Debat: solidariteit met lokaal verzet tegen mijnbouw in Peru
Ojala - 26.11.2010 01:30
In two open meetings we will debate local resistances against transnational oil- and mining corporation under current neo-liberal government in Peru. Special guest at these meetings is Magdiel Carrion. Magdiel is a respected peasant leader of the indigenous movement and president of the National Coordination of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI), one of the most criminalized organisations in Peru.
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Say no to mining
Logo of the campaign for 'free mining zones'
Large-scale mining and oil extraction by transnational companies are expanding enormously under the current neo-liberal government in Peru. Many of these extraction projects have had a negative impact on local communities and the environment and have generated social, economical and political conflicts. In two open meetings, the current practices of multinational mining and oil corporations in Peru will be debated and their consequences analyzed. Additionally we will discuss several local alternatives and what we can do to support them. Special guest at these debates is Magdiel Carrion, who, as a farmer leader, has extensive experience with resistance of local indigenous communities against mining extraction in Peru, and who has recently been elected as the new president of the National Coordination of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI).
Tuesday 30 november: lunch seminar at The Hague
Lunch seminar with Magdiel Carrion at the International Institute of Social Studies
Place to be: ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, Den Haag
Time: 13.00-14.00
Entrance: free.
Language: Spanish and English
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Thursday 2nd of December: Debate evening in Amsterdam
Participants:
-Magdiel Carrion, of the National Coordination of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI, Peru). Magdiel will share his experiences with organizing resistance of local indigenous communities against mining extraction. He will focus on local alternatives, especially the claims of indigenous communities for ‘free mining zones’.
-Cecilia Olivet of the Transnational Institute, will explain the consequences of the Free Trade Agreements between European Union and Peru and Colombia and elaborate on the TNI campaign against the ratification of these free trade agreements.
-Joanna Cabello of Carbon Trade Watch will facilitate the introduction.
Time: 19:00 open doors + soup, 19.30 Start of the debate.
Place to be: Cafe Budapest, Pesthuislaan, WG-Terrein complex, Paviljoen 2, Amsterdam (Amsterdam west, near Overtoom)
Entrance: free, donations welcome.
Language: Spanish and English
Organisations: Ojala, Noticias, CATAPA, CarbonTradeWatch,TNI and ISS
More info at: www.ojala.nl
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