Ng’ang’a Thiong’o

Ng’ang’a Thiong’o is Legal Policy and Advocacy Officer for Porini Association, Chair of Kenya’s Release of Political Prisoners campaign and a member of Kenya’s High Court. As a former Legal Advisor to the Green Belt Movement (1992-2004), he worked alongside 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Professor Wangari Maathai. At the moment Thiong’o is working as a legal advisor to indigenous communities in central Kenya, helping to regain local control over their traditional lands, culture and ecological governance systems through the legal recognition of customary lore.

Forthcoming and recent courses at Schumacher College

September 22—26, 2008: Earth Jurisprudence: Making the law work for nature - course details

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