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Nigeria: 30 Years is Enough!
Date Distributed (ymd): 951230
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Announcement from The Coalition of Nigerians
"30 YEARS IS ENOUGH !" WORLD-WIDE CAMPAIGN AND KICK-OFF PROTEST MARCH ON WASHINGTON ON JANUARY 15, 1996
JANUARY 15, 1966 : FIRST MILITARY COUP IN NIGERIA
JANUARY 15, 1996: WE WILL SAY "ENOUGH OF TYRANNY!"
JOIN THE MARCH (ON Martin Luther King HOLIDAY in 1996) TO PROTEST:
* MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN NIGERIA & AFRICA
* DETENTION & KILLINGS OF HUNDREDS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY
ACTIVISTS
* THE HANGING OF THE OGONI-NINE, INCLUDIG KEN-SARO WIWA
* SHELL COLLUSION IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
* OTHER WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
TIME: 12 noon - 2 pm
SITES: NIGERIAN EMBASSY (12 noon) TO SHELL HEADQUARTERS
TO WHITE HOUSE TO THE CAPITOL
DIFFERENT EMINENT PERSONALITIES WILL SPEAK AT THESE SITES
THE "30 YEARS IS ENOUGH !" THEME WILL FEATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF PROTESTS
NIGERIA MUST RETURN TO DEMOCRACY NOW & BE FREE AT LAST !
For more information, please call 202/806-4793, 301/989-0016,
301/942-0206, 301/925-8722, 202/393-0070, 301/559-4695
Fax: 301/384-5564, 202/806-4632
E-mail contact: maluko@scs.howard.edu
"30 Years Is Enough !" Campaign & March
is hosted by The
Coalition of Nigerians, a network of all the pro-democracy
organizations (AGFD,NDM, NL, NDAC, WISDN, NADECO) based
in
Washington D.C.
AGFD - Action Group for Democracy
NDM - Nigerian Democratic Movement
NL - Nigerian Liberation
NDAC - Nigerian Democratic Awareness Committeee
WISDN - Women In Support of Democracy Now
NADECO - National Democratic Coalition
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THE COALITION OF NIGERIANS
Washington, DC, USA
December 1995
Dear Organization/Friends of Nigeria:
On January 15, 1966, the military made its very first forced entry into Nigerian governance, and has not left since then.
January 15, 1996 will mark 30 years of that entry. We believe that it is 30 years too many, and we wish to let the world know that by mounting a protest march, to kick off the world-wide year of "30 Years is Enough !" campaign against the military in Nigeria, widespread human rights abuses and Shell complicity in environmental pollution.
Please join us in Washington, DC, on that day, January 15, 1996 (which is also Martin Luther King Holiday in the USA) and encourage as many members of your organization and friends of Nigeria to attend. Please bring your own flyers, large banners, rattles, drums and bull-horns, walking shoes, etc.
If you cannot attend the march in Washington, DC, we encourage you to organize a protest march locally in your city. We will publicize the campaign world-wide.
For more information, please call 202/806-4793, 301/989-0016, 301/942-0206, 301/925-8722, 202/393-0070, 301/559-4695 Fax: 301/384-5564, 202/806-4632
--------Fill below and send by fax ASAP-------------------
PROTEST MARCH PLANNING INFORMATION
"We endorse the "30 Years is Enough !" Campaign "**
Name of Organization
________________________________________________
My organization __________ will______ will not attend
the
Protest March
Estimated number to members to attend __________ (optional)
My organization _______ will ________will not organize
a local
protest march.
We _____ will ______will not attend the pre-march summit
on
Sunday, January 14, 1996 (evening).
We _______need ________ do not need hotel information
_____________________ _____________________ __________________
Name of Officer (& Title) Telephone
Fax
Date: ________________________
** List of endorsing organizations will be published
in future
announcements
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Related Actions and Resources
The Nigerian Democratic Awareness Committee (NDAC) and a number of other groups are sponsoring a campaign of mailgram messages to President Bill Clinton demanding that the U.S. take the initiative to impose an oil embargo on the Nigerian regime. The cost of a mailgram sent via the Western Union Hot Line is $7.95, which will appear on your home telephone. The number is 1-800-651-1432. For more information contact NDAC (contact information below)
Seveeral Nigerian pro-democracy organizations, in conjunction with the Labour Party in the U.K., have sponsored the preparation of a detailed 21-page research report analyzing the need for sanctions and refuting the arguments raised against them. The report, written by Dr. J. 'Kayode Fayemi, with the assistance of Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, is entitled *The Oil Weapon: Sanctions and the Nigerian Military Regime.* In the U.S. it is available for $8.95, including shipping and handling, from the Nigerian Democratic Awareness Committee, P.O. Box 3361, Washington, DC 20010 (phone: 301-459-1955; fax: 301-459-3379).
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Message-Id: 199512301830.KAA04303@igc3.igc.apc.org From: "Washington Office on Africa" woa@igc.apc.org Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 13:23:49 +0000 Subject: Nigeria: 30 Years is Enough!
Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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