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Happy Earth Day from ENGAGE!

4/22/2015

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Happy Earth Day! In a moment when the world is reminded of the importance of our environment, we would like to remind the world about the everyday destruction of the water, the land, and the air in Na Nong Bong because of irresponsible mining practices. This a great chance to highlight the resilience and dedication the community members have to restoring their environment and shutting down projects that harm our earth and our people, from Northeast Thailand to Oaxaca, Mexico. Check out this inspiring video of villagers singing one of their many protest songs about their struggle. Please consider making a contribution to support community rights today and sharing our efforts with your friends and family.

Lyrics:

We don’t dare to eat the rice from our own hometown, Because of the poisons the gold mine has released, Manganese, arsenic, and cyanide.
No matter how hard we’ve worked to plant rice,
We don’t dare to eat the rice in our own hometown. We don’t dare to eat the fish from our own hometown, because of what the gold mine has released.


Kod fish, Keng fish, small fish, big fish,
We used to trap in our nets but still,
We don’t dare to eat the fish from our own hometown.
We don’t dare to drink the water from our own hometown, because of what the gold mine has released.


We don’t shower with, drink, or use the hazardous water. We buy it to drink, shower and use.
We don’t dare to shower with the water from our own hometown. 
But we still love, love our hometown,

Love our brothers and sisters of the Huay River.
Tapfaa, Sampabon, and Pulek Mountains are still beautiful.
We’re helping to protect our hometown because we love our hometown.
So we don’t want the goldmine.

The mine doesn’t live up to rice,
The rice, fish, fields, and, water that used to be ours.
The reason we’re protecting our home, i
s because we still love our hometown, because we still love our hometown

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Happy Songkran!

4/15/2015

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Happy Songkran (Thai New Year)!

Most people in Thailand will either be engaging in water fights for the next 3-4 days or hiding in their homes to avoid it all.

But certain Thais are taking advantage of the holiday to express discontent, including members of Dao Din who are unsatisfied with Thailand’s coup. This year, according to Ratchaprasong News, one Thai university professor took it upon himself to turn tradition on its head. Whereas most Songkran ceremonies focus on honoring elders, Professor Nithi Euasriwong apologized to youth during a Songkran event in Chiang Mai for not being able to protect Thai democracy against dictatorship.

We can help show our support for Thai people who are determined not to accept repression. Let’s keep the momentum going! We’ve got 90 supporters in 9 days. Keep talking about the Support Community Rights project with friends and family. Let’s double our supporters for the Thai New Year!
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1 Week In!

4/10/2015

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We couldn’t be more excited about our first week of fundraising! Thank you to everyone who has helped out, whether through sharing our cause or donating. An important part of our efforts is keeping our community of supporters connected to the Na Nong Bong community through weekly updates. Below is an animated video created by CIEE students who worked and studied with the Na Nong Bong community. The video tells the story of the role of the gold mine in the the village’s history from the villagers’ perspective, and asks the questions, “What if you could prevent this from happening in your own community? Is the goldmine worth the destruction of our way of life, is it worth yours?” We can begin to answer these questions through your support in our mining resistance campaign.
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