Africa
In this episode of Earthbeat host Daphne Wysham reviews a recent trip she took through Africa reviewing the effects of the oil and rubber industries on the local people.
Joining her to discuss the trip were her colleagues Emira Woods of the Institute for Policy Studies and Colin McCullough, a videographer for Azimuth Media. The interviews they gathered will be used for screenings in the Washington, DC area, as well as possibly for public television.
The first stop, Nigeria. There they encountered a considerable amount of anger over how local people have been forced off their land by oil pipelines.
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After Nigeria, Daphne, Colin and Emira traveled through Chad. One of their guides was Delphine Djiraibe, President of the Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, ATDPH.
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In Liberia, the travelers split up and Colin and Emira continued onward to investigate the environmental effects, child labor and low wages surrounding a Firestone rubber plant.
Colin McCullough's startling footage of a boat trip around the Firestone plant will be aired at the Washington DC venue Busboys and Poets in September
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Photo used courtesy of Daphne Wysham, copyright Azimuth Media