Join Swette Center PhD student Isa Peraza for the screening of Secos, a of 20-minute documentary from Sergio Cobos; Aurelio Mugarte, Alfonso Uicab and Rodrigo Llanes in the Biodesign Institute, Auditorium, 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe, AZ, 85281 on Monday October 15th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
SYNOPSIS
Since the cloudy approval of a photovoltaic park project at the edge of their hometown San José Tipceh, mayan “ejidatarios” Aurelio and Alfonso can’t help to think of the environmental and social risks that would come along with the implementation of more than a million solar panels at a few hundred meters from their homes. Worried about the lack of explanations they exercise their right to be properly informed and consulted, as the law mandates for the indigenous people in Mexico. They strive to make their voices heard and to have concerns taken into account, which soon seems an impossible task as both federal government and corporations keep pushing the project forward.
*Ejidatarios: Land owners of rural common lands
