Now the climate change provoked by oil threatens to submerge the delta for ever. Remember Saro-Wiwa Coalition presents an afternoon of readings, poetry and film inspired by the Niger Delta struggle.

REFINING MEMORY - 30 MIN FILM
Short film made by Judy Price and Andrew Conio in 2005 as part of the Remember Saro-Wiwa project exploring issues around oil exlpoitation in the Niger Delta and the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Among the speakers will be:

JACK MAPANJE - Internationally renowned poet formerly imprisoned without charge and exiled from Malawi. Jack will read from his numerous, humorous & harrowing collection of poetry.

KEN WIWA - journalist, author and director of the Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation. Ken’s letters to his father are featured in 'A Month and A Day & Letters' (Ayebia Publishing).

JAMES MARRIOTT - co-author of 'The Next Gulf: London, Washington and Oil Conflict in Nigeria'. and co-director of award winning social and environmental justice group PLATFORM.

KADIJA SESAY - co-editor of 'Dance the Guns to Silence'; Gen. Sec. of African Writers Abroad (PEN) Centre.

SIMON MURRAY - 'Pomfretian' writer, poet, former adman & sometime Common Place open-mic performer.

The Common Place
23-25 Wharf Street
Leeds LS2 7EQ
0845 345 7334

www.thecommonplace.org.uk

Entry by suggested £3 donation

This event is presented in partnership with:
- PLATFORM
- AFRICAN WRITERS ABOARD
- REMEMBER SARO-WIWA

RSVP to:  africanwritersabroad@yahoo.com