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> Program/Registration Info
>
> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
>
> MINORITY RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA:
> THE AGONY OF THE OGONIS IN NIGERIA
>
> In Memory of
> Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogonis Killed by the Nigerian military junta
>
>Cornell University, Ithaca NY
>
>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1996
>
>10:00 - 11:00 am
>* Press Conference
>Venue: Cornell News Service Center (Community Corners)
>
>3:00 - 4:00 am
>* Film show: "Drilling Fields" and "Delta Force" (Two documentaries on
>environmental pollution and human rights violations in Ogoni land)
>Venue: Lecture Room, Johnson Museum
>
>
>
>6:30 - 8:00 pm
>Venue: Biotechnology Auditorium (Conference Facility G 10)
>
>* Keynote Speech: Ken Wiwa, (son of Ken Saro-Wiwa)
>
>8:00 - 9:00 pm
>* Minority Rights Issues in Nigeria and the rest of Africa
> - Director, UN Sub-Commission on Protection of Minorities, Geneva
> - Ms Julie Berriantt, Executive Director Unrepresented Nations and
Peoples > Organization (UNPO)
> - Mr Barika Idamkue, MOSOP Publicity Officer
> Moderator: Dr Terry Plater, Cornell University
>
>9:00 - 10:00 pm
>* Reception
>
>
>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1996
>Venue: Biotechnology Auditorium (Conference Facility G 10)
>
>8:30 - 9:00 am
>* Registration/Welcome
>
>9:15 - 11.15 am
>* Environmental Degradation/Pollution
> - Mr Steve Kretzman, Energy Campaigner Greenpeace-USA
> - Ms Andrea Durbin, Director of International Projects, Friends of the
> Earth-USA
> - Mr Kelly Quirke, Program Coordinator, Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
> - Mr Stephen Mills, Director Sierra Club International Programs
> - Dr Vincent Idemyor, Coordinator MOSOP-USA
> Moderator: Dr David Lewis, Director Institute for African Development
>
>
>11:30 am - 12:45 pm
>* Lunch
>
>1:00 - 2:45 pm
>* Human Rights Violation in Nigeria
> - Dr P. V Quisumbing, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
> - Dr Louis Seigle, Official Rep Amnesty International-USA
> - Mr Peter Takirambudde, Director Human Rights Watch/Africa
> - Ms Julia Harrington, Legal Counsel African Commission on Human
> and People's Rights (OAU)
> Moderator: Prof. Locksley Edmondson, Director Africana Studies and
> Research
>
>
>3:00 - 5:30 pm
>* Transition to Democracy/Restructuring the Nigerian Federation
> - Dr Julius Ihonvbere, President Organization of Nigerians in the
> Americas (ONA)
> - Dr Mobolaji E. Aluko, President Nigerian Democratic Movement (NDM)
> - Dr Eme C. Adibe, CIS Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada
> - Dr Joseph Ebiware, Coordinator Ijaw National Alliance of the Americas
> - Prof Pita Agbese, The University of Northern Iowa
> - Prof Chris Ogbondah, The University of Northern Iowa
> - Dr Matthew Sikpi, Ijaw National Alliance
> Moderator: Prof Micere Mugo, African-American Studies Syracuse
University >
>7:00 - 9:30 pm
>* Freedom Banquet
> Banquet Speech on US Policy and International Action
> - Congressman Donald Payne, (NJ 10th Dist), Chair Congressional Black
> Caucus
> - Ambassador George Moose, US Assistant Secretary of State for African
> Affairs
> - Dr Owens Wiwa, Brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa
>
>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1996
>
>2:00 - 3:00 pm
>Venue: Sage Chapel, Central Campus
>* An Inter-Denominational Memorial Service
>(for Ogonis killed by the Nigerian military junta)
> - Rev Robert L. Johnson, Director Cornell United Religious Work
> - Rabbi Larry Edwards, Director Hillel Foundation
>
>
> REGISTRATION
>To register for the conference, fill out the form below and mail to:
>The Nigeria Association
>P. O. Box 94
>Ithaca, NY 14851-0094
>
>Alternatively, send e-mail to: mailto:mi14@cornell.edu or ao14@cornell.edu
>
>There will also be on site registration for the conference. More importantly,
>there is no registration fee.
>However, donations for Saro-Wiwa Memorial Fund, MOSOP and Campaign for
>Democracy (CD) are welcome and appreciated. Saturday evening banquet
>$15.00. Proceeds go to MOSOP and Ogoni Community Association. Tickets can
>be obtained from Africana Center (Mrs Rowe), Institute for African
>Development (West Sibley Hall) or by calling (607) 255-0037; (607)
>273-3101; (607) 272-1998
>
> ACCOMMODATION
>Call Best Western University Inn mailto:@ (607) 272-6100 to make a reservation.
>Mention the "Minority Rights and Environmental Justice" conference to
>benefit from a group rate discount ($52.99 plus $5.00 additional person:
>kingsize bed or two double beds). Fax #: (607) 272-1518.
>
>
> TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS
>
>* BY AIR:
>Call Baker Travel (Jolan Beckan) mailto:@ 1-800-225-3711 to arrange for your air
>ticket to Ithaca NY and benefit from conference group airfare discount.
>
>* BY CAR:
>
>#1 - FROM BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON METRO:
> Follow I-95 North to 695 to 83 North; pick up I-81 North to Scranton,
> pass Binghamton.
> Take exit 8 (Whitney Point) to 79 West to Ithaca. Follow sign to
> Cornell University.
>
>#2 - FROM NEW YORK CITY AREA:
> Go to George Washington Bridge and follow I-80 West to I-380 North;
> pick up I-81 North. Follow #1 direction above.
>
>#3 - FROM PHILLY, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY:
> Go to 30th Street Station Philadelphia and follow Rte 76 West,
> to 475 West. After the toll gate, follow Rte 9 (turnpike) to Scranton.
> Join I-81 North to Binghamton. Follow #1 direction above.
>
>#4 - FROM NEW ENGLAND AREA:
> Follow Rte I-90 West. Pass Albany and join 88 West. Exit on 8
> (Bainbridge) to Rte 208 West to Whitney Point. Follow 79 West to
> Ithaca and Cornell University.
>
>#5 - FROM ONTARIO, ERIE, BUFFALO AREAS:
> Follow Rte I-90 East. Make an exit on 42 to Rte 96 to Ithaca.
> Follow sign to Cornell University.
>
>
> CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
>
>Name:
>
>Organizational/Institutional Affiliation:
>
>Address:
>
>Phone # (Optional):
>
>E-mail (if available):
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>For more info call: (607) 255-6849 or (607) 273-3101
>Fax: (607) 255-0784
>
>"Lord take my soul, but let the struggle continue"
> -- Ken Saro-Wiwa's last words.
>
>