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UNL Theatre presents Shakespeare's m comedo OF ERRORS Preview - Oct. 10 Oct. 11,12,15 -19 8:00 pm Howell Theatre « By Brian Carlson Staff Reporter Hie brother of a slain Nigerian po litical activist described the suffering of his native Ogooi people and im plored the public to protest abuses of power in that region. Dr. Owens Wiwa, whose brother, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was executed by the Nigerian military government on Nov. 10,1995, spoke to a University of Ne braska-Lincoln audience at Love Li brary Wednesday night. He blamed the exploitation of the Ogonis on Royal Dutch-Shell oil company's environmental irresponsi bility and support of Nigeria’s military dictatorship. Owens Wiwa blamed Shell for “en vironmental racism” in Nigeria. He said the company’s oil drilling in Ogoniland had resulted in massive en vironmental destruction, destroying the Ogonis’ farmland and causing wide I sinead disease. Although Shell never compensated the Ogonis financially, Owens Wiwa said, it paid millions of dollars to Nigeria’s military dictators. Shell thus established itself as a “pillar of dicta torship” and enhanced the militaiy’s power, he said. Saro-Wiwa, a leader of the Ogonis’ move to protest their mistreatment, was executed after being convicted of mur der by a military tribunal. Owens Wiwa said the murders of four Ogoni chiefs, for which his brother was blamed, were actually committed by the military in an effort to divide the Ogoni people. But the military claimed Saro Wiwa incited the killings and held him captive for several months before his trial and execution, Owens Wiwa said. Owens Wiwa was able to escape from Nigeria just days after his brother’s execution last November. He has traveled extensively, pushing for passage of an international oil embargo on Nigeria and for protests of Shell Oil. He said although the Ogoni people «-r— Whatever oil you receive from Nigeria has the blood, of the Ogoni people on it.” Dr. Owens Wh& brother of slain Nigerian political activist ■ _■_ r /' lack political power in their country, the military leadership would suffer if faced with a firm world protest of its actions. “Whatever oil you receive from Nigeria has the blood of the Ogoni people on it," he said. Inspired by the examples of India's Mohandas Gandhi and the American civil rights movement, Owens Wiwa said he and his supporters would con tinue to wage a nonviolent protest against die Ogonis’ abusers. “We smile because we are angry," he said. “We don’t show anger to these people, because that’s what they want to see. , Moses Tafarki, a senior at Nebraska Wesleyan University who is originally from Nigeria, attended the presenta tion. Although not a member of the Ogoni people, he said he related to their hardships. “It is a struggle that involves loss of life,” he said. “And when life is lost, every well-mannered person from Ni geria should feel affected ” Tafarid said he knew Saro-Wiwa personally and was shocked by his death. “He was a peaceful man who loved life and was an inspiration to many of us.” .. i UNL College of Business Administration Lecture Series on International Business in conjunction with the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues The Joy and Pain of Global Business Roger Enrico has played a major role in PepsiCo’s growth since joining the corporation in 1971. He is responsible for PepsiCo’s 28,000 Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC restaurants in more than 90 countries. Enrico has held senior positions in marketing and sales and has served in top international positions. He documented his career at Pepsi-Cola in the book The Other Guy Blinked— pm % jp0p y •-?* -• University Of in conjunction with the E.N. 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