Published November 6, 2010
by iris_author
Location: 89 Roncesvalles, Tinto Coffee House
Time: November 17th, 7 – 9 pm,
With commentary by: Anna Zalik and David Szablowski, York University Professors, Eduardo Nunnink, Director of Planning and Development, Organization of the Shuar of Ecuador (OSHE) and Javier De Leon, Association of Integral Development, San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala
The experience of community members of San Miguel Ixtahuacan represents the struggles of many communities struggling to assert their self-determination in the face of violence, threats to health and economic survival related to an exploitative mining industry. Local communities from around the world are resisting these threats by initiating local referendums, public protest, using legal frameworks and proposing alternate forms of development. Many community members have learned from one another and linked their struggles and continue to articulate a new way forward. Come and learn from community members and be part of the discussion and the solution!
About the artist: Allan Lissner is an independent photojournalist based in Toronto, Canada. Allan's ongoing project, "Someone Else's Treasure", examines the social and environmental impacts of the global mining industry on indigenous communities around the world. Some of the organizations Allan has done work with include Amnesty International, Oxfam Canada, Make Poverty History, Norwegian Church Aid, the Ontario Council for International Cooperation, and the United Nations Development Program.
All money raised will go to: ADISMI (spanish acronym), the Association of Integral Development of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, a grass-roots community-led group that has carried out more than 40 community consultations in San Marcos Guatemala.
Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=138311416219215
For more info, please email: Susana.caxaj@gmail.com
Organized by Canadians Against Mining in El Salvador and Community Solidarity Response Toronto
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