Day four: Bern & Thun

 In all that I do since I arrived  Paris in the early hours of Thursday the 8th October, 2009, I have always remembered that my trip was made possible by Amnesty Switzerland and so it wasn't a surprise when I discovered this morning while still sleeping in  Daniel's beautiful place that my spirit and soul have gone ahead of me to Bern. But the first sign of trouble came when my bike refused to take me to the train station where Marlyse, Laura and Nicholas de Zebra were waiting for Iris and I in a tea shop at the station. Iris was literally pulling my reluctant bike all through our movement to meeting others.

I was happy to have met other members of staff and Volunteers of Amnesty International and especially my special "mom" Aurelie who abandoned me before now.We later had one of the best meetings of my visit and a few press interviews. Beacause of my other engagements, I couldn't join the caravan to Thun and had to go there on my own later in the evening. The second sign of trouble for me came when my many lovely hosts couldn't find sauce for my bowl of spagetti.

We went ahead to make last minute preparations for the evening  meeting not knowing what was in store me. I was to understand the problem when I lefted my eyes to see pictures of some murderers I have seen in Nigeria since 1995, showing on the screen in place of the 2minute video we have played before every presentation since my arrival in Europe. These murderers were the men that sentenced Ken Saro-Wiwa to dead, and while I was still thinking about what I have seen, when it was announced that a45 minute  film  on Ogoni would be shown and they did.

I was later to meet some good friends from Ireland who came with tapes and complaining about the attrocities of sHELL in their country and also a ninety year old man who graciously took a picture with me carrying the banner-WE ARE ALL OGONI. Although I later made a presentation, my evening was already spoilt as I couldn't stand the pain of watching again, the agony of the Ogoni.( Celestine)