‘ShellGuilty’ Campaign Launched As Shell Trial Date Confirmed
Campaigners demand Shell end illegal gas flaring that Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa died trying to stop LONDON—Days after a judge confirmed Shell Oil will stand trial in New York on May 27th on...
View ArticleLondon Rally- Shell told: Justice is coming
Activists made sure Shell staff arriving at work this morning at their London HQ knew their company is soon to face trial for human right abuses in Nigeria. Leaflets were distributed amid chants of...
View ArticleNNEKA, sensational Niger Delta singer in London
AFRO-POP LIVE, SHAKARA & remember saro-wiwa proudly present future superstar… NNEKA After touring with Lenny Kravitz in Europe, NNEKA, who is originally from the Niger-Delta, plays London’s CARGO...
View Article‘The Fattened Rump of Human Disregard’: Zena Edwards on Shell, Nigeria & Ken...
© Ed Kashi, http://www.edkashi.com remember saro-wiwa commissioned leading performance poet Zena Edwards to write and perform a new work, reflecting upon the role of oil companies in the deteriorating...
View ArticleNNEKA triumphs at MOBO awards
Can you feel My heart is beating? Many times she sang those words, wrapping up the pain and endurance of Niger Deltans, for years she shook the wall of indifference around her, and finally, we were...
View ArticleShaping the Future: global art residency launched by families of Ken...
‘Shaping the Future’: a PLATFORM residency programme of art, activism and education launched with a fiery spectacle at 5pm on Tuesday 10th November at the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Lewisham, London....
View ArticleThe Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition
The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? *Race * Poverty * Environment * Justice * Action* Join a new series of events to explore how our daily lives connect to climate change in Africa, the...
View ArticleEvent: “Violence on Trial”
Violence on Trial Thursday, April 28 · 6:00pm – 11:30pm Resistance Gallery, 265 Poyser Street, London E2 9RF Alongside a host of exciting speakers, PLATFORM will be presenting on oil, insurgency and...
View ArticleProtest Exposes Shell’s Grim Record on Human Rights
Last night Shell came face to face with its grim record on human rights in Nigeria at a corporate event for London’s bright young entrepreneurs. Protesters in haunting costumes from London Rising Tide...
View ArticleEvent: Fighting the Oil Giant, at The Phoenix Artists Club
Below is a message from Lifelines who are organising a great event in memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa. “Dear Friends, We have a remarkable line up for Lifelines’ next gig, Fighting The Oil Giant, to be held at...
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