National March for Recuperation and Defence of Water: 22nd April

Water is not a commodity,

Water is a right, 

Water is life.

Stop-motion animation created in response to the water issues in northern Chile, made in collaboration with David Concha, who came up with the visual concept of money pouring from the tap in place of water.

Using real Chilean notes and coins, (the 10 luca note was particularly battered by the end of the shoot!), a glass, a very patient-Temescal-focused model in the form of David himself, and a particularly handy clothes peg, we shot the stop-motion in David's kitchen sink at his home in Arica with some clever camer-balancing-on-towel action.

MINES EXPLOIT WATER

Mining process use huge volumes of water, having a brutal impact and incompatible with agriculture. Río Huasco is drying out.

 MINES CONTAMINATE WATER

Water in Arica is contaminated with more than the 'permitted' amount of 0.001 mg/l of arsenic, 

which causes cancer, heart disease and lung disease.

MINES DON"T PROVIDE MUCH WORK

The Valley de Lluta dives work to 6,000 people 

and the mining company offers only 230 jobs for only 10 years

More information:

National march 22nd April 2013 for the recuperation and defence of water:
12 noon, La Moneda, Santiago

www.facebook.com/PorLaRecuperacionyDefensaDelAgua
www.recuperacionydefensadelagua.blogspot.com
Email: recuperamoselagua@gmail.com


Let's get together! 22nd April 2013
The national march for the defense and recuperation of water.
Everyone together in Santiago 12 noon La Moneda

www.radioandina.cl
www.ecosistemas.cl
www.facebook.com/brigadasoshuasco

"Saqueando" escrito y cantado por Juan Carlos Labrin
www.soundcloud.com/juan-carlos-labrin-cantautor

Thanks to David Concha and Juan Carlos Labrin for their collaboration.
:-)