PHM-Exch> [PHM NEWS] Campaign Circle on Extractive Industries: GREECE and ECUADOR

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: PHM Global Secretariat <globalsecretariat at phmovement.org>


*People's Health Movement activists in many countries are involved in
struggles for health justice against extractive industries and their
accomplices and allies.  Below you will find some examples of the work we
are doing.***
 *GREECE*
PHM activists in Greece are involved in fighting the activities of a
Canadian corporation that is threatening to take over an entire region of
the northern part of the country to expand gold mining, with the complicity
of the Greek government which hopes it will bring in an influx of cash.
The community is mobilising a resistance campaign on health, economic and
ecological grounds that is being met by strong state-sponsored repression.  You
can find information about mining activities in Halkidiki, Greece, the
impacts on the environment, health and local economy and the people’s
struggle against the destructive mining activities. The text is enriched
with references, scientific papers, videos and articles.

*CLICK HERE<http://soshalkidiki.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/soshalkidiki-magazine-in-english-%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%AD%CE%BA%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B7/>
* to read more and to be referred to the website.


 *ECUADOR*

The video is about the criminalization of social struggle in Ecuador.
Activist fighting for the right to water (Carlos Pérez- who was invited to
PHAIII but could not leave the country due to the judicial process,
Federico Guzmán and Efraín Arpi) were condemned on charges of terrorism to
a year in jail.  Given that water defense is an "altruistic" struggle, the
Supreme Court of Justice, shortened their sentence to 8 days.  Thursday 21
March 2013, the activists have been put on jail for 8 days. Regardless of
the length of the sentence, people who disagree and in our particular case,
the persecution to organizations and activists that oppose minning in the
country needs to be condemned.


*CLICK HERE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrKNMuh8YmI&feature=youtu.be>*for
the video



*To find out more about the Campaign Circle on Extractive Industries and
how to get involved - **CLICK
HERE*<http://www.phmovement.org/en/campaigns/679/page>
* to be referred to the website!*

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Global Secretariat
People's Health Movement (PHM)
Email: globalsecretariat at phmovement.org
Web: www.phmovement.org
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