Decades ago, farmers lost their land to multinational interests. Now they're risking their lives to take it back and regenerate a territory depleted by years of extraction.
Thank you for sharing this story. Their courage is otherworldly knowing full well what they are up against. Resolved in the fight. They understand the way to live with their wild neighbors, protecting the water, and preserving the environment for their children. Would appreciate more info about Smurfit-Kappa, their products, etc. Grateful for all you are doing!
Hi Rachel, this is so much like the story of the Wet'suwet'en people in what is known as British Columbia, Canada. There is a documentary called Yintah (I think it's still on Netflix) that follows that struggle. It is ongoing, and going to heat up again due to the pressure to increase LNG fracking and transport. Such courage in the warriors reclaiming territory. It is humbling to meet them and support in our way, knowing we can go back to a comfortable life while they make this effort their whole life. Thanks for sharing this story.
These are amazing farmers! Thank you Rachel, Robert, all your interviewees and the people behind the scenes. My heart goes out to your interviewees for the people they have lost and the intimidation they have to live with.
International corporations should not be able to own land and export timber from countries where food needs are not met for the original owners and residents. And growing (what looks like) Loblolly pines in soil that beautiful, what a shame. Smurfit-Kappa, come plant Lobs here in their native range (the Southeast US) in conventional soy/corn fields where the pines do not require herbicide and can replace the heavily-sprayed soy. (Not that I'm a vegan/vegetarian, but over 90% of the corn and soy grown NC is used to feed livestock. If people ate half as much meat, we'd twice as much cropland to grow food and pines to build houses.)
How inhuman we have become to value profit over the lives of others and over the health of the land. It has spread like a virus over the centuries from seats of power and sucks us in to its orbit with its comforts and distractions so well that we become convinced that this is what life should be. We assume rights bought with rights of others who are conveniently dismissed as lesser and so undeserving.
These farmers are so much richer than we in the one currency that has any real value.
These stories need to be told... but the problem is US - here in teh 'west' EUROPE - USA - China etc. We drive this destruction.
The Netherlands is the coal-shipper of the EU. And lot's of it comes from Columbia. A similar story. There is even BLOOD coal. Politicians are 'outraged' but do nothing... There are millions of reasons NOT to do anything. But there is just one reason why we should: it is not fair: it is not just - it is betrayal. And all because we want to have a luxury life, warm, comfortable, peace of mind...
Don't look up (or down, or sideways or over the horizon).
We remember the blood coal victims in Colombia (about 3.000 dead of whom 1.000 names are known...) we read all the names.... https://vimeo.com/1059722176
We here are the problem. That side of the story is important to focus on because if we don't stop. it will not stop and we here can stop it: just block, block block: ships, policy, permits, use...
Hi, Rachel! I got a question: as per my bio, what sort of regenerative policies should i implement for North America? I’m only asking this as to avoid any potential goof-ups.
Rachel,
Thank you for sharing this story. Their courage is otherworldly knowing full well what they are up against. Resolved in the fight. They understand the way to live with their wild neighbors, protecting the water, and preserving the environment for their children. Would appreciate more info about Smurfit-Kappa, their products, etc. Grateful for all you are doing!
Hi Rachel, this is so much like the story of the Wet'suwet'en people in what is known as British Columbia, Canada. There is a documentary called Yintah (I think it's still on Netflix) that follows that struggle. It is ongoing, and going to heat up again due to the pressure to increase LNG fracking and transport. Such courage in the warriors reclaiming territory. It is humbling to meet them and support in our way, knowing we can go back to a comfortable life while they make this effort their whole life. Thanks for sharing this story.
These are amazing farmers! Thank you Rachel, Robert, all your interviewees and the people behind the scenes. My heart goes out to your interviewees for the people they have lost and the intimidation they have to live with.
International corporations should not be able to own land and export timber from countries where food needs are not met for the original owners and residents. And growing (what looks like) Loblolly pines in soil that beautiful, what a shame. Smurfit-Kappa, come plant Lobs here in their native range (the Southeast US) in conventional soy/corn fields where the pines do not require herbicide and can replace the heavily-sprayed soy. (Not that I'm a vegan/vegetarian, but over 90% of the corn and soy grown NC is used to feed livestock. If people ate half as much meat, we'd twice as much cropland to grow food and pines to build houses.)
How inhuman we have become to value profit over the lives of others and over the health of the land. It has spread like a virus over the centuries from seats of power and sucks us in to its orbit with its comforts and distractions so well that we become convinced that this is what life should be. We assume rights bought with rights of others who are conveniently dismissed as lesser and so undeserving.
These farmers are so much richer than we in the one currency that has any real value.
These stories need to be told... but the problem is US - here in teh 'west' EUROPE - USA - China etc. We drive this destruction.
The Netherlands is the coal-shipper of the EU. And lot's of it comes from Columbia. A similar story. There is even BLOOD coal. Politicians are 'outraged' but do nothing... There are millions of reasons NOT to do anything. But there is just one reason why we should: it is not fair: it is not just - it is betrayal. And all because we want to have a luxury life, warm, comfortable, peace of mind...
Don't look up (or down, or sideways or over the horizon).
We take cation: block coal ships - https://vimeo.com/1057912230
We remember the blood coal victims in Colombia (about 3.000 dead of whom 1.000 names are known...) we read all the names.... https://vimeo.com/1059722176
We here are the problem. That side of the story is important to focus on because if we don't stop. it will not stop and we here can stop it: just block, block block: ships, policy, permits, use...
Hi, Rachel! I got a question: as per my bio, what sort of regenerative policies should i implement for North America? I’m only asking this as to avoid any potential goof-ups.