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Dear all,
In connection with our Resource Entanglements event (https://resourceentanglements.wordpress.com), we are having a presentation on the 18th May from a community activist who is opposing mining in Chile. See details below.
"Fighting the Mining Giant: The Case of Caimanes and Antofagasta Minerals in northern Chile"
Date: 18th May 2016
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Venue: Room G34, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
For almost a decade, the community of Caimanes in northern Chile has been fighting against Antofagasta Minerals, a mining giant that runs the Pelambres copper mine. Community residents claim that the company has deprived them of a vital resource and fundamental human right: water. Chile's Supreme Court ruled out in favour of the people of Caimanes, demanding the Pelambres copper mine demolish a tailings dam reservoir, which the community blames for diverting the natural course of the Pupío estuary, drying out the Choapa River and polluting whatever little water is left. Antofagasta Minerals, through different legal strategies refuses to comply with the Supreme Court order, and the community continues to be under social and environmental threat due to lack of water and the potential collapse of 'El Mauro', the largest Latin American dam situated just 8 kms from the town of Caimanes.
In this event, Caimanes community leader Patricio Bustamante will describe the case and the community's resistance to Antofagasta Minerals, a socio-environmental movement that is recognised as one of the most significant stands against mining companies in Chile. It is a clear example of a fight that involves corruption, lack of water and a threat to life.
BIO:
Patricio Bustamante is an archeo-astronomist and one of the most important researchers on the Inca occupation in Collasuyu (Chena pucara - or eventually huaca - in Chile). About a decade ago, he denounced the lost of important archaeological pieces that occurred with the construction of the Antofagasta Minerals' Los Pelambres mining project. Since then he has been working with Caimanes community to denounce human rights violations such as threats to life, security, lack of water and corruption. Patricio has given talks at several Universities around the world denouncing the atrocities committed by mining projects in Chile.
If you would like to attend this event, or for more information, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Hope to see you there!
Amy
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