Yurlu | Country

The municipality of Confignon and the FIFDH invite you to a free screening of the documentary Yurlu | Country, followed by a discussion. 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Maitland Parker dedicates his life to protecting Yurlu, his ancestral land, poisoned by asbestos mining. Terminally ill with cancer, he confronts the inaction of the authorities and corporate greed in an effort to enable his people to reconnect with their land. The film reveals an environmental catastrophe comparable to that of Chernobyl, long rendered invisible, and told for the first time from the perspective of the Banyjima people.

A discussion with Adrià Budry Carbó – Investigator, Raw Materials and Finance, Public Eye and moderated by Agathe Le Vaslot – Cultural Mediation Officer, FIFDH.