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The role of arts in the fight for environmental justice in West Africa and beyond.
Just over twenty years ago writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni activists were executed by the Nigerian military government for their campaign against the exploitation of the Niger Delta by Shell. A panel of writer Helon Habila, artists Sokari Douglas Camp and Michael McMillan, designer Jon Daniel and artist-campaigner Suzanne Dhaliwal discuss the role of the arts in the fight for environmental justice in West Africa and beyond. The event is chaired by curator David A Bailey, MBE.
In association with Platform London.
Speaker(s): |
Helon Habila | talks |
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Date and Time: |
5 February 2016 at 6:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
British Library |
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Tickets: |
£8 / £6 / £5 |
Available from: |
https://boxoffice.bl.uk/category_details.php?pgto=cat |
Additional Information: |
http://www.bl.uk/events/art-literature-and-environmental-justice |
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