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Art has accompanied human beings since the dawn of time, projected as a utopia in advance, as the dream of the people. Hence the vanguard role of creators, encouraging sowing in the hearts of all nations ....

We invite you to raise your creativity in these efforts, our

International Competition 1000 Patagonia gear x 1000
arts for "Patagonia Book of Life" 1000
arts by Patagonia without dams.

Categories:
1) Photos and graphic.
2) Drawings and Paintings.
3) Poems and Stories.

The jury, composed among others by the actors Iñigo Urrutia and Diego Casanueva, will choose 12 winning entries will be included in the calendar Campaign WITHOUT Patagonia Dams "2009.
the committee will select the winning entries in each category will be rewarded with a book "WITHOUT Patagonia Dams" and a surprise gift. All jobs
will be exposed in the event that this international competition closes on November 23 (location to be determined) and awarded a place in future actions to stop the injustice, the wanton destruction proposed by Endesa and Colbun (Hidroaysén) in the Chilean Patagonia.
The basis for this contest can be found in the International Competition BLOG:
http://1000artesxpatagonia.blogspot.com/
Mail to send digital creations:

1000artesxpatagonia@gmail.com

For more information on the Campaign
http://www.ecosistemas.cl/


Alto del Carmen, in September 2008

The request was made by the council and leader of the Coalition for the Defense of Defense of the Valley of the Transit and the municipality of Carmen Alto del Carmen, Luis Faura Cortes, the Directorate General of Water DGA. Previously

a similar request was made (June 2007) by the City Council of Vallenar and in July the same year by the City Council of Alto del Carmen, which were rejected by the Directorate General of Water.

project mired in conflict

The new application is based on recent history showing that only 2007, totaling over one third of the territory of the municipality of Alto del Carmen has been the subject of concessions for exploration and exploitation mining, pending or already established.

Mining is the main consumer of water in the valley (including the Pascua Lama project to Barrick Gold and others), and the expansion of mining projects in the area warn of a catastrophe unless today decreed Huasco Valley as an area for further exploration ban and / or holdings of water rights, be they permanent or temporary. currently Huasco River basin has an availability of 126.4 liters. / Sec. of which 100, 4 lts. / Sec. are pending requests that were made by the Committees of Rural Water Huasco province (districts of Alto del Carmen, Freiría Vallenar and Huasco), ie small farmers in the area. However, the DGA also keeps open the question of 3492.36 liters per second for productive tasks, mostly mining. This is for local leaders is critical, considering that if it meets the demand of small farmers, would 26 lts. / sec available for the entire basin, very small amount to satisfy the requirements of other public sectors dealings are leading to be installed in the area. therefore requesting the DGA that "will give the 100.4 lts. / sec. requested through the 6 th transition (Water Code) for Rural Drinking Water Committees in the province of Huasco, "the 25 lts. / sec. others are given to municipalities to have them as strategic stocks to new needs, "and finally" the Huasco Valley Basin be declared prohibited area for further exploration and / or holdings of water rights, be they permanent or temporary ", so ensure the sustainability of the basin. This issue is particularly sensitive, given the current situation in neighboring basin of Copiapo, a victim of reserves projected water consumption only until 2012 (La Tercera May 4, 2008) . OLCA Communications. Seed Radio Program on Water. Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Painful Sore Throat Blood Mucus Huasco NO pollution-free! The Olca (Latin American Observatory for Environmental Conflicts) created an electronic newsletter that updates the information of what happens around Pascua Lama. Is in English and English, as also is directed to the Canadian community. Here is the first ...

Construction of the Pascua Lama mine straddles the border between Chile and Argentina was scheduled to begin two years ago. But the lucrative project remains on hold while a dispute continues between Chile and Argentina for the payment of taxes. The Chileans seek the lion 'in taxation, arguing that 80% of the mineral is found in its territory. Argentina is pushing for an even split. A proposal from the Chilean government in June which sought to break the impasse, was rejected in Buenos Aires. Mining Minister responsible Chile to Argentina to endanger the project by requiring the company an unreasonable tax burden. (* There add that a few days ago was rejected by the Chilean government sent a counterproposal by the Argentine government about the tax issue) Barrick Rumors indicate that conflict will evade taxes calculated by a redesign project, so that operations are restricted to the Chilean territory. In recent days the Chilean authorities have expressed a clear commitment to the project and expressed interest in exploring new options for its development.

According to press reports, the Governor of San Juan, Argentina province where is located the Pascua Lama mine, recently met with senior company executives. Participants in the meeting confirmed that the company plans to sever the Argentine component, which infuriated the governor. According to government officials in San Juan, the project is in the final stages of approval at the provincial level.

