[van-announce] black mesa water coalition gathering

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Black Mesa Water Coalition & The Indigenous Youth Coalition of Pinon present
the 2003 Youth Summit “Healing and Redefining Our World”
July 9-13, 2003,

The area known as Black Mesa has been the center of many environmental and
social injustices. These injustices are rooted in Federal Indian policies
and unsustainable energy development. The continued destruction of Diné and
Hopi traditional homelands is endangering the cultural survival of our
people and is largely contributing to the many challenges our youth face.

There is a great need to unify and empower young people. This July, Hopi and
Diné c ommunities will host the “Healing and Redefining our World” Youth
Summit on Black Mesa, within the community of Pinon. This Youth Summit will
bring together youth and elders from different communities to promote a
cross-cultural and cross-generational exchange, focusing on ideas of
sustainability, unity and hope.

BMWC agreed to host this regional youth summit while attending the
Indigenous Environmental Network’s Indigenous Mining Summit, on the
Sakakogen Chippewa reservation in July 2002.

BMWC and IYCP envision a gathering that will bring together youth from all
walks of life to meet, share, learn, and find ways to unite and deal with
the many challenges that we face as global citizens.

For more information contact Black Mesa Water Coalition

www.blackmesawatercoalition.org

PO Box 895 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Fax: (928) 774-6138
Tel: (928) 226-0310
E-mail:blackmesawatercoalition at yahoo.com
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