Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Letter from Atossa Soltani to New Chevron CEO, John Watson
You Have an Opportunity to Resolve Human Tragedy in Ecuador
(via Chevron Toxico 17 December 2009)
On January 1st, John Watson will become the new Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. Within the first few months of his tenure, a judgment is expected on a monumental environmental lawsuit for cleanup of oil contamination affecting tens of thousands of people living in an Amazon rainforest region of Ecuador called the Oriente.
Following is an open letter to Mr. Watson from Atossa Soltani, the founder and Executive Director of Amazon Watch, an organization that works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. The letter references a confidential corporate memo that provides shocking insight into the reckless practices employed by Texaco (now Chevron) in Ecuador.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Melbourne film/ forum "Ecuador Rising" - May 23
Ecuador rising
Friday May 23 @ 6.30pm
An exclusive interview with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on the Lawsuit Against Chevron, Eradicating Foreign Debt and Why He Says “Ecuador is No Longer for Sale”.
We play highlights of an exclusive interview with Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa. In a wide-ranging conversation with journalist Greg Palast, President Correa talks about the $12 billion lawsuit against Chevron, ending his country’s debt, and his relationship with the United States and Venezuela.
Organised by Centre for Latin America Solidarity & Studies (CLASS)
CLASS forums are held at the CLASS bookshop 360 Vicoria St, Nth Melbourne
Entry $5 donation
Ph Roberto for details on 0425 289 394
info@latinamericasolidarity.org
Friday May 23 @ 6.30pm
An exclusive interview with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on the Lawsuit Against Chevron, Eradicating Foreign Debt and Why He Says “Ecuador is No Longer for Sale”.
We play highlights of an exclusive interview with Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa. In a wide-ranging conversation with journalist Greg Palast, President Correa talks about the $12 billion lawsuit against Chevron, ending his country’s debt, and his relationship with the United States and Venezuela.
Organised by Centre for Latin America Solidarity & Studies (CLASS)
CLASS forums are held at the CLASS bookshop 360 Vicoria St, Nth Melbourne
Entry $5 donation
Ph Roberto for details on 0425 289 394
info@latinamericasolidarity.org
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Correa - My Hands are Clean and Bloodless, Something Uribe Can’t Say
Via Machetera
"My Hands are Clean and Bloodless, Something Uribe Can’t Say" - Interview with Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador
Gorka Castillo - Público
Translation: Machetera
In an interview with Público, the Ecuadoran head of state accuses the Colombian government of lying, and its president, Álvaro Uribe, of links with paramilitaries.
Ecuador’s president doesn’t mince words. Over an hour’s interview he analyzed the Latin American political situation and didn’t hide the wound opened by Colombia that will take some time to heal.
The British writer Richard Gott considers Colombia to be the main element in the region’s instability. Do you share his view?
This is nothing new, rather something that goes way back. Colombia is the only country that has paramilitaries, guerrillas, drug traffickers, extensive coca cultivation and extensive zones of the country uncontrolled by the state. Paramilitarism and narco-politics doesn’t exist in Ecuador. Nor do we cultivate coca. Those are exclusively Colombian terms. I say this regretfully because [the Colombians] are our brothers, but Colombia today is the focus of the greatest instability that exists in Latin America and this hurts all of us.
Do you wish to say that the Colombian government’s image in Latin America is not a good one?
Uribe’s government is completely discredited. We’ve already pointed out his lies; now no-one believes him.
In Europe it’s not seen that way.
It’s true that in the European Union as much as the United States, the backing of his lies by some powerful media has harmed us and for that reason, very soon, I will undertake a tour of Europe to let people know about Ecuador and show that we are a decent government and a peaceful land. What’s problematic is on the other side of the border. We’re victims of the Colombian conflict. We’re not perpetrators nor are we accomplices.
"My Hands are Clean and Bloodless, Something Uribe Can’t Say" - Interview with Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador
Gorka Castillo - Público
Translation: Machetera
In an interview with Público, the Ecuadoran head of state accuses the Colombian government of lying, and its president, Álvaro Uribe, of links with paramilitaries.
Ecuador’s president doesn’t mince words. Over an hour’s interview he analyzed the Latin American political situation and didn’t hide the wound opened by Colombia that will take some time to heal.
The British writer Richard Gott considers Colombia to be the main element in the region’s instability. Do you share his view?
This is nothing new, rather something that goes way back. Colombia is the only country that has paramilitaries, guerrillas, drug traffickers, extensive coca cultivation and extensive zones of the country uncontrolled by the state. Paramilitarism and narco-politics doesn’t exist in Ecuador. Nor do we cultivate coca. Those are exclusively Colombian terms. I say this regretfully because [the Colombians] are our brothers, but Colombia today is the focus of the greatest instability that exists in Latin America and this hurts all of us.
Do you wish to say that the Colombian government’s image in Latin America is not a good one?
Uribe’s government is completely discredited. We’ve already pointed out his lies; now no-one believes him.
In Europe it’s not seen that way.
It’s true that in the European Union as much as the United States, the backing of his lies by some powerful media has harmed us and for that reason, very soon, I will undertake a tour of Europe to let people know about Ecuador and show that we are a decent government and a peaceful land. What’s problematic is on the other side of the border. We’re victims of the Colombian conflict. We’re not perpetrators nor are we accomplices.
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