ecofeminism seminar 5- graciela romero
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NO WATER! NO FOOD! WOMEN DEFENDING PACHAMAMA
Graciela Romero Doctorate Researcher
Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience Coventry University
YANACOCHA LAKE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CAJAMARCA –PERU
1992
• POVERTY
• FOOD INSECURITY
• SOCIAL CONFLICTS
• CRIMINALISATION OF PROTEST
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTRACTIVISM
THE YANACOCHA LAKE AFTER TWO DECADES OF GOLD EXTRACTION
• CONSTANT SHORTAGES OF WATER
• CONTAMINATION OF RIVERS AND SOIL
• LIVELIHOODS DESTROYED
THERE IS NO FOOD SOVEREIGNTY WITHOUT WATER AND LAND
THE STATE DEFENDING EXTRACTIVISM
• PEASANTS ASSASINATED
• PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST PEASANTS
• PEASANTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACCUSED OF LEGAL OFFENCES
• RELATEDNESS
• COMPLEMENTARITY
• CORRESPONDENCE
• RECIPROCITY
• CYCLICALITY
WE BELONG TO PACHAMAMA BUEN VIVIR – WELL LIVING
CELENDINAS LUCHADORAS EN DEFENSA DE LA PACHAMAMA
WITH GOLD WE LIVE! WITHOUT WATER WE DIE!
WE DECIDE WHAT TO DO WE OUR WATER AND OUR LAND: FOOD SOVEREINGTY WITH BUEN VIVIR
REFERENCES
• Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic (2015) Conga no Va: An Assessment of the Conga Mining Project in Light of World Bank Standards. http://static1.squarespace.com/static/560b18b0e4b067a54c32c76a/t/560d9754e4b059118c4843c6/1443731284871/CongaNoVa_Assessment.pdf
• Estermann, J. (2016) Notes for the Debate: Vivir Bien/ Buen Vivir[online] available from <http://systemicalternatives.org/2014/07/30/1099/>
• Soto, G. and Helfrich, S. (2012) 'El Buen Vivir and the Commons: A Conversation between Gustavo Soto Santiesteban and SilkeHelfrich'. in The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State. ed. by Helfrich, S. and Bollier, D. : The Commons Strategy Group [July 31 2014]
• Food Sovereignty: reclaiming our food system, War on Want.
THANK YOU!
romerovg@uni.coventry.ac.uk
@grarome
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