How can one of the final ecological sites in Cuernavaca be destroyed by a landfill that will eventually contaminate drinkable water and violently affect the surrounding communities' health??
Well, money does come in to play... and unfortunately with that comes violence.
One innocent person last weekend was killed--murdered--by the police (or "affiliates" of the police) because of their potential involvement in the movement against the relleno sanitario (landfill) that El Ayuntamiento wants to put in a place near Temixo called "Loma Mejia."
Not only was one person killed for potentially taking a position of positive social/political action, but prior to that was San Anton's (one of Cuernavaca's oldest neighborhoods that has a lot of activists) leader taken from his car [by pro-relleno-sanitario-nists who drove an un-marked car with no license plates] and brought to the mountains, horrificaly beaten and left for dead. This was all done because he has taken a strong ethical stance in support of the people of Loma Mejia and the surrounding communities to prevent the formation of this landfill.
Fortunately he is still alive. He was found in a brutal condition and just got out of the hospital.
There are blogs online about this (from activists from Cuernavaca). I really recommend checking them out.
It is so important to be informed.
Con paz y la accion positiva---
Annika.
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