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Water For Life

Fire and Brimstone and Fear

Luis Quintanilla speaks out against the community division caused by a proposed gold mine.

Aired 04/21/2025

Water For Life

Fire and Brimstone and Fear

Clip: Season 1 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Luis Quintanilla speaks out against the community division caused by a proposed gold mine.

At a candle light vigil honoring the lives of murdered Salvadoran environmental defenders Dora Santos and Ramiro Rivera, Bishop Luis Quintanilla speaks out against the existential threat of a proposed gold mine. Meanwhile, Ana Pineda describes the real fear she feels for her family’s safety as her husband speaks out against the mine’s potentially devastating environmental impact.

Aired 04/21/2025

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Funding provided by: Ford Foundation/JustFilms, Lorna Stevens and Douglas Smith, Alison Davis, Nancy Blachman, Berkeley Film Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Inc., Paul and Antje Newhagen, Nancy L. Kittle, National Geographic...

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Video has Closed Captions

Meet three Latin American community leaders fighting to retain access to their local water sources. (30s)

Fire and Brimstone and Fear

Video has Closed Captions

Luis Quintanilla speaks out against the community division caused by a proposed gold mine. (2m 24s)

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Video has Closed Captions

Three Latin American community leaders face death threats and murder to save their water resources. (1m 35s)

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Funding provided by: Ford Foundation/JustFilms, Lorna Stevens and Douglas Smith, Alison Davis, Nancy Blachman, Berkeley Film Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Inc., Paul and Antje Newhagen, Nancy L. Kittle, National Geographic...

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