Saving Iceland

Jul 23 2008
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Tags: Greenwash, India, Mining, Saving Iceland

Picture Report of Samarendra & Andri Snaer Discussion

About 90 people attended the Saving Iceland conference with the Indian writer, scientist and aluminium expert Samarendra Das and ‘Dreamland’ author Andri Snær Magnusson, on the influence of the aluminium industry in the third world. It took place at Reykjavikurakademian. The concept of aluminium as a ‘green’ product will was examined. A video of the talks is currently being prepared and will be available shortly.
On the 21st, there was also a talk by Das in the Peace House and on the 24th Das will speak in Keflavik.

Suggested Links:

• Double Death, Aluminium’s Links to Genocide by S. Das and F. Padel, in Economic and Political Weekly
• Agya, What do You Mean by Development? by Das and Padel. An exhaustive account of the aluminium industry in India.
• Saving Iceland Blockades Rio Tinto-Alcan Smelter in Hafnarfjordur (highly documented background to ALCAN and aluminium’s cultural genocide in Asia and Africa)
• And you might be interested in our Struggles in India image gallery.

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One Response to “Picture Report of Samarendra & Andri Snaer Discussion”

1. Jaap says:

   July 23, 2008 at 23:49

   MBL.is: http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2008/07/23/fjolmenni_a_saving_iceland_fundi/

   Fundur á vegum Saving Iceland samtakanna fer nú fram að viðstöddu fjölmenni í Reykjavíkur Akademíunni.

   Á fundinum koma fram Samarendra Das, indverskur rithöfundur, og aðgerðasinni , og Andri Snær Magnason, rithöfundur.

   Á vef samtakanna kemur fram að Samarendra muni aðallega fjalla um áhrif álframleiðslu á þriðja heiminn, auk þess sem hann og Andri muni brjóta á bak aftur goðsögnina um svokallaða græna álframleiðslu.