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Great news!!
Even though it's just a temporary halt, it's a reason to celebrate a little: http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...69800824_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...59271355_n.jpg Kudos and respect to the judge, being brave enough to stand up against big money. Let's hope, they cancel and abolish the project for good! Wiggling bare toes, ~*Txim Asawl*~ |
Now, this reminds me of those Na'vi arrows in RDA truck tires:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...35398583_n.jpg :D Wiggling bare toes, ~*Txim Asawl*~ |
That's some progress, but it's still not a permanent decision.
What's sad is how I would bet that for all the time and money spent on it so far, Brazil could have developed infrastructure to generate far more power that does not need to be located in an environmentally sensitive area... |
That is just awesome news!
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By Edict of a high Brazilian court all work has been suspended on the Belo Monte dam project until native peoples voices are heard and a full review is done on the impact
on there lives, statement made on (08/14/12) Belo Monte Dam Suspended by High Brazilian Court | International Rivers |
The Facebook group Support Chief Raoni has published this, along with a picture of the Chief himself:
The Belo Monte version of Jake Sully's speech from 'AVATAR': 'Dilma Rousseff's People and The Corporate Bastards have sent us a message, through their Judges & Lawyers, that they can take WHATEVER they want and no-one can stop them. Well, we will send them a message! You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you! You tell the Rainbow Warriors to come! You tell them that Chief Raoni and Shayla Juruna call to them! You fly now, with me, my Brothers, Sisters, and we will show these Uncaring People that they CANNOT take whatever they want! And that this, THIS is OUR RIVER!' http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...00607325_n.jpg :D Well, Mr. Cameron was right to visit them and join their protest... Wiggling bare toes, ~*Txim Asawl*~ |
Really awesome version of Jake's speech!
Irayo for sharing that. :) |
Heck yess!!!!!!!!!!
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We knew this was going to happen...
As I received in my electronic mail bag this morning, it's back on the roller coaster for the natives of Xingu:
"This summer I was on the ground with the Amazon Watch team standing with communities on the front lines of the fight to stop the Belo Monte Dam. I dug my toes into the red clay banks of the early stages of construction and watched as 300 indigenous and local people ripped through the earthen barricade in desperate attempt to free the mighty Xingu River, if only for a moment. We need your help today to ensure that this fight continues. The last few weeks have been marked by glorious moments of victory and new challenges. Our efforts were validated when a Brazilian judge ordered the immediate halt to construction and suspended all activities at the dam site. Hope! This was a true win, led by indigenous and local communities and won by the collective efforts of citizens from around the world standing with them...and by you. As we suspected might happen, President Dilma pressured a member of the Brazilian Supreme Court resulting in Chief Justice Carlos Ayres Britto overturning the decision without giving essential consideration to indigenous rights implications. Back on the roller coaster. The Federal Public Prosecutor's office is expected to appeal this decision and demand a review by the full Supreme Court. They must uphold the historic decision that suspended this highly controversial project just two weeks ago. Help us make this possible. Now is THE moment to dig our toes deep into that red clay and stand steadfast, collectively, in resistance to the Belo Monte Dam. Already over a million of you from around the globe have rallied behind this effort. With your support the people of the Xingu can win. For the Amazon, Atossa Soltani Executive Director Amazon Watch" This, and reading about what's happening in neighboring Venezuela (about the massacre on the Yanomami, where illegal gold miners from Brazil firebombed up to 80 or more natives in an air raid) makes me feel very sad, indeed... White Wolf: Amazon tribe massacre alleged in Venezuela Yanomami Indians 'massacred' by goldminers in Venezuela - Survival International :'( ~*Txim Asawl*~ |
More worrying news
More worrying news about how the Brazilian government is planning to build at least 23 new hydroelectric dams in the country's Amazon region, of which seven are set to be installed in the heart of the region, in previously untouched areas of one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.
New Dams Planned for Heart of Amazon http://http://amazonwatch.org/news/2...eart-of-amazon When will the madness end? |
But still, in the Xingu the struggle goes on to save the river and its surroundings:
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While the indigenous people at Rio Xingu are still standing bravely against the Belo Monte Dam project, my own country's federal government is putting money before human rights (not for the first time, but in this case, also affecting the indigenous people at Rio Xingu and all over the world):
Der alltägliche Wahnsinn - eine Chronik: Shame on you, Frau Merkel! (My own blog post about this) greenpeace magazin: Kein zusätzlicher Schutz für indigene Völker The German Greenpeace magazine reporting the German government's denial of ratification of ILO convention No. 169, which was installed in 1991 to protect the rights of indigenous people world-wide... so far, a mere 22 countries (most of them in South America) have ratified this... Living in this country, I am once again put to shame by "my" government... (consisting of parties, I didn't vote for!) ~*Txim Asawl*~ |
Disturbances among the workers have halted the building of the dam:
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Ha, I guess that'll do it. All we need is that on a larger scale.
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Now the exploiters even try to infiltrate and spy on the organisations that want to save the Xingu:
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Cant say I am surprised and neither should they be. Most or all major nongovernmental/non-corporate organization fighting to stop governmental/corporational plans in history have had the questionable honor of being spied upon. Plus they try to buy people out as snitches :(
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Unsurprised. Everyone infiltrates everyone. I'm sure there are sympathisers with the people affected within the pro-dam organisations too. The truth is, this is just why not to do things that could damage a cause if exposed because it will never stop or change simply because humans are humans, on either side. Of course, someone who does it and gets exposed arguably does more damage to their own side.
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I am not sure if this was mentioned before. There is a crowdsourced documentary on Belo Monte:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoRhavupkfw |
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