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

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