Argentinos Against Agrofuels and Al Gore

At the Conference on the Impacts of Monocultures in the town of Gualeguaychú on the 27th and 28th of April, the following organisations have joined forces to offer our strongest support to the popular demonstration “Embrace the Uruguay River” in protest against the installation of the proposed Finnish cellulose pulp mill. <!--break--> We also propose to support each other and to strengthen our campaign. We state that: We are not convinced by the deluge of national and international advertising promoting the expansion of the agricultural industry and the production of agrofuels. This will only serve to make the current environmental situation even more unbearable, and will contribute to the degeneration of the air, water and soil, to which everyone has a right. We reject the imposition of global market strategies, which take our produce and dictate our destiny, resulting in devastating consequences for our communities and our environment. We denounce Al Gore, ex-Vice President of the USA, as a new coloniser and publicist for global markets, and we also denounce his film “An Inconvenient Truth” for half- revealing the reality in order not to unsettle his financial backers – the oil, seed, and motor industries. We refuse to be subjugated to the neo-colonial role assigned to us by global capitalism or any other model which makes us dependent on international markets and reduces our food sovereignty. We will resist the cellulose pulp mills, and the production of ‘food’ for North American and European cars. We will fight against the shameless wastefulness of consumerism which is jeopardising our heritage and environment and leaving us to face the future defenceless and vulnerable. We will not allow another hectare to be given over for monoculture! Signed on the 29th April 2007 in the town of Gualeguaychú, Province of Entre Rios, Republic of Argentina by: -GRR, Grupo de Reflexión Rural. -RENACE. Red Nacional de Acción Ecologista. -Asamblea contra el saqueo y la contaminación de Gral. Roca, Prov. de Río Negro. -SER, Sociedad Ecológica Regional El Bolsón. -Movimiento de mujeres en lucha de Río Negro. -Vecinos de los pueblos fumigados de Entre Ríos. -Centro de Acción popular Olga Márquez de Aredez de Jujuy y Salta. -Foro Social Mundial, comité Paraná. La Tierrasinmal, noticias de ecología. -Compañía Teatral Antes de la Ciudad de La Plata -Cátedra Libre de Soberanía Alimentaria de la UN de La Plata. -Agrupación Poner el Hombro de La Plata, Berisso y Ensenada. -Taller Ecologista Chacabuco Sustentable Provincia de Buenos Aires. -Comité La Paz del Foro Social Mundial, Entre Ríos. -Grupo López Jordán FTNyP de Entre Ríos. -Centro de Estudios Históricos Arturo Jauretche de la Prov. de Entre Ríos. -CeProNat, Centro de Protección a la Naturaleza de Santa Fe. -Periódico virtual El Norte del Bermejo, Tartagal, Prov. de Salta. -Comisión 4 y 5 de Derecho Agrario de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata -Autoconvocados por la Nacionalización del Petróleo y el Gas. Ing. Mario Cafiero -Grupo de Ecología y Ecumenismo de la Parroquia del Valle de Buenos Aires. -Chaya, comunicación alternativa -Asoc. Civil por la Reserva Vecinos Autoconvocados www.porlareserva. org.ar -Diputada Nacional Marta Maffei More signatures are following For further information please write to contacto@grr. org.ar

<p>At the Conference on the Impacts of Monocultures in<br /> the town of Gualeguaychú on the 27th and 28th of<br /> April, the following organisations have joined forces<br /> to offer our strongest support to the popular<br /> demonstration “Embrace the Uruguay River” in protest<br /> against the installation of the proposed Finnish<br /> cellulose pulp mill.</p> <!--break--><p>We also propose to support each<br /> other and to strengthen our campaign. We state that:</p> <p>We are not convinced by the deluge of national and<br /> international advertising promoting the expansion of<br /> the agricultural industry and the production of<br /> agrofuels. This will only serve to make the current<br /> environmental situation even more unbearable, and will<br /> contribute to the degeneration of the air, water and<br /> soil, to which everyone has a right.</p> <p>We reject the imposition of global market strategies,<br /> which take our produce and dictate our destiny,<br /> resulting in devastating consequences for our<br /> communities and our environment.</p> <p>We denounce Al Gore, ex-Vice President of the USA, as<br /> a new coloniser and publicist for global markets, and<br /> we also denounce his film “An Inconvenient Truth” for<br /> half- revealing the reality in order not to unsettle<br /> his financial backers – the oil, seed, and motor<br /> industries.</p> <p>We refuse to be subjugated to the neo-colonial role<br /> assigned to us by global capitalism or any other model<br /> which makes us dependent on international markets and<br /> reduces our food sovereignty. We will resist the<br /> cellulose pulp mills, and the production of ‘food’ for<br /> North American and European cars. We will fight<br /> against the shameless wastefulness of consumerism<br /> which is jeopardising our heritage and environment and<br /> leaving us to face the future defenceless and<br /> vulnerable.</p> <p>We will not allow another hectare to be given over for<br /> monoculture!</p> <p>Signed on the 29th April 2007 in the town of<br /> Gualeguaychú, Province of Entre Rios, Republic of<br /> Argentina by:</p> <p>-GRR, Grupo de Reflexión Rural.<br /> -RENACE. Red Nacional de Acción Ecologista.<br /> -Asamblea contra el saqueo y la contaminación de Gral.<br /> Roca, Prov. de Río Negro.<br /> -SER, Sociedad Ecológica Regional El Bolsón.<br /> -Movimiento de mujeres en lucha de Río Negro.<br /> -Vecinos de los pueblos fumigados de Entre Ríos.<br /> -Centro de Acción popular Olga Márquez de Aredez de<br /> Jujuy y Salta.<br /> -Foro Social Mundial, comité Paraná. La Tierrasinmal,<br /> noticias de ecología.<br /> -Compañía Teatral Antes de la Ciudad de La Plata<br /> -Cátedra Libre de Soberanía Alimentaria de la UN de La<br /> Plata.<br /> -Agrupación Poner el Hombro de La Plata, Berisso y<br /> Ensenada.<br /> -Taller Ecologista Chacabuco Sustentable Provincia de<br /> Buenos Aires.<br /> -Comité La Paz del Foro Social Mundial, Entre Ríos.<br /> -Grupo López Jordán FTNyP de Entre Ríos.<br /> -Centro de Estudios Históricos Arturo Jauretche de la<br /> Prov. de Entre Ríos.<br /> -CeProNat, Centro de Protección a la Naturaleza de<br /> Santa Fe.<br /> -Periódico virtual El Norte del Bermejo, Tartagal,<br /> Prov. de Salta.<br /> -Comisión 4 y 5 de Derecho Agrario de la Facultad de<br /> Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad<br /> Nacional de La Plata<br /> -Autoconvocados por la Nacionalización del Petróleo y<br /> el Gas. Ing. Mario Cafiero<br /> -Grupo de Ecología y Ecumenismo de la Parroquia del<br /> Valle de Buenos Aires.<br /> -Chaya, comunicación alternativa<br /> -Asoc. Civil por la Reserva Vecinos Autoconvocados<br /> <a href="http://www.porlareserva">www.porlareserva</a>. org.ar<br /> -Diputada Nacional Marta Maffei</p> <p>More signatures are following</p> <p>For further information please write to<br /> <a href="mailto:contacto@grr">contacto@grr</a>. org.ar</p>