Report Launch - "Lithium Mining in Mexico: Public interest or transnational extractivism?"
Channel: MiningWatch Canada
Date: 2023-02-24

*English interpretation* for the launch of the report, "Lithium Mining in Mexico: Public interest or transnational extractivism?" published by the Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining (REMA) and MiningWatch Canada.

Today, lithium in Mexico is in the spotlight. And while there are many opinions about what should be done, most find common ground around one thing: lithium should be mined. Given this reality, it is urgent that we question the supposed public utility of the resource extraction currently underway in the name of the "green" (capitalist) energy transition. Affected communities in Mexico are calling into question the premise of the debates held in Mexico over the past few months, and are saying clearly: we can neither care for the environment nor strengthen the country by destroying it. 

Hear reflections and analysis by REMA, academics, and solidarity organizers from Bolivia and elsewhere about lithium mining in their territories. 

Panelists: 
- Isabel Velázquez Quesada, Geocomunes and the Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining (REMA) - MEXICO
- Luca Ferrari, researcher in the Centre for Geosciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) - MEXICO 
- Jorge Campanini, Documentation and Information Centre (CEDIB) - BOLIVIA

Moderated by Viviana Herrera, MiningWatch Canada.