“Coal is not progress, it is death”: Indigenous Wayuu woman
Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombian communities have long been vocal against the forced displacement, environmental degradation, human rights abuses and increasing ...
Tag: Colombian coal
Lido Pimienta raises pandemic relief funds for Indigenous Wayúu affected by the mining of coal destined for New Brunswick
When Toronto-based artist-musician Lido Pimienta performed at a Pitchfork stay-at-home concert this past April, she chose to spotlight Fuerza de ...
How do you wash your hands if you don’t have any water? Emergency aid needed for communities in La Guajira
Editor’s note: NB Power sources coal from the Cerrejón coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. Read more here. How do ...
Colombians pay the price for New Brunswickers’ comfort and complicity
A case of environmental racism in New Brunswick concerns the coal extracted from mines in Colombia that is then exported ...
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