"Sipakapa is not for Sale " Screening Seomra Spraoi

dublin | arts and media | event notice Sunday September 09, 2007 17:22 by Seomra Spraoi Screening Group screeninggroup at hushmail dot com

Suggested Donation: Waged/Unwaged 2.50 /2.00

4 Mary's Abbey

Directions:

Coming from Capel St bridge, turn left at the Boar's Head off Capel Street, large grey-blue building (blue door) on your right, old Melody Maker building. It is across the road from the "Capel Building" and Rhodes restaurant. It is on the Luas track.

time 7:30

If you want to screen a feature/short/documentary/music video..........

e-mail

screeninggroup@hushmail.com
A collection of short films, docs, music videos will also be Screened.

SIPAKAPA IS NOT FOR SALE

Directed by Alvara Revenga
Caracol Producciones

Duration: 55mins

Montana Exploradora, subsidiary of the Canadian/US transnational company Glamis Gold, received 45 million US dollars in financing from the World Bank to exploit an open-pit gold mine in Sipakapa, Guatemala. In accordance with ILO Convention 169, a Community Consultation was held in this Maya region to establish whether the population would accept or reject mining exploitation in its territory. The result was a resounding "NO" to mining. Sipakapa Is Not For Sale analyses the debate on mining exploitation and demonstrates the dignity of the Sipakapan People as they fight to defend their autonomy in the face of encroaching neoliberal megaprojects.