Podcast 6 - Philippines: Stories from the Frontlines

Beyond Mining Series

There is a culture of impunity in the Philipines with at least 43 deaths in 2019 of land defenders, mining is the deadliest sector. Even under COVID-19 extrajudicial killings and other forms of human rights violations have persisted. Join frontline community and activist from the Philippines as they talk to the broader context of mining and extractivism in the Philippines and to specific cases.

PANELISTS

Enteng Bautista is the national coordinator of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) since 2003. Kalikasan is a network of people’s organizations (POs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and environmental advocates. It aims to address environmental issues but in such a way that primacy is given to the people—especially in the grassroots level—who constitute the overwhelming majority of the population. All environmental causes shall thus have the people’s interest at their core.

Lulu Gimenez, Cordillera Peoples Alliance: Anti-mining struggles in the Cordillera

Marifel Macalanda, Punganay (Cagayan Valley Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance): Didipio people’s struggle against OceanaGold

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Beyond Mining - Protecting land, water & life.

This podcast series was recorded from a number of talks, panel discussion & workshops held between the 22nd-29th November 2020 at the Beyond Mining Counter Conference. This counter conference was organised by Blockade IMARC. Blockade IMARC is made up of an alliance of organisations that have been protesting the International Mining & Resources Conference held annually in so-called Melbourne, Australia on unceded Wurunjeri & Boon Wurrung country. Content Topics: First Nations' Sovereignty, Capitalism, Colonialism, Extractivism, Activism

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