Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa at Bernie Grant Arts Centre

This video shows the launch of the spectacular steel "Bus" by artist Sokari Douglas Camp on 25th June 2011. The Bus was commissioned by PLATFORM to mark the 10th anniversary of the executions in 1995 of Nigerian writer and campaigner Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 other Ogoni by the Nigerian military government to silence their successful non-violent activism against oil companies Shell and Chevron. The Bus is the centrepiece of our campaign "Remember Saro-Wiwa" and has toured nationally. It is now resident at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham and will be supported by a range of activities.. Thanks to Arts Council England and the Roddick Foundation for funding the project. Thanks to Nancy Boulicault of "Facing the Gulf" for this film.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• kensaro-wiwa
• platform
• berniegrantartscentre
• bigoil
• shell
• chevron
• climatejustice
• sokaridouglascamp