Shaping the Future
London paid tribute to Ken Saro-Wiwa with a spectacle of light and fire, courtesy of lighting specialist Hansjörg Schmidt of Rose Bruford College and his students, Simon Gray, Ben Tucker and Ryan Hurley. The event brought together Maria Saro-Wiwa (Ken’s widow), fellow Ogoni, Eno Usua and Doreen Lawrence, mother of Stephen Lawrence, to mark the 14th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues on 10 November 1995.
remember saro-wiwa rallied local support for a PLATFORM residency, Shaping the Future, which will bring together global artists, performers and activists to collaborate with young people at the Stephen Lawrence Centre. In partnership with African Writers Abroad we will be bringing high profile writers and artists to join the programme.
Shaping the Future will produce a high quality education resource which highlights key areas of PLATFORM’s artistic and campaigning work, including the legacy of writer and activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa.
11/12/2009