Women from several ethnic groups (Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri) in Delta state put ethnic rivalry aside and join together to claim better living conditions, proper compensation for the communities living on lands that host oil exploitation and a sustainable means of living for their families. The unarmed women peacefully occupy the gates of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited in Warri, Delta State on August 8, 2002. According to some of their leaders, the women protesters are campaigning for community resources and services they feel the oil companies should provide in return for taking their land’s mineral resources and not giving jobs to the men of the community. In response, Chevron and Shell invites the military who brutalizes most of the women.