Niger Delta Solidarity Group

INNOCENT CIVILIANS SUFFER IN THE NIGER DELTA CRISES

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ATROCITIES IN NIGER DELTA

THE NIGER DELTA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN IS ORGANISING A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON AGAINST THE MASSACRES IN THE NIGER DELTA BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY The people of the Niger Delta under the umbrella of the Niger Delta Solidarity campaign will be holding a public demonstration in London to protest against the invasion and bombing of several Niger Delta communities by the Nigerian Military. These atrocious acts of brutality have led to an estimated death toll of over 1000 people and more than 20,0000 displaced people. Several towns and villages have been completely razed and many others are under occupation by the military. These military attacks are still continuing today. Come join us and raise your voice against these massacres that are being committed against the oppressed people of the Niger Delta. Date: Monday 1st June 2009 Venue: 10 Downing Street / Nigerian High commission Time: 12 Noon - 2pm (10 Downing Street) 2 – 3 pm (Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London. WC2N 5BX.) We will be handing over a petition to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown. Inemo Samiama Coordinator Niger Delta Solidarity Campaign For more information, Please contact; Tel: 07944542320, Email: inemo@lineone.net http://punditz.typepad.com/niger_delta_solidarity_gr/

Photos from the Delta

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2009/01/03/purefoy.nigeria.gas.flare.cnn

Gas flaring in the Niger Delta causing acid rain, destruction of the rain forest, climate change, environmental pollution and unexplained illnesses among the people

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Photos and interview from the massacres in Warri South West

http://adakaboro.org/crises/65-gbaramtumassacre/107-oporozabombed1

Interview of a Niger Delta indigene that survived the ongoing Nigeria army rampage 

and massacres. 

 Photo of displaced women and children. Refugees in their own land because of Nigerian and foreign greed for the oil in their land. Where is the justice?

ALL NIGER DELTA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

ALL NIGER DELTA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN MEETING ON SATURDAY 23 MAY 2009.

Agenda: The current military actions in the Niger Delta

We the people of the Niger Delta in the UK have agreed to come together under the umbrella of the Niger Delta Solidarity Campaign to work together towards creating awareness in the western world, especially in the UK, about the conflict in our homeland.

We wish to engage in a campaign to actively inform the media, parliamentarians, western governments and also disseminate information to the general public about the atrocities being committed in our homeland by the Nigerian military authorities.

We owe it to our fathers, mothers and children at home to use our

privileged position of living in the UK, far away from the media black- out, oppression and military controls to bring the plight of our oppressed people to the attention of the world.

Together we can help to bring an immediate cessation of the ongoing military onslaught on our people, and contribute to positive change and a peaceful resolution of the Niger Delta crisis.

Lets not forget that as well as the military activities; there is a propaganda war that is being waged against our people. The federal government and it’s state organs are painting a picture to the world that the on going campaign is against criminals and militants, but we know that it is our fathers, mothers and children that are being massacred.

RESOLUTIONS

1.We have agreed to hold public demonstrations at the Nigerian high commission in London to protest against the current and on-going military onslaught against our people. Date, time and place will be communicated to you as soon as possible.

2. A petition will be sent to the United Nation, British Prime

Minister, UK House of parliament, European Union office in London and other international organizations.

3. We will be organizing a church service to pray for the souls of all the innocent people that have lost their lives in our homeland in the present and past military campaigns by the Nigerian military. Please find details below:

DATE: SATURDAY 30TH MAY 2009

TIME: ALL TO BE SEATED BY 1.30 PM

SERVICE STARTS AT 2PM TO 3PM

REFRESHMENTS AT CHURC HALL FROM 3PM TO 4.30PM

ADDRESS:

PARISH CHURCH OF OUR LADY

54 LODGE ROAD

ST JOHN'S WOOD

LONDON NW8 8LA

LODGE ROAD IS BETWEEN PARK ROAD AND LISSON GROVE IN ST JOHN'S WOOD

LODGE ROAD IS BESIDE LORDS CRICKET GROUND.

NEAREST UNDERGROUND IS ST JOHN'S WOOD STATION.

3. We intend to take out full-page colored advertisements in some UK newspapers to explain the perspective of the Niger Delta people, subject to Niger Delta community members contributing the necessary resources for us to make this possible.

4. We wish to form alliances with all Niger Delta organizations, humanitarian organizations and all other similar organizations that would be sympathetic to our cause.

5 We wish to explore the possibility of taking litigation against the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity that are being committed against our people in the international courts.

We will be setting up the following committees to co-ordinate the affairs of the campaign.

1. A legal committee

2. A public relations/media committee

3. An information/Data collection Committee

4. A strategic planning committee

A provisional committee was set up to organize and supervise the implementation of the resolutions adopted.

We are calling on ALL sons and daughters of the Niger Delta region and all others who oppose the brutal and atrocious actions of the Nigerian authorities to join us in this campaign.  Let us put our differences to rest and come together for the common good of our shared heritage, people and land.

Another meeting will be held soon. The date, time and place will be communicated to you.

You are all called upon to reach out to all your friends, relatives

and other people from our region and anywhere in the world that you know, by email, phone or text messages, so that we can effectively mobilize more people in this campaign.

Inemo Samiama

Co-ordinator for the Niger Delta Solidarity campaign

http://punditz.typepad.com/niger_delta_solidarity_gr/