How do communities organise to resist extractivism? A discussion on the global fight against coal. Hear stories about direct action inside Europes biggest mine field, ex-mining communities organising against opencast sites and resistance against a planned mine in Bangladesh that threatens to displace 230,000 people.
Panelists:
- Anne Harris, Coal Action Network - A grasroots organisation supporting communities impacted by coal.
- Rich Felgate, Documentary Filmmaker - "Finite: the Climate of Change"
- Rumana Hashem, Phulbari Soldarity Group - A transnational activist group which exists to support and represent communities located in the Phulbari region of Bangladesh in opposing the plans for a large scale open cast mine by a London listed company.
- Kathrin Gutmann, Europe Beyond Coal - The EBC campaign was established in July 2017, with the goal of ensuring coal is phased out throughout Europe by 2030 at the latest.
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