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Closing this year’s #ihuriro Film Dialogue Series on « NO GOLD FOR KALSAKA » a film by Michel K. Zongo!
Africa, being the most resource-abundant continent, this time we will assess dignity and natural resources through the eyes of a community’s struggle to survive and claim back its dignity after the arrival of a multinational gold mine!
🎥 No Gold for Kalsaka by Michel K. Zongo
Synopsis
When the government of Burkina Faso starts to issue mining permits in 2000, gold fever strikes. In 2008, a British mining company starts the first open-pit mine in Kalsaka, digging away the soil that’s vital to the villagers’ lives. It’s not long before the first kilogram of gold has been mined, from a reserve of at least 18 metric tons. The people of Kalsaka are promised mountains of gold: jobs for the villagers, scholarships for their children, money for the government coffers, and development aid for the next 10 years. But six years later, all that has happened is that mountains of gold have been taken from them, and they are left with nothing but polluted land. “We were ignorant,” say the mayor, village elders, and farmers. Now they’re no longer naïve—they’re seeking justice.
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Burkina Faso means “land of the honest people,” but in this story, it’s dishonesty and injustice that play the leading role.
⏰ Wednesday 29th October, 6 PM
At Cine Elmay/Kwa Mayaka, Nyamirambo
🔔 FREE Entrance
Thank you @imitana_prod for hosting us and @euinrwanda for your partnership on this insightful initiative!
Sharing our panelists in a few ✨ Stay tuned!
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