Karuara. The People of the River

Followed by an audience discussion with Celia Fasabi Pizango from the Association of Indigenous Kukama Women and Miriam Torres López from Forum Solidaridad Perú

Moderation: Maria Angela Torres (LAF)

Audience discussion with consecutive interpretation ES-DE

For the Indigenous Kukama people in Peru, the river is not just water, but a living being. It gives them food, it absorbs their tears and their laughter. What's more, the karuaras - the people of the river - live beneath its surface. This deep connection is under threat: oil leaks are destroying the ecological balance of the Río Marañon. The Kukama women are going to court to have the river recognized as a legal entity. 

With success: at the end of November, the provincial court of Nauta recognized the Marañon as a legal entity in the second instance. Two of the protagonists of this historic success are visiting Germany. Celia Fasabi is a board member of the Indigenous Kukama women's association that won the ruling. And Miriam Torres supported the women in their fight with the NGO Forum Solidaridad Perú.

Organized by: ISP, GfbV, FDCL and LAF as part of the “Berlin aktiv im Klima-Bündnis” Initiative