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Robby
Romero visits South Africa to Discuss Alaskan Plight
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Robby
Romero, UN Ambassador of Youth for the Environment,
musician, songwriter, director, activist and founder of
the non-profit organisation "Native Children's
Survival," has teamed up with Founder of the Gwich'in
Steering Committee, Sarah James from Alaska, at the United
Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in South
Africa. Their intention is to spread the word and save
Alaska's last wild frontier from oil drilling and the
effects it has on environment, wildlife and people, and to
draw attention to the plight of indigenous people who need
support in defending their lands. Alaskan natives are
interconnected with other Indigenous Peoples across the
world, and every country can learn from what is happening
there.
The plight of the Alaskan frontiers and
its people affects all of us, from individuals to
Corporates to Governments, and cannot be ignored.
Indigenous Peoples in Alaska live at the point of impact
and continue to witness the long-term devastation of the
oil cartel and the broken promises of energy companies.
Only two of twenty-eight species of sea life and wildlife,
after the Exxon Valdez oil spill over a decade ago, are on
the recovery list.
Romero is presently working on a film
series intended to create awareness entitled
"Thunderstorm: Permanent Protection for Alaska's Wild
Places." Produced by Roland Joffé (The Killing
Fields) and Dune Lankard and directed by Robby Romero, it
covers our World's last wild places and the Indigenous
Peoples who are protecting them. Episode One focuses on
the plight of North Alaska and the proposed oil drilling
fields on Eyak Tribal Land.
"It's really about how we're
destroying our future. Indigenous philosophy embraces a
spiritual connection with all life on Earth," says
Romero, who voices his passionate awareness through his
Native rock band, Red Thunder.
-Interair Magazine, S.A.
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