Yellow, green and turquoise pools full of chemical waste in the Andes.

Extracting Power: Lithium Mining and the Indigenous Communities of the Northern Andes

Extracting Power: Lithium Mining and the Indigenous Communities of the Northern Andes. This panel is hosted by WashU Sigma Iota Rho, the Global Studies Honorary. Expert panelists Dr. Fernando Serrano, Ms. Melisa Escosteguy, Dr. Javier Barandiarán, and Ms. Dámare Araya, a representative from MODATIMA (Movement for the Defense of Access to Water, Land, and Environmental Protection), will discuss the effect of lithium mining on Indigenous communities of Latin America. Join us in Seigle L006 at 6:45 pm on Thursday, November 30th!