In the mean while, a generation of hopeless Guarani children killing themselves in "Brasilian" lands.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/18/brazils-guarani-indians-killing-themselves-over-loss-of-ancestral-land?CMP=share_btn_fb 2016-05-10 3:33 GMT+08:00 Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org>: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZzxkACpMBU > > A reflection: Can free-open technology save the rainforest biodiversity? > > While you read this, very serious things are going on in the Amazon > forest. Due to the gold fever not only animals and trees are suffering but > mainly indigenous children are getting mercury poisoned as they and their > families eat their traditional fish diet. > > 30,000 hectares have been devastated only in the past 3 years. Local > indigenous tribes believe they need to communicate this urgently as their > call for help translates in a large effort to understand our "civilized¨ > rules and laws. They may just not have enough time. > > I believe smart use of free-open technology can help stop this tragedy. At > least I believe international public has the right and the need to know > what is happening here, in the heart of the Amazon. > > I hope that we -as a community- get to understand ASAP that the importance > of indigenous languages translations goes a long way beyond the expansion > of Sugar users, but it should serve the promotion of cultural exchange and > the empowerment of current users to communicate with the world. > > PS: please try not to buy any gold unless it is recycled > > links with more detailed information: > > http://maaproject.org/2016/invasion-tambopata-3/ > > http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/17/poisoning-indigenous-perus-mercury-levels-5x-higher-normal-151314 > > http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2016/may/01/gold-mining-in-peru-forests-razed-millions-lost-virgins-auctioned > > -- > Laura V. > I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org > IRC kaametza > > Happy Learning! > > -- Laura V. I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org Identi.ca/Skype acaire IRC kaametza Happy Learning!
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