We are in the third week of October Blue mobilization for life. The fifth version of campaign in defense of water as a common good and human right, is developed with considerable success and participation in various regions of Bolivia.
Close to a hundred organizations and sectors have joined in this role for the protection of this natural wealth essential for the life of the beings that inhabit the planet.
So far, there have been several activities, including major can include the following:
Water Fair
on Sunday 3 of the current month of the campaign began in October Blue with a cultural fair on the promenade of El Prado, in the city of La Paz. It was one of the more participatory and popular fairs. About sixty institutions and organizations, state and civil society, attended this meeting to remind people about the importance of preserving this vital element and made aware of the threats posed by a possible water crisis.
The crowd that gathered at the Sunday market in El Prado, was delighted with the various art forms and music of hip hop youth of El Alto and painted a mural in defense of water by the group Apacheta , plus cultural performances and entertainment for children, from which explained the importance of water for life and actions that can be done to preserve and care.
International Workshop on Climate Change and Human Rights
the 4th and 5th of October, held a workshop Titled "Reflections to establish a case for the defense of human rights against violations resulting from global warming" , organized by Sustainable Water . The same panelists were as Paulina Acevedo Menanteau (Observatorio Ciudadano-Chile), Juan Miguel Picolotti (Colegio de Abogados - Cordova, Argentina), Enrique Schwartz (Associate Researcher Centre on Transnational Corporations OTS - Argentina), Nancy Yanez (Co-director-Observatorio Ciudadano Chile), who, from different perspectives, raised their views regarding violation of human rights caused by climate change.
Morning Water
Days 6,7 and 8 October, the municipal theater August 6 hosted over three hundred students from different cycles of educational units that had the opportunity to watch videos short and medium term produced on the theme of water and climate change. This exhibition was co-sponsored by the Administrative Office of Culture Municipal Government of La Paz and Fundacion Solon.
Panel Women, Water and Climate Change
About 160 women across the country gathered on October 13 in the panel Women, Water and Climate Change: Prospects and Challenges. For the event, the director of the Solon Solon Foundation presented a paper entitled "Two converging struggles to defend life," while the representative of AMUPEI, Sonia Davila, spoke on "Women in water management: Rustling women, echoed in the water. "
In the second part of the event, presented the testimony of three community members about the impacts of climate change on life and Kaphi production systems, population close to the snowy Illimani, which gradually loses its glaciers. Lucia Quispe, was in charge of narrating the experiences of communities living in the vicinity of Illimani.
Similarly, Ninfa and Fernanda Huacani Shock Apaza shared their experiences related to the productive theme, water and climate change. Showed some evidence of the impact of the climate crisis on their communities. The organization of this panel were Red UMAV, Amupei, Water and Sustainable CEMUJER-B.
The event culminated with a cultural evening was enlivened by musicians Alvaro Flores, Leonardo Rivas and Sheila. Previously, and in the opening ceremony, also had the duo's musical participation Entre Dos Aguas.
Blue October inside the country
past two years, Blue October campaign is extended to other departments, in which several organizations working in the care and environmental protection and natural resources, also organized various activities, among which we can mention the following:
- In the city of Oruro, on October 11 was carried on the seminar on water conservation. This event took place in the town of Huanuni, a mining town who, like others, through problems of water pollution caused by mining and quarrying in the area.
- October 15 was the first of two learning workshops "Caring for Water." The next workshop is scheduled for Friday 22 October.
- 17, this month also took out the "Second Regional Forum on the use and management of water in Caracollo" in the municipality of the same name, hosted CETHA-Socamani.
- Cochabamba is one of the departments that joined the campaign Blue October, which began on Oct. 1 with a "ritual to Pachamama and the First Friday Community Cultural Q'woa. On Saturday October 9 workshop was held on course management and waste recycling and composting workshop and garden irrigation drip of water.
- In the town of Vallegrande (Santa Cruz) Saturday, October 9 was carried out in Defense of Water Fair, organized by ESA.
share with you some illustrations of these events.
ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT
ORURO : 23 and October 24
IV Congress Youth Department Environmentalists
Place. Shrine of the Tunnel
Organizers: ECOJÓVENES and LIDEMA
COCHABAMBA : October 22
socio-cultural Conference by water and Mother Earth
Hours. 10:00 to 22:00.
Place: People's
September 14Organizers: Red Tinku.
SANTA CRUZ : October 24
Fair on Bioregionalism
Place: Urban Park.
Organizers: Bridging Cultures
TARIJA : October 23
PANEL: CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION AND WATER .
Organizers: Coordinator Social Organizations
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