The National Union of Ogoni
Students Website
This website is dedicated to the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Ogoni People, and
all indigenous students around the world.
The
National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS International) USA is an independent, non-profit entity that functions as the students
unit of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). NUOS strives to enhance and enrich the quality of life
through Educational, Charitable, Socio-cultural, Scientific and Environmental purposes for all indigenous students. NUOS provides
Research, Advocacy, and Enlightens minority / indigenous students and the public on the plight and educational barriers that
face indigenous and minority students.
Additionally, NUOS International networks with other student organizations
and groups; and scouts for resources towards the empowerment of minority and indigenous students around the world.
Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995)
| Shell in Nigeria |
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'The
flames of Shell are flames of Hell,
We bask below their light,
Nought for us to serve the blight,
Of cursed
neglect and cursed Shell.'
- Ogoni Song
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OUR MSSION STATEMENT:
"To
confront oppression & oppressors, inspire hope, and seek justice
for the Ogoni people and all other indigenous
students and groups
around the world through Advocacy, Education, Non-violence, &
Human Empowerment."
Interview with...
the Son of Ken Saro-Wiwa
2005-11-17 Interview
Ken Wiwa
In the name of my
father
Ten years ago the
writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian government. In this moving memoir, his son Ken Wiwa talks about
his father's legacy and how he is continuing his fight for justice
'Your dad's dead.' For most
of my adult life I'd lived in dread of hearing those words. Even before he became a global icon of social justice I was
keenly aware that my father's death, whenever it came, would have a profound impact on my life. Years before they killed
him I would imagine what it would be like to receive the news. I would rehearse scenarios in my head; how would I feel, how
would I react? I never imagined, not even in my wildest calculations, that my father's death would have such an impact
well beyond my personal universe.
Read more: http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=3230
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