Pascua Lama is the first project proposed to be developed under a single bilateral mining treaty, which facilitates the development of mining on the border between Chile and Argentina.
The current conflict is not a good omen for the long list of projects waiting to be developed in the territory of the treaty.

http://www.economiaynegocios. cl / news / noticias.asp? Id = 51350

http://www.latercera.cl/ contenido/26_41050_9.shtml

http://www.editorialrn.com.ar / index.php? option = com_content & task = view & id = 933 & Itemid = 39

Barrick lacks environmental permits

The OLCA requirement to the National the Environment (CONAMA) to the region of Atacama, confirmed that a number of environmental permits required to develop Pascua Lama has not yet been solicited by the company. Permits are required prior to project construction.

addition, if the company chooses to dispense with Argentina from the project, additional approvals will be required in Chile. Among other changes, Barrick will transfer the location of the tailings dam to the Chilean side of the border, which in turn will require the approval of an environmental impact study for such purposes.

http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/ region03/pascualama / PermisosPascuaLama.pdf

http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/ region03/pascualama334.htm

Catholic Bishop questions environmental approval

Quintana Bishop of the Diocese of Copiapo, Chile calls on the government to review the approval ensuring environmental Pascua Lama project. August 5, 1940 The religious leaders marched through Copiapo, the capital of the Atacama region.

The nuns and priests began their protest on the banks of the Copiapo River, which was recently dried and still stay dry.

Local people who seek to protect scarce water resources in this desert region, opposes the controversial project. Bishop Quintana said that projects like Pascua Lama should not be approved unless it can demonstrate that it will affect the environment. called on companies and the Chilean government to protect the environment, both for current generations and future. http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/

region03/pascualama333.htm

Carmen Alto residents begin blocking

Since 18 August, Huasco Valley residents blocked traffic on the road leading to the Pascua Lama project area.

Local residents say the road was built on private land without permission or through expropriation.

They claim that the construction

Road damaged irrigation canals, which are essential for the local agricultural economy. According to the information delivered by a local newspaper, six residents are on hunger strike. http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/ region03/pascualama339.htm -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------
Project

mired in conflict

Construction of the Pascua Lama mine s, which straddles the border Between Chile and Argentina, WAS Scheduled to begin two years ago. But the lucrative project remains on hold while a dispute continues between the governments of Chile and Argentina regarding taxation. The Chileans seek the lion’s share of taxes levied, arguing that 80% of the deposit is located in their territory. Argentina is pushing for an even split. A June proposal from the Chilean government, which sought to break the impasse, was reportedly rejected by Buenos Aires. The Chilean Minister of Mines blames the Argentineans for jeopardizing the project by imposing an unreasonable tax burden on the company.

Rumours abound that Barrick will bypass the protracted tax conflict by redesigning the project so that its operations are restricted to Chilean territory. In recent days Chilean authorities have expressed a clear commitment to the project and have expressed interest in exploring new options for its development.

According to media reports, the Governor of San Juan, the Argentinean province where part of the Pascua Lama deposit is located, recently met with high-ranking company officials. Meeting participants confirmed that the company plans to sever the Argentinean component, which reportedly infuriated the governor. According to government officials in San Juan, the project is in the final stages of approval at the provincial level.

Pascua Lama is the first project slated for development under the unique bilateral Mining Treaty that facilitates mine development on the border between Chile and Argentina. The current conflict does not bode well for the long list of mining projects slated for development in the treaty region.

http://www.economiaynegocios.
cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id= 51350

(English)

http://www.latercera.cl/

contenido/26_41050_9.shtml
(English)

http://www.editorialrn.com.ar/
index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=933&Itemid=39

(English)

Barrick lacks environmental permits At OLCA’s request, the National Environment Commission (CONAMA) for the Atacama Region has confirmed that numerous environmental permits required to develop the Pascua Lama project have not yet been solicited by the company. The permits are required prior to project construction.

Moreover, should the company opt to remove Argentina from the project, additional Chilean approvals will be required. Among other modifications, Barrick would shift the location of tailings containment facilities to the Chilean side of the border, which would reportedly require the approval of an environmental impact assessment. http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/ region03/pascualama/ PermisosPascuaLama.pdf

(English) http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/ region03/pascualama334.htm

(English)

Catholic Bishop questions environmental approval

Bishop Quintana of the Diocese of Copiapó is calling on the Chilean government to revisit the environmental approval it granted for the Pascua Lama project. On August 5, forty religious leaders marched through Copiapó, capital of the Atacama Region. The nuns and priests initiated their protest on the banks of the Copiapó River, which was recently depleted and stands dry. Local populations, who seek to protect scarce water resources in this desert region, oppose the Pascua Lama project. Bishop Quintana stated that projects such as Pascua Lama should not be approved unless it can be demonstrated that they will not damage local environments. He called on companies and the Chilean government to protect the environment, both for current and future generations.

