Democracy Now : January 3 : Movement For The Survival Of The Ogoni People

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Democracy Now : January 3 : Movement For The Survival Of The Ogoni People
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PZ0287.229
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DEMOCRACY NOW : JANUARY 3 : MOVEMENT FOR THE OGONI PEOPLE / Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: When the military regime of Nigeria last year hung activist and writer, Ken Sarc Wiwa, allegedly at the urging of oil giant Shell, world attention focused on the repression and the environmental devastation faced by the Ogoni people. The half a million Ogoni people living in the oil rich Southeastern past of Nigeria cannot even celebrate their own national day, January 4th. This program focuses on the movement for survival by the Ogoni people and their attempt to reassert their rights to live and environmental protection. (Holiday writeup!) - Broadcast on January 3, 1997.

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Pacifica National Programming
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