42YsPnr
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
An important step in cutting Dutch ties to genocide!
Yesterday, during a debate in the Dutch Parliament, MP Teunissen raised concerns about the use of Dutch dogs by the Israeli military, leading to a motion for the government to advocate for EU-level controls on police dogs as dual-use exports.
Yesterday, during a debate in the Dutch Parliament, MP Teunissen raised concerns about the use of Dutch dogs by the Israeli military, leading to a motion for the government to advocate for EU-level controls on police dogs as dual-use exports.
April 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
An important step in cutting Dutch ties to genocide!
Yesterday, during a debate in the Dutch Parliament, MP Teunissen raised concerns about the use of Dutch dogs by the Israeli military, leading to a motion for the government to advocate for EU-level controls on police dogs as dual-use exports.
Yesterday, during a debate in the Dutch Parliament, MP Teunissen raised concerns about the use of Dutch dogs by the Israeli military, leading to a motion for the government to advocate for EU-level controls on police dogs as dual-use exports.
NEW - @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation finds evidence that Dutch companies are involved in the export of hundreds of attack dogs to the Israeli military. The military systematically uses dogs to brutalise Palestinians, including children, the elderly & detainees. www.somo.nl/unleashing-t...
Unleashing terror: Dutch dogs in Israel’s war crimes - SOMO
⚠️ Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of extreme violence, including attacks by military dogs, physical abuse, and psychological trauma. It features testimonies from victims, some of ...
www.somo.nl
April 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
NEW - @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation finds evidence that Dutch companies are involved in the export of hundreds of attack dogs to the Israeli military. The military systematically uses dogs to brutalise Palestinians, including children, the elderly & detainees. www.somo.nl/unleashing-t...
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Are we preventing abuse or just certifying it? 👀
Audits and certifications often hide, not stop, corporate abuse. Companies use them as smokescreens to continue business as usual.
🚩 Concerningly, the EU & others are embedding these flawed systems into law.
Read more! www.somo.nl/the-illusion...
Audits and certifications often hide, not stop, corporate abuse. Companies use them as smokescreens to continue business as usual.
🚩 Concerningly, the EU & others are embedding these flawed systems into law.
Read more! www.somo.nl/the-illusion...
April 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Are we preventing abuse or just certifying it? 👀
Audits and certifications often hide, not stop, corporate abuse. Companies use them as smokescreens to continue business as usual.
🚩 Concerningly, the EU & others are embedding these flawed systems into law.
Read more! www.somo.nl/the-illusion...
Audits and certifications often hide, not stop, corporate abuse. Companies use them as smokescreens to continue business as usual.
🚩 Concerningly, the EU & others are embedding these flawed systems into law.
Read more! www.somo.nl/the-illusion...
How inequality happens: Last week Shell sold out Niger Delta communities, selling its onshore oil blocks without cleaning up years of pollution. Today, Shell announced increased payouts to shareholders, while cutting costs (not CEO pay tho, that also goes up)
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-b...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-b...
Shell boss sees pay jump as group vows to boost investor returns on cost savings
Wael Sawan’s total pay lifted by 9% to £8.6 million in 2024 as he landed a £2.9 million annual bonus and £3.9 million in share awards.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How inequality happens: Last week Shell sold out Niger Delta communities, selling its onshore oil blocks without cleaning up years of pollution. Today, Shell announced increased payouts to shareholders, while cutting costs (not CEO pay tho, that also goes up)
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-b...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-b...
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵” - Travis Nichols.
We will fight back.
We will not be silenced.
For our right to protest.
Our right to speak truth to the power.
Our right to a liveable planet.
#InSolidarityWithGreenpeace
We will fight back.
We will not be silenced.
For our right to protest.
Our right to speak truth to the power.
Our right to a liveable planet.
#InSolidarityWithGreenpeace
March 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵” - Travis Nichols.
We will fight back.
We will not be silenced.
For our right to protest.
Our right to speak truth to the power.
Our right to a liveable planet.
#InSolidarityWithGreenpeace
We will fight back.
We will not be silenced.
For our right to protest.
Our right to speak truth to the power.
Our right to a liveable planet.
#InSolidarityWithGreenpeace
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Breaking: @ec.europa.eu kills sustainability laws in scandalous move to appease big business 🚨
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's EU Commission just released its Omnibus proposal to 'simplify business rules' - by which it means throwing human rights laws out of the window.
(1/3) 👇
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's EU Commission just released its Omnibus proposal to 'simplify business rules' - by which it means throwing human rights laws out of the window.
(1/3) 👇
February 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Breaking: @ec.europa.eu kills sustainability laws in scandalous move to appease big business 🚨
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's EU Commission just released its Omnibus proposal to 'simplify business rules' - by which it means throwing human rights laws out of the window.
(1/3) 👇
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's EU Commission just released its Omnibus proposal to 'simplify business rules' - by which it means throwing human rights laws out of the window.
(1/3) 👇
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One of the most significant legal cases for climate justice is starting today in the UK: people of the Niger Delta v oil giant Shell. The core issue: demanding Shell cleans up and pays up for years of devastating pollution.
www.commondreams.org/news/london-...
One of the most significant legal cases for climate justice is starting today in the UK: people of the Niger Delta v oil giant Shell. The core issue: demanding Shell cleans up and pays up for years of devastating pollution.
www.commondreams.org/news/london-...
'Long-Overdue' Trial to Begin After Decades of Shell Polluting Nigeria | Common Dreams
"The spills have terribly affected the Bille community," said one Nigerian plaintiff. "Our ecosystems are dead. Our livelihood depends on fishing."
www.commondreams.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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One of the most significant legal cases for climate justice is starting today in the UK: people of the Niger Delta v oil giant Shell. The core issue: demanding Shell cleans up and pays up for years of devastating pollution.
www.commondreams.org/news/london-...
One of the most significant legal cases for climate justice is starting today in the UK: people of the Niger Delta v oil giant Shell. The core issue: demanding Shell cleans up and pays up for years of devastating pollution.
www.commondreams.org/news/london-...
Reposted by Audrey Gaughran
Climate finance ≠ climate justice 🚨
Justice is about reparations.
And while Global North politicians and bureaucrats insist there’s a lack of funds, that's a myth.
It’s not about a lack of money.
It’s about who controls it.
The only solution is to #ReclaimTheWealth: https://buff.ly/4jVUI5E
Justice is about reparations.
And while Global North politicians and bureaucrats insist there’s a lack of funds, that's a myth.
It’s not about a lack of money.
It’s about who controls it.
The only solution is to #ReclaimTheWealth: https://buff.ly/4jVUI5E
February 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Climate finance ≠ climate justice 🚨
Justice is about reparations.
And while Global North politicians and bureaucrats insist there’s a lack of funds, that's a myth.
It’s not about a lack of money.
It’s about who controls it.
The only solution is to #ReclaimTheWealth: https://buff.ly/4jVUI5E
Justice is about reparations.
And while Global North politicians and bureaucrats insist there’s a lack of funds, that's a myth.
It’s not about a lack of money.
It’s about who controls it.
The only solution is to #ReclaimTheWealth: https://buff.ly/4jVUI5E
Excellent investigation by Simi Jolaoso, exposing evidence of what communities and activists in the Niger Delta have long claimed. Many oil spills are not cleaned up properly and Shell knows this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigeria oil: Shell ignored warnings of spill clean-up 'scam', whistleblower tells BBC
The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Excellent investigation by Simi Jolaoso, exposing evidence of what communities and activists in the Niger Delta have long claimed. Many oil spills are not cleaned up properly and Shell knows this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...