Resistance to the Nordic Mining Boom — Action Camp in Finnish North Karelia Starting 18 June 2013

Tal­vi­vaaras’ nick­el-ura­ni­um mine has caused the most seri­ous envi­ron­men­tal dam­ages in the finnish his­to­ry in decades. The mine has been con­tin­u­ous­ly pol­lut­ing the amaz­ing water­scapes of east­ern Fin­land.

Tal­vi­vaaras’ nick­el-ura­ni­um mine has caused the most seri­ous envi­ron­men­tal dam­ages in the finnish his­to­ry in decades. The mine has been con­tin­u­ous­ly pol­lut­ing the amaz­ing water­scapes of east­ern Fin­land. More and more peo­ple and orga­ni­za­tions are demand­ing clos­ing of the mine and the locals can’t use water from sev­er­al lakes any­more, but it does­n’t seem to have any impact in a coun­try where the finance elite knows that the gov­ern­ment is in their ser­vice.
The eco-dis­as­ter in the Tal­vi­vaara mine is not a rare excep­tion: rather, it is busi­ness as usu­al wher­ev­er large min­ing cor­po­ra­tions are oper­at­ing. For the sur­round­ing areas, pol­lut­ed ground­wa­ter has been the price to pay for every sin­gle ura­ni­um mine in the world so far. Despite this, a num­ber of  projects for open­ing huge mines are under­way in Fin­land and Swe­den.

Dis­re­gard­ing the cost to the ecosys­tem or the oppo­si­tion of locals, the inter­na­tion­al elite has decid­ed to sac­ri­fice the Nordic flo­ra, fau­na and waters to fuel the growth-com­pul­sive econ­o­my.

Deter­mined resis­tance is need­ed to keep the envi­ron­ment viable. Join us to share knowl­edge and skills, and to act!

The camp is locat­ed ca. 30 km from the Tal­vi­vaara mine. The first week of the camp, we will share info about the min­ing sit­u­a­tion in the north and explore tac­tics for open direct action. These skills will be put to use dur­ing the sec­ond week.

More info & updates com­ing at turvaverkosto.wordpress.com

Feel free to offer your own pro­gram! The camp will work in a self-orga­nized man­ner, so par­tic­i­pants are expect­ed to do their share of run­ning the camp. To cov­er costs we ask for a dona­tion of 5–10 € per day, tak­ing into account peo­ple’s per­son­al eco­nom­ic sit­u­a­tions. Rides from more acces­si­ble loca­tions will be arranged as often as pos­si­ble. When sign­ing up for the camp, please con­tact us if you would want a ride or have any oth­er spe­cial needs, aller­gies etc.

Let us know you’re com­ing by mail­ing turva@riseup.net before 10th of June, if pos­si­ble!

TURVA — Action net­work against ura­ni­um indus­try
turvaverkosto.wordpress.com

Hyökyaal­to net­work (Ris­ing Tide Fin­land)
hyokyaalto.org

Friends of the Land­less Fin­land
http://maattomienliike.wordpress.com/