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Sierra Club Keeps Pressure on Shell, Nigeria Activists Encouraged to Commemorate Anniversary Nov. 10, 1996 will mark the one year anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Nigerian military government. Saro-Wiwa's campaign against the pollution caused by Shell Oil in his community of Ogoniland caused a widespread uprising against Shell and its collusive relationship with the military regime which governs the country. In the wake of the execution, the Sierra Club Board of Directors voted to support a boycott of Shell Oil and an embargo of Nigeria. "It's been a year now and no real sanctions have been imposed against Nigeria and Shell has not cleaned up its mess," said Stephen Mills, Human Rights and Environment Campaign director for the Sierra Club. To mark the anniversary of Saro-Wiwa's death and to keep the pressure on Shell and Nigeria, Sierra Club members and other environmental and human rights activists will be holding vigils and protests across the country this fall, peaking on Nov. 10. Saro-Wiwa's brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa, now exiled from Nigeria, is touring the United States speaking out against the continuing exploitation of his native Ogoniland. "We have always had a bond with our environment," he said this September in Madison, Wis. "We saw our resources being taken away and received nothing in return. People were dying from the pollution. We must bring dignity back to our land." To take action:
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