Who is Berta Caceres?
Berta Caceres is an Indigenous Lenca leader. She is the co-founder of COPINH. She spent the entirety of her life devoted to fighting for social struggles and injustices. The organization she co-founded dedicates its efforts to fight for Indigenous rights.
The problems associated with diamond mining
The owners of diamond mines are consistently joining with local and national governments to find diamonds and these activities are violating Indigenous people's rights and their traditional homelands.
The Clean water crisis of Canada
Canada is one of the most water-rich countries in the world and access to safe drinking water is easy for most of its citizens, but not for all as many still live under drinking water advisories.
This project to expand the pipeline is debated and contested for fear concerning leaks in the pipeline which then enters the water near populated areas. The company currently wants to triple the pipeline's capacity from 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) to nearly 890,000 bpd.
Oregon using their marijuana tax revenue to fund addiction treatment programs for users rather than throwing them in prison and labeling them a criminal for life? HUGE step in the right direction.