[pp.int.general] O.T.: 10 years of the plebiscite against mega mining in Esquel

[eduardo at partidopirata.com.ar]

Yesterday was WWD [World Water Day] and today are 10 years of the 
plebiscite against mega mining in Esquel

A documentary about this:

They Come for the Gold, They Come for It All

In spanish with english subtitles

. In Argentine Patagonia, the Canadian company Meridian Gold was 
granted mineral rights to a mountain located seven kilometers from the 
town of Esquel. To extract the rich veins of silver and gold, the 
company used huge amounts of water and cyanide, a practice that strongly 
polarized opinions in the town. With 50 percent of the population living 
below the poverty limit, the mining enterprise appeared to be a 
financial boon, leading politicians to talk about “progress and 
civilization.” But the townspeople collected signatures opposing the 
mine, claiming that, as one man puts it, “Gold sustains oppression, 
hunger, and destruction of the people.” Coming down firmly on the side 
of environmental activists, this exhaustively researched documentary 
chronicles the epic victory of a little town defeating huge political 
and economical powers to make informed choices about their own futures. 
In Spanish; English subtitles.

http://partidopirata.com.ar/5436/vienen-por-el-oro-vienen-por-todo-documental

Sometimes the South exists!!