Thursday, November 29, post-spill note
This could be the headline of a monstrous environmental disaster, however, the oil
burned that hundreds of Andean-Amazonian protesters spilled
symbolically to illustrate “the grim feast” that was about to take place
convened unilaterally by Minister Pastor on Wednesday, November 28,
But it was quickly removed from the cement. In some corner of his consciousness...
-we are certain- some entrepreneur, after a brief moment of clarity, will arrive at the
conclusion that, translated to the tropical rainforest setting, it will not be able to hide the
traces of destruction and death that your company will generate.
The position of the peoples and nationalities of Ecuador in absolute rejection of the XI
The oil round is obvious. However, to leave no doubt that the
The current leader turns a deaf ear to the legitimate demands of the people
organized, strategically and in the best media style of the rules as they are used
diplomatic etiquette, he decided to show up when everything was “apparently”
appeased. The death sentence of the peoples has been signed, and in the words of Taita
Delfín Tenesaca, President of Ecuarunari: “We will defend our rainforest while the
"The last Amazonian is alive.".
That evening, President Correa took the opportunity to invite business leaders
to do business in a country that “has political and legal stability” but - as
Diario Hoy infers that only the guarantee of compliance with these measures will ensure the
“Participation of companies with greater experience and prestige. Otherwise, they are
"The least reliable ones are the ones who show interest.".
And the aftermath of 40 years of oil exploitation has caused the country not
only irreversible socio-environmental damage, pollution, disease and
death but also very high economic figures such as the emblematic Case of the
CGC Oil Company, which without any hesitation received compensation from Ecuador of “200
$000 for having violated the rights of the Kichwa Indigenous People of
Sarayaku and because of the resistance of this noble people and ten years of litigation
internationally, he could not continue his dirty dealings. That is to say, faced with the
The National Government is turning a blind eye to the violation of the rights of indigenous peoples.
The ones who never lose are the transnational corporations.
The people lose, the state loses. To use macroeconomics' favorite terms.
From an orthodox economic perspective, one might ask whether the expansion of the South-Central region is "profitable".
The Ecuadorian Amazon, our last sanctuary of virgin rainforest.
From very early on, the protesters, delegates of the nationalities
Members of the CONAIE, CONFENIAE, and ECUARUNARI grassroots organizations converged yesterday at the Hotel
Marriott with megaphones, whistles, banners, drums and spears making their voices heard
a people "who don't back down, damn it" from defending the rights of nature
enshrined in the Constitution, Pacts, Conventions and International Treaties. One
An excellent metaphor for what happens to a country that is pluricultural and multiethnic only
When it suits them in the eyes of the international community, but behind closed doors they hide a
deep racism and a deep servile interest in being loyal to every rule of
The capitalist system is to be dictated to: the people in the streets, the businessmen in a
luxury hotel discussing our future.
