JINN & Sweet Crude: Partners in Peace
Posted by jinn on February 1st, 2010
Justice in Nigeria Now is excited to announce a new partnership with Sweet Crude, an acclaimed documentary that captures the realities of the Niger Delta. Directing attention to a region devastated by oil, Sweet Crude movingly portrays the strength, beauty, and resilience of communities in the Niger Delta while unpacking myths about the region, particularly by exposing actual distortions in reporting by international media. JINN joins Sweet Crude as the official activist partner of the film team, enabling engaged viewers to take action in theaters and beyond.
At the screenings, viewers will find JINN ready to provide them with ways to call for much-needed constructive action and attention to the Niger Delta. Examples include urging Secretary of State Clinton to support international mediation and peace talks in the Niger Delta, and asking senators to support legislation requiring transparency in oil companies’ payments to foreign governments.
JINN and Sweet Crude’s common goals of respect for human rights and environmental justice, along with our common objectives of peac
e talks and corporate accountability in the Niger Delta, make us—alongside our friends on the ground in Nigeria—natural partners in working toward a peaceful resolution to decades of injustice in the Niger Delta.
Check back here to find out when and where you can Sweet Crude in the coming months.
[Photo Credit: Kendra E. Thornbury for Sweet Crude]