This is what Moira Millan said. She is representative of the Human Rights and Environment Mapuche Organization at the Meeting of Women Affected by Dams organized by the MAB in Brazil.

The main goals at the debates taking place in Brasilia are to influence official agendas questioning the development and consumption model, and the basis of the systems of power generation and use.

“I represent the voices of the women of my community who have been suffering the attacks of transnational corporations with extractivist megaprojects”, said Moira to Real World Radio from Brazil. Moira also highlighted the struggle they have been carrying out in Chubut, Argentina, where six dams will be built on Carrelenfu River, flooding 11 thousand hectares of forests.

“The power that is already being generated and the power that will be generated has one clear addressee: North American mining companies that will establish themseleves in the border with Chile to extract gold”, said Moira.

The Mapuche delegate concluded that the world crisis leads to questioning the development model and build a different proposal: “it is not about rethinking the energy model, but the principles of life and native peoples, especially women, have a lot to say”.

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