by HOMEf | Mar 9, 2016 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
“Break Free From Fossil Fuels”: worldwide escalated mobilisations to end the fossil fuel era GLOBAL — Today, a global platform “Break Free” has been launched featuring a series of peaceful, escalated actions aimed to disrupt the fossil-fuel industry’s...
by HOMEf | Mar 4, 2016 | General, Press Release
Some of the best preserved rain forests in Nigeria are the Cross River National Park and the Ekuri Community Forest all in Cross River State, Nigeria. These forests are under serious threat of being destroyed to make way for a Super Highway that can easily be...
by HOMEf | Jun 15, 2015 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
On the 10th of November 1995, twenty years ago, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni patriots were hanged by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha following a kangaroo trial that received world-wide condemnation. Ken Saro-Wiwa’s activities prior to his...
by HOMEf | Oct 12, 2014 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) welcomes the agreement by Shell, to pay a penalty of about 55 million Pounds Sterling (about N16bn) to 15, 600 Bodo fishermen and community for the massive crude oil spills of 2008/2009. It is welcome news for a new year...
by HOMEf | Mar 12, 2014 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
Nairobi – The No REDD in Africa Network (NRAN) and hundreds of international allies strongly condemn the massive evictions and forced relocation of the Sengwer Indigenous Peoples Programme, as well as World Bank-funded REDD, a land-grabbing forest offset scam,...
by HOMEf | Dec 6, 2013 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
Bali, Indonesia – December 6th, 2013 We, the undersigned Indigenous Peoples, peasants, fisherfolks, immigrants, women, youth, cooks and civil society of the world gathered in Bali to protest the WTO, know that rice is a sacred staple crop which feeds billions of...