http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/

region03/pascualama333.htm (English)
Alto de Carmen residents initiate blockade

Beginning August 18, residents of the Huasco Valley have blocked traffic on the road to the Pascua Lama project area. Local residents assert that the road was constructed on private land without authorization or through expropriation. They claim that road construction damaged irrigation canals essential to the local agricultural economy. According to a newspaper report, six residents are on a hunger strike.

http://www.olca.cl/oca/chile/

region03/pascualama339.htm (English)

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Pascua Lama is that Disco for Water

Convocamos a participar del primer disco musical por el Agua contra pollution, pillaging, Pascua Lama and other genocidal projects. This project aims to be a place for songs that address issues related to the defense of life, protection of water and that allude to the resistance and the struggle of communities for a healthy and clean environment.

The idea is that the compilation CD has a variety of rhythms and polyphonic sounds to give example of how the cultural resistance and struggle that comes when life is threatened communities. So, rock, punk, Andean folk, ranchera, cumbia, Rega, pop, ballad or what they wish, on this CD is welcome. The important thing is the resistance, because "the song will always be brave new song '. In order to participate should send their aguayvalle@gmail.com topic or to semillasdeagua@gmail.com with song name, the group and its participants, and attach the file. Delivery is from Sunday August 31 until Tuesday September 30th 23:59 hrs. After that date, will give way to the themes selected by a jury specially created for the occasion and later held the post of the disk that we expect to launch shortly. We hope your song. Coordinator convenes against Pascua Lama - Santiago

Franco Citterioconsultant

Given the current educational issues, particularly regarding the controversial General Education Law (LGE) and its implications, we consider it necessary to express our positions on these issues, as people concerned about our natural and social environment. Emphatically reject

General Law of Education in its entirety since it does not solve the structural problems of injustice, discrimination and poor quality found in Chilean Education. Does not mean a strengthening of public education, which should be a priority of the State of Chile. The LGE also does not represent a major improvement their ancestor and arch-criticized LOCE (Constitutional Organic Law of Education), imposed on the last day of dictatorship, but rather a profit in the legitimation of education and current educational system. Thus, a validation and continuation of all its structural problems. In other words, purely cosmetic.
also condemned all forms of repression, imprisonment and violence carried out by the Government through the use of public force. Paradoxically the public against the public: Carabineros de Chile suppress the student movement and everyone who expresses freely against educational policies towards privatization and of genuine quality public education for all for all, surrounded by a rule of law and free expression. That is, you go to prison which states that the State must guarantee the right to education over the right to profit.

the undersigned, declare the backing and support closer to the student movement in this long and difficult struggle for a fair public education and quality. We need to understand, at the same time, the close link between environment and education, as a fair and quality education is a fundamental pillar for the formation of an ecologically sustainable society and democratic. We also want to share the forms of resistance and protests from students, are the same type as those of the communities affected by the plunder and pollution of their common property, sources of life, by national and transnational companies. The struggles are the same. All these educational and environmental conflicts, have a common root: the neoliberal capitalist system and its 'watchdog', the current political system which, as we saw in one of his last expressions, adopted aberrations as the LGE

. For

course, these systems are based on institutions and persons known to a large extent are complicit and responsible for these injustices. Example of this is the implementation of an educational program (mainly technological) in two schools Huasco Valley, with funding from the transnational Barrick Gold, owner of the binational project Pascua Lama, together with Intel and

Cisneros Foundation, the which demonstrates to us the current state policy, which ignores their educational problems and left to a company like Barrick ecocide and genocide in one of the many signs of consciousness buying seen in the same valley and all over Chile. The structural problems in public education are not solved with crumbs of technology, but with a strengthening of the public and fair.

Finally, we call to discuss these issues and relationships mentioned, consider proposals, alternatives and action. Common goods like water, land, air and education are constantly being corrupted and polluted. The common cleaning is urgently needed. The (re) construction community as well.

Coordinator No to Pascua Lama - Santiago

Defense Council

Huasco Valley Ecological Network

Chile

Colectivo de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales

RADA (Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales)

Ceibo Maipú

Corporación Tierra Nuestra

Lideresas por el Desarrollo Sustentable.

Ecoceanos

La Comunidad

para el Desarrollo Humano

Centro de las culturas

Agrupación de vecinos del Barrio Yungay

Autonomous Feminist

Action Network for Environmental Justice and Social (Rajas)

Latin American Observatory for Environmental Conflicts (OLCA) Water Seed Program

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rexistencia Working Class

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