TRIBUTE TO AN

   ECOWARRIOR

     The environment is the first right of the
     people.  Without a safe environment, humans cannot
     exist to claim other rights, be they political,	
     social, or economic.

                         Ken Saro-Wiwa, 1995


Ken Saro-Wiwa was a writer and environmentalist who led the citizen
protest against degradation of the Ogoniland region of Nigeria by
the oil exploitation of Royal Dutch/Shell.  In recognition of his
activities, Saro-Wiwa was imprisoned by the military dictatorship 
for 18 months and then hanged in November, 1996.



For more information on this case, and to learn more about what you can
do to continue Ken's work to help the Ogoni people, please refer to
"Crimes of Shell" at Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly.