BLOOD DIAMONDS OF ANGOLA
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BLOOD DIAMONDS OF
ANGOLAPicture from: http://www.spraygraphic.com/storage2/member_files/4467/picture/600_569cbe006ec385f8730dcd218ba08f98.jpg
PICTURE BY: JASOBY KHAN
By: Matt Perchess & Eman Issaghi
Angola is known for having an abundance of
useful minerals.
MINERALS OF ANGOLAManganese- coins, gas, alloys (aliminum) and steel
Copper- coins, piping, wiring, and common household itemsGold- jewelry, pc circuits, coins, and medicine
Phosphates- detergents, fertilizers, water softenersGranite- landscaping, road base, concrete aggregate, fill, stone facings,
monuments, countertops, wall tile, sculpture, and floor tileMarble- tales, pillars, counters, building materials, clocks, hot plates
Uranium- nuclear weapons, glazing and painting of glass, smoke detectors, and some medicines
Quartz- sandpaper, optics, glass, liquid filters, circuit boards, computer components, cement, mortar, and jewelry
Lead- weights, belts, roofing material, candles, cables, tools, bullets
MINERALS OF ANGOLA(Continued)
Zinc- self body healingWolfram- electrical appliances
Tin- pipes, steel, tinfoil, cans, ding dong gas, and glassFluorite- steel, aluminum, glass, and used for cooking
Sulfur- agriculture, tires, acid, explosives, and medicineFeldspar- ceramic pots, glass, silverware, and kaolin
Mica- paint, makeup, drywall, stoves, glass, plastic, and rubberAsphalt- roads and concrete
Gypsum- wallboards, agriculture, cement, and plasterTalc- deodorants, diapers, lubricate, powder, and some medicines
The most important of
these minerals include diamonds.
Photo by: Yelena Jenkins Photo by: Keith Ingram
However, these diamonds are not so
beautiful when they are first mined in Angola.
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About 99% of diamonds in Angola are considered blood diamonds, meaning they are hand mined by forced labor
workers that have been enslaved by rebels.
(Frangipani, Anna. "Conflict diamonds." Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.)
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Computer generated by: V. Kumara Swamy
Not only is this process morally wrong, but it is also severally damaging
the land in Angola.
Because of the mining of blood diamonds,
the land is by no means farmable,
therefore self reliance is not an option.
(Weldon, Robert. "Conflict Diamonds: Angola." All About Gemstones. St. Martin's Press, 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.)
Photo by: Lin Shultz
Angola is now a warzone because of the greed of rebels and their want
for fortune. (Reed, LA Times, John. "ANGOLA: Lure Of 'Blood Diamonds' Brings Risk, Hardship." CorpWatch. LA Times, 28 June 2004. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.)
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Because diamonds are so expensive, profits and power for the rebels will continue
unless we stop buying these blood diamonds.
This is why the Angolan government and the United
Nations developed the Kimberly Process, an
agreement to stop the supply and purchase of diamonds
mined in conflict war zones.(Reed, LA Times, John. "ANGOLA: Lure Of 'Blood Diamonds' Brings Risk, Hardship." CorpWatch. LA Times, 28 June 2004. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.)
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IN CONCLUSION…
The mining of blood diamonds is destroying the country of Angola.
Land is being destroyed and innocent citizens are being enslaved,
tortured, and killed by rebels.
(Frangipani, Anna. "Conflict diamonds." Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.)
The Kimberly Process is a last resort for the people of Angola.
If rebels continue to force labor workers to mine this
dangerous mineral, Angola will remain a 3rd world country.
(Weldon, Robert. "Conflict Diamonds: Angola." All About Gemstones. St. Martin's Press, 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.)
If we don’t do anything about it, it is only a matter
of time until Angola will be considered one large wasteland of a nation.
HOW CAN WE HELP???
Do not buy products related
to the mining and distribution of
blood diamonds!!!
THE END
ReferencesHULSEY, KEVIN. "West African Diamonds/ Angola." All About Gemstones.
KEVIN HULSEY, 15 Sept. 2007. Web. 5 Nov. 2009. http://www.khulsey.com/jewelry/kh_jewelry_info.html
Frangipani, Anna. "Conflict diamonds." Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar.
2001. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html.http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html
Reed, LA Times, John. "ANGOLA: Lure Of 'Blood Diamonds' Brings Risk, Hardship." CorpWatch. LA Times, 28 June 2004. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11389
ReferencesWeldon, Robert. "Conflict Diamonds: Angola." All About Gemstones. St.
Martin's Press, 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. <http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/conflict-diamonds_angola.html
Lewis III, Lloyd. "Angola Diamond Mining andWar." Welcome to American University, Washington, DC USA. New York Times, 14 June 1997. Web. 12
Nov. 2009. http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm
ReferencesPhoto Credit
Slide 1 image – Picture by: Jasoby KahnSlide 6 image 1 -- Photo by: Yelena JenkinsSlide 6 image 2 -- Photo by: Keith IngramSlide 8 image 1 -- Photo by: Jquanb (blog)
Slide 8 image 2 -- Photo by: Theodora DimitrijevicSlide 10 image -- Photo by: Lydia Polgreen
Slide 11 image -- Computer generated by: V. Kumara SwamySlide 14 image -- Photo by: Lin Shultz
Slide 16 image -- Photo by: Charles BlakeSlide 19 image -- Computer generated by Namaste
Slide 20 image -- Photo by: Namaste