From: mtoups@andrew.cmu.edu
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 10:17:02 EDT
Hey everyone, don't forget, Globalizing Solidarity today
at 8pm in the Connan Room (with Life and Debt at 10 in McConomy).
On Wednesday, President Cohon will have another Town Meeting in
the Connan Room at 4:30pm.
Also Wednesday, Earth and Amnesty have a great speaker...
info below.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:12:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Aseem Vikas Garg <avg@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Press Release - Oronto Douglas - Environmental/Human Rights
Activist, Speaking on April 24th, 6pm, Doherty Hall
Announcing:
*Oronto Douglas**
**Environmental and Human Right Activist**
In
**************"Blood for Oil"*********************
Wednesday, April 24th
Carnegie Mellon Campus
Doherty Hall 2315
6:00pm
Oronto Douglas is both an attorney specializing in human rights and an
environmental activist. A native Nigerian, Oronto has become well known
for his efforts in speaking out against oil company development. He has
defended the native people in his homeland, as they struggled for their
right to survive following their own way of life in unpolluted lands.
Oronto served as one of the lawyers on the defense team for Ogoni leader
Ken Saro-Wiwa. Ken Saro-Wiwa had lead protests against Shell Oil and other
companies' exploitation of Ogoni lands. Saro-Wiwa gained international
recognition when the Nigerian military government manufactured charges of
murder, allowed only a pretense of a trial, and hanged Saro-Wiwa in October
of 1995.
Oronto Douglas has also founded the Environmental Rights Action in Nigeria.
Oronto speaks out against human/environmental violations worldwide, and
continues his fight for justice and environmental protection.
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This talk is brought to you by Earth with assistance by CMU Amnesty as an
Earth day event.
Additional Earth day events throughout the week are included below:
Donations will be collected toward purchasing and conserving acres of
rainforest in
Equador throughout the week.
Monday:
A ceremonial tree planting will take place at 12:30 near Doherty Hall, next
to the Staff Lunch area.
Letter Writing and a contest with $ prizes to answer the question, "How can
CMU improve its environmental practices and limit damage to the
environment? "
Thursday evening (Time TBA)
Free Outdoor Movie: Princess Mononoke
Saturday @ 10 am: CMU cleanup
Volunteers are needed to help clean up an area behind Morewood near the
Catholic highschool. Vegetation won't grow back until the debris is
removed.
Contact Kim Smaczniak (kns@andrew) for further information on any event.
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Driving Directions
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Directions to Campus
Traveling by car from the East:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to
Exit 57, Pittsburgh/Monroeville.
Follow Interstate 376 West to Exit 7,
Edgewood/Swissvale.
Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the
end of the ramp).
Continue to the Forbes Avenue
-inter-section. (Frick Park will be on the left).
Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow
Forbes Avenue approximately three miles to
campus.
Immediately at the -intersection of
Forbes -Avenue and Beeler Street, turn left into the
parking garage on campus.
Driving from the West/North:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to
Exit 28, Perry Highway.
Follow Interstate 79 South to 279 South
(Exit 72).
Follow signs and go over the Fort
Duquesne Bridge.
Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/
Oakland.
Stay in the right-hand lanes, following
Forbes 1.3 miles through the Oakland business
district to campus.
Immediately at the intersection of Forbes
Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the
parking garage on campus.
Driving from the South:
Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North
-(Pittsburgh).
Follow 279 North toward Pittsburgh
through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt
Bridge.
Once on the bridge, stay in the far right
lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville.
Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/
Oakland.
Stay in the right-hand lanes, following
Forbes 1.3 miles through the Oakland -business
district to campus.
Immediately at the intersection of Forbes
-Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the
parking garage on campus.
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