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Full Circle – C Words commisioned poem by Simon Murray
Two poets from African Writers Abroad were commssioned to respond to the C Words season. To craft the poem below, Simon Murray (Sai MuRai) borrows the title of Dorothea Smartt’s poetry workshop “Full Circle” and draws upon some of the many words, phrases and themes that arose throughout the C Words season. The poem was performed live…
9 Dec 2009 jane -
Shell Must Clean Up Its Act in Nigeria
First published in The Guardian, by Chima Williams (Environmental Rights Action/FoE Nigeria) as told to Ben Amunwa. As Nigerian villagers take Shell to court over huge oil spills, it’s time for the group to take responsibility for polluting practices. A court in The Hague is considering whether Shell can be held liable for alleged pollution in Nigeria, and…
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Visit Nigeria! a video tour
A selection of sights and sounds from the Niger Delta, courtesy of Friends of the Earth, whose court case against Shell’s oil spills began on 3rd December in The Hague. Find out more details about the case here, and read an article by Niger Delta activist and lawyer Chima Williams here.
4 Dec 2009 admin -
Guardian Comment: Shell must clean up its act in Nigeria
Niger Delta activist and lawyer Chima Williams writes in The Guardian Comment is Free section today, revealing some of the ugly details of the Shell oil spills case in The Hague and placing Shell’s appalling environmental record under scrutiny: As Nigerian villagers take Shell to court over huge oil spills, it’s time for the group…
4 Dec 2009 admin -
Remember Saro-Wiwa Newsletter: December 2009
View original. Today, a court in the Hague will consider for the first time whether Royal Dutch Shell can be held liable for destroying the livelihoods of four villagers in the Niger Delta. Among the plaintiffs is Chief Barizaa, an Ogoni elder, who spoke of how oil spills from a Shell pipeline devastated his land…
2 Dec 2009 admin -
The Last Weekend
We had a barnstorming weekend. Really very good, and although a bit by the seat of our pants, we more than got away with it. Very good spirit among everyone. ‘C Words: where are we going?’ worked pretty well. Difficult to really reflect and evaluate when it’s all still so recent, but the discussions were…
1 Dec 2009 jane -
Four Nigerian Farmers Take Shell to Court in the Hague
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oil Multinational Charged in the Hague For Pollution in Nigeria Tuesday 1 st December Amsterdam & London – A unique court case, brought by four Nigerian victims of Shell oil spills, in conjunction with Friends of the Earth Netherlands, begins on Thursday 3rd December in the court at The Hague. This is…
1 Dec 2009 admin -
RBS – publicly owned for one year: where’s our money gone?
A year ago, the British public became the majority shareholder in the Royal Bank of Scotland and to make this inauspicious anniversary, this weekend 40 leading figures including environmental and anti poverty campaigners, faith groups, trade unions, academia, MPs and the author Iain Banks have written to Alistair Darling to call on him to transform RBS into…
