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International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14, 2008
The International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water, and Life was inspired and mandated by the participants of the First International Meeting of People Affected by Dams that took place in March, 1997 in Curitiba, Brazil. Representatives from twenty countries decided that the International Day of Action would fall on 14 March, Brazil’s Day of Action Against Large Dams. One of the goals for the Day of Action is to build and strengthen regional and international networks within the international anti-dam movement.

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Upcoming Weekend of Events in Honor of the Day of Action

Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:35pm

The annual meeting of the Platform Sabor Livre (Free Sabor) at the Sabor River will take place from the 25th through the 27th of April, and as usual, will offer participants the opportunity to enjoy what is one of Europe's last-existing, truly "wild" rivers. There will be thematic guided walks by the riverside, as well as canoe and kayak runs. Participants' efforts seek to change the mind of the headstrong Portuguese government, which seems to be planning to go ahead with dam construction development on the Sabor, even in the face of massive protest.