We had a wonderful evening to celebrate GCJ's first delegation embarking for Nigeria, and to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the execution of Nigerian Ken Saro-Wiwa.

It was great to meet each other's family and friends and try out an African line dance together! The very full program included a presentation by Susan and Mary Ella on GCJ and the upcoming Nigeria journey; a talk by expert Riki Ott on the dangers of oil contamination/pollution; and a moving tribute to Ken Saro-Wiwa by poet Dokubo Goodhead. We ended with a rousing rendition of what has become our signature Nigerian song: O se baba Oluwa (Oh-shay-baba-oloo-ah). Thanks to everyone who joined us for the historic, inaugural GCJ send-off.

Read more about Ken Saro-Wiwa:
Remember Saro-Wiwa Coalition
Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation

The Nigeria delegation will try to send some "reports from the field." If you're on one of our delegates' distribution list, you will receive these by email. If not, please check our web site home page over the next few weeks, as we'll also be posting reports there.

We're still taking contributions for text books to be purchased in Nigeria. Just $250 buys a complete set of books from middle school through high school. Donations of any amount are welcome and may be made through Paypal on our web site or you can mail a check to the address below. Please be sure to note that the funds are for text books.

Trivia answer:

a. 4:00 pm -- Nigeria is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.