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CEGIR/Centro de Gestion Intergral de Residuos, S.A. wants to dump 45,000 tons of hazardous waste on O'odham lands close to the sacred site of Quitovac.& This project has been conducted without the involvement of the indigenous O'odham communities in the decision-making processes.
Under the Border 2012 program, a bi-national program for the U.S.-Mexico border region, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working with Mexico to promote this type of facility, ignoring the impacts on the traditional O'odham communities and their culture, traditions, sacred sites and spiritual well-being.
The proposed dump would desecrate the sacred ceremonial grounds of Quitovac and devastated the culture, traditions sacred sites and spiritual-well being of the O'odham indigenous people in both Mexico and the U.S. The dump would also expose children and nearby communities to dangerous toxins released in the land, air and water and could contaminate the underground well water the communities depend on.
DON'T LET THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TURN TRADITIONAL O'ODHAM SACRED SITES AND SONORA COMMUNITIES INTO DUMPING GROUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE!
Contact the Mexican and U.S. Government Today!
Alfonso Flores, Mexican Secretary of the Environment
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The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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The Mexican Consulate in San Francisco
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The Mexican consulate in Tucson
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The Mexican Consulate in Phoenix
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The Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque
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United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX - Wayne Nastri
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Sponsoring Organizations:
O'odham Rights Cultural and Environmental Justice Coalition
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O'odham VOICE against the Wall
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Gila River Allance for a Clean Environment
(520) 315-2169
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O'odham Youth Collective
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Greenaction
(415) 248-5010
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Supporting Organizations:
Phoenix Anarchist Coalition
Yoeme Youth Alliance
Foods not Bomb (Glendale Chapter)
Earth First
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