Community Voices At The “We The 99%” Summit

Key Themes and Reflections

Disinformation as Extraction

“They showed us fake kids with bones. Some had six fingers. No shoulders. And we believed it. Opponents were called witches.”
— Community Member

Monica Mbugua (SARW) warned:

“Disinformation is a tactic. It keeps us disempowered and distracted. AMAP helps us report what’s real.”

Exploitation Wears a Green Mask

“When you’re no longer healthy, they check you out and replace you.” Mpumalanga community member

“This is exploitation—with a green mask. They use the energy transition as cover, but the violence continues.”

“These transitions are not just green. They are extractive, colonial, and violent. We must call that out.”

Tools of Resistance

• AMAP mobile/web app: to log incidents of environmental harm, evictions, pollution, health impacts.
• QR onboarding cards were distributed for AMAP access.

“If government won’t monitor these harms, we will.” Maggie Mwape (CEJ): “Use what you have: ESIAs, environmental law, human rights instruments. Litigate. Collaborate. Resist.”

Global South Solidarity

• Zambia: Ongoing litigation by CEJ against extractive harms
• Limpopo: Traditional leaders halt SEZ mega-projects
• Brazil: Biofuel land grabs mirror Mpumalanga land loss

“Our pain has a mirror in the Global South. Let’s stand together, not alone.”

AMAP Pledges from the Room

Participants pledged to:

• Share AMAP in churches, schools, clinics, and unions
• Report mine-related spills, respiratory illness, evictions, and broken promises
• Demand government responses and corporate accountability

Power starts with your voice. Log it. Report it. Flip the narrative. Scan the AMAP QR code.Stand with the 99%.