THE HUT: Africa Environmental Justice Series
Greetings Hutians!
We kick off our discussions on environmental justice with an audio documentary on the Ogoni Peoples’ resistance–spearheaded by Ken Saro-Wiwa–to the destruction of their ecological welfare. The destruction was reportedly occasioned by Shell Oil with the backing of the Nigerian government, who drilled for oil in the mangrove swamps of the Niger Delta.
The documentary is presented by his daughter, Noo Saro-Wiwa, and has clips of his prison letters and poems for that artistic touch.
Enjoy!
Silence Would be Treason – Documentary
Optional/further reading: For a legal perspective on Saro-Wiwa’s struggle, see the 9-page decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
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Date
- 23 Sep 2022
- Expired!
Time
EAT Time Zone
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 23 Sep 2022
- Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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- Hut Meeting
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- https://www.hostedinafrica.com/hia-network-communities/the-hut/
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The Hut is a decolonial community that tries to understand Africans globally by historicizing their material condition. We therefore walk into the Hut to discuss issues affecting Global Africa and African peoples from the perspective of African authors, artists, or political personalities.
Speaker
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Melissa MungaiLegal Scholar and Human Rights Activist | Programs & Research Lead, Hosted in AfricaLLM candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Issue Editor, Strathmore Law Journal (volume 5)
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