I ask here and now if we Hack₂O people can discuss how to offer with others our resources, capacities and knowledge to some cross-organisational initiatives . And also should we sign as Hack₂O collective some open letters?
More than 2,100 land and environmental defenders killed globally between 2012 and 2023, 196 environmental defenders were killed in 2022, 200 killed in 2023.
In 2023, Hundreds of organizations and experts say a hard No to Europe’s raw materials policies
Just days after a public petition gathered over 60,000 signatures against the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), more than 130 organizations and over 100 experts and academics from 30 countries sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen demanding the withdrawal of the CRMA.
In March 2024, several organisations signed The Leuven Letter : Responsible mining is the lie you don’t get to sell tonight
Then in September 2024 came The Mechelent Letter : Your circular economy wheels do not turn and your pits still stink. We need a better plan.
In September 2024 : Anti-mining protest in Belgium questions Draghi’s plan for more mining in Europe and provokes police intervention.
Event organizers and participants were handed an open letter that details the complaints.