December 11, 2003
Usu presser, one year later

A year ago, Chris Shaw, Alonso Mendez, Moises Morales and I joined Homero and Betty Aridjis in Mexico City. At a press conference, we announced a letter opposing dams on the Usumacinta River, which we then delivered to President Vicente Fox. Well, we dropped it off at Los Pinos, the Mexican White House. Got a signed receipt. Had lunch.

The letter was published in full the next day in Reforma. I believe it played a small part in the shelving of the dam plan, although feasibility studies, and our opposition, continue.

Here's a short note in German, from der Standard, a year ago. Missed it then. Glad the word got around.

derStandard.at - Protest gegen Stausee-Bau in Mexikos Urwald

Posted by Dave at December 11, 2003 12:42 AM