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"Where Vultures Feast: Shell, Human Rights, and Oil in the Niger Delta". Book Launch and Public Presentation with co-author Oronto Douglas. Tuesday November 13, 7-9pm. Tupper Building, Theatre B, Dalhousie University. Local Oil & Gas and Shell activists will be speaking as well. "This book unravels the true face of Shell and the hidden pains of a people mauled by Big Business and military dictatorship. Okonta and Douglas have given us an invaluable warning." From the forward by Nnimmo Bassey, Environmental Rights Action, Benin City, Nigeria. Sponsored by the Sierra Club of Canada and the Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility (CESR). For more information call 422-5091. Please note, Mr. Douglas will also be speaking at the Dalhousie Law Hour series on Tuesday November 13, 12-1pm. Law Building, Room 105, Dalhousie University. Oronto Douglas is Nigeria's leading environmental human rights lawyer. He is Deputy Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and has been a visiting lecturer and speaker at community-organized events, international conferences, and universities all over the world. Douglas was a member of the legal team that represented Ken Saro-Wiwa before he was executed by the Nigerian military junta in November 1995. Cyndi Gilbert Coordinator, Atlantic Canada Chapter Sierra Club of Canada 1312 Robie Street, Halifax NS B3H 3E2 Tel: (902)422-5091 Fax: (902)422-9440 www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic ----------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with the Sierra Club! Subscribe to sierra-news, a monthly email newsletter about Sierra Club environmental activities, campaigns, and opportunities in Atlantic Canada. Email majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca. and type "subscribe sierra-news" in the body of your message. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- DOES SUST-MAR KNOW? Not unless you tell us ... To submit a message about the environment/sustainability in the Maritimes, just send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Messages are prioritised and queued, so please be patient if your message doesn't appear right away. Only messages from subscribers will be posted.
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