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DESCRIPTION: Environmental Justice Speaker Series presents "Working to Save the Amazon 
 and Its Communities"\n\n Over the past few decades, Ecuador's indigenous 
 communities have fought and defended their rights to their lands, both 
 physically at war and in the courts. \n\n Learn about the devastating 
 effects that extracting oil in the Amazon has had on the environment and 
 the people living there. Hear updates on the landmark case against Chevron 
 and what is now happening to many indigenous people as they continue to 
 fight for their rights to their land against the government of Ecuador.\n\n 
 Featuring a conversation via Skype with Pablo Farjado, the famous attorney 
 who fought against Chevron and won. Hear updates on what is now happening 
 since Chevron has refused to pay the $9 billion they were ordered to pay 
 Ecuador for allowing toxic waste to contaminate their land.\n\n 
 Panelists:\n Professor Flora Lu- Environmental Studies Department, UC Santa 
 Cruz. "A Crude Crossroads: Oil Development, Indigenous Peoples, and the 
 Future of the World's Most Biodiverse Rainforest."\n\n Flora focuses on 
 indigenous communities in Ecuador and their connection to the Amazon, 
 studying both land use and cultural resistance.\n\n Nestor Silva- PhD 
 Student Anthropology Department, Stanford University. "Neoextractivism in 
 Ecuador: The Old as the New." Nestor researches the political ecology of 
 oil exploitation in Ecuador and Colombia and the effects of the communities 
 surrounding extraction sites.\n\n Moderated by Michelle Cordova- President 
 of San Jose Peace & Justice Center, Writer for La Oferta Newspaper and a 
 citizen of Ecuador\n\n Sponsored by San Jose Peace and Justice Center\n 
 Co-sponsored by Environmental Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/03/17/18752716.php
SUMMARY:Working to Save the Amazon and Its Communities
LOCATION:San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S. 7th St. San Jose, CA 95112
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/03/17/18752716.php
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