Chipping Away at Mining Policy
Channel: PechaKucha 20x20
Date: 2014-07-10

Chipping Away at Mining Policy
By Genevieve Hume 

Watch on PechaKucha.org: 
http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/chipping-away-at-mining-policy

Genevieve Hume and her husband Kevin run a goldsmithing and jewelry business in Vancouver which has her working with artisanal and small scale miners. Mine collapses, mercury poisoning, child labor, and militia violence are among the threats to this industry, and Genevieve tells us how she and her husband started an organization to certify, support and train these laborers.

"Presentation of the Day" on April 12, 2014.

Recorded at PechaKucha Night Vancouver Vol. 28:
http://www.pechakucha.org/events/518d5de8dbdd204aac000003

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