Activist, actress and communicator of the arts and biodiversity. Amazon-Andean. Zanja Arajuno Ecological Center.
Ecuador: After National Strike, extractivism and equity debate begins
Large-scale mining and oil extraction go to the dialogue table along with economic relief measures for the poor
QUITO, Ecuador— The National Strike this summer in Ecuador mobilized people from all 24 of its provinces, concentrated thousands of protesters in the city of Quito, and lasted 18 days. Although it has left as a consequence, so far, seven people dead, this new social outbreak compelled important advances in the fight for the defense […]
18 days of resistance: Women leaders in Ecuador speak out
Achievements include ban on mining in protected and indigenous territories; strikes will resume if ongoing negotiations fail
Today these words can finally come out on paper, because the fear and the lump in the throat — for now — are appeased. The peace agreements with social justice between the organizations and the Ecuadorean government were signed on Thursday, June 30. Now they are in the vigil process with a term of 90 […]