Predatory Extractivism

Date and Time

April 11 - April 12, 2024
All day

Location

Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

"Brazil´s Mining Catastrophes in a Global Context", a panel series.

"Brazil´s Mining Catastrophes in a Global Context", a panel series.

What happens when millions of cubic tons of mining waste engulf entire communities and ecosystems? You are invited to join the Harvard Rockefeller Center for a panel series that will focus on Brazil's worst environmental and humanitarian disasters, both resulting from the collapses of mining tailings dams: the Samarco-operated Fundão dam in 2015 and Vale's Córrego do Feijão dam in 2019, located in the state of Minas Gerais. These disasters aren't just history – they're ongoing struggles for communities in Brazil. With Minas Gerais facing numerous high-risk dams, the fight for justice and safety continues. Cases from other countries dealing with the harms of predatory extractivism will provide a wider view of a global issue, beyond Brazil.

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