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Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa
Interviews to mark the 20th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s arrest, featuring sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp talking about the living memorial and Celestine AkpoBari from Social Action in the Niger Delta, talking about the bus returning to Ogoniland.
23 Jun 2014 admin -
Shell demonstration
22 May 2014 was the 20th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s final arrest before he was executed in 1995 by the Nigerian government for campaigning against Shell’s devastation of his homelands. That day Shell was also holding a shareholder meeting in London, so we went along with poets Selina Nwulu, Orla Price and Lucas Kelly, graduates…
18 Jun 2014 admin -
The Oil Road on Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle bring The Oil Road to life with sound and music. Words provided by Platform’s Anna Galkina and James Marriott.
3 Dec 2012 admin -
Tales of Transition
James Marriott talks about Platform’s new book The Oil Road in advance of the Transition Network Conference taking place at Battersea Arts Centre. James will be inspiring people with stories of his travels from the oil fields of the Caspian to the refineries and financial centres of Northern Europe. He will also consider how we…
13 Sep 2012 admin -
Interview: Shell’s Grip on Nigeria exposed
Platform’s Ben Amunwa was interviewed on the BBC World Service following revelations on Wikileaks about Shell’s infiltration of the Nigerian government. In a leaked US diplomatic cable, Shell executive Ann Pickard boasts about how Shell “had access to everything” that was discussed in “all the relevant ministries”. The leak exposes Shell’s colonial control over Nigeria’s…
13 Dec 2010 admin
