On 15 March, 2012, Bernardo Vásquez, agronomist and community defender of Oaxaca, Mexico, was assassinated by hired pro-mine gunmen. On the one year anniversary of his death, his hometown organized a tribute to him and to movements in opposition to mining in Mexico and Guatemala. They held their tribute at the fences of the Fortuna Silver mine.
A bit more than a year after the tribute in Mexico, on 15 May, 2014, violence erupted in Loei, Thailand when a pro-mine, armed mob surrounded community defenders, forcing the villagers to make way for trucks loaded with ore to leave the mining site.
Yesterday, one year after the Loei incident, the victims of the assault spoke out in memory of the violence. KRBK's message, directed towards the state, military, police, capitalists, consumers, and everyone who will listen, is translated to English here.How many more dates of violence will be recorded in history as a result of our greed and disrespect for community and human rights?
Help spread the word about the violence that mining creates, and help support community-led solutions by raising money for affected communities to meet and create strategies this July in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Just 2 more weeks to raise almost 2,000 more USD!
A bit more than a year after the tribute in Mexico, on 15 May, 2014, violence erupted in Loei, Thailand when a pro-mine, armed mob surrounded community defenders, forcing the villagers to make way for trucks loaded with ore to leave the mining site.
Yesterday, one year after the Loei incident, the victims of the assault spoke out in memory of the violence. KRBK's message, directed towards the state, military, police, capitalists, consumers, and everyone who will listen, is translated to English here.How many more dates of violence will be recorded in history as a result of our greed and disrespect for community and human rights?
Help spread the word about the violence that mining creates, and help support community-led solutions by raising money for affected communities to meet and create strategies this July in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Just 2 more weeks to raise almost 2,000 more USD!
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