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BLOOD DIAMONDS OF ANGOLA

By: Matt Perchess & E man Issaghi. BLOOD DIAMONDS OF ANGOLA. Picture from: http://www.spraygraphic.com/storage2/member_files/4467/picture/600_569cbe006ec385f8730dcd218ba08f98.jpg. PICTURE BY: JASOBY KHAN. Angola is known for having an abundance of useful minerals. MINERALS OF ANGOLA.

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BLOOD DIAMONDS OF ANGOLA

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  1. By: Matt Perchess & EmanIssaghi BLOOD DIAMONDS OF ANGOLA Picture from: http://www.spraygraphic.com/storage2/member_files/4467/picture/600_569cbe006ec385f8730dcd218ba08f98.jpg PICTURE BY: JASOBY KHAN

  2. Angola is known for having an abundance of useful minerals.

  3. MINERALS OF ANGOLA Manganese- coins, gas, alloys (aliminum) and steel Copper- coins, piping, wiring, and common household items Gold- jewelry, pc circuits, coins, and medicine Phosphates- detergents, fertilizers, water softeners Granite- landscaping, road base, concrete aggregate, fill, stone facings, monuments, countertops, wall tile, sculpture, and floor tile Marble- 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

  4. MINERALS OF ANGOLA(Continued) Zinc- self body healing Wolfram- electrical appliances Tin- pipes, steel, tinfoil, cans, ding dong gas, and glass Fluorite- steel, aluminum, glass, and used for cooking Sulfur- agriculture, tires, acid, explosives, and medicine Feldspar- ceramic pots, glass, silverware, and kaolin Mica- paint, makeup, drywall, stoves, glass, plastic, and rubber Asphalt- roads and concrete Gypsum- wallboards, agriculture, cement, and plaster Talc- deodorants, diapers, lubricate, powder, and some medicines

  5. The most important of these minerals include diamonds.

  6. Photo by: Yelena Jenkins Photo by: Keith Ingram

  7. However, these diamonds are not so beautiful when they are first mined in Angola.

  8. Photo by: Jquanb (blog) Photo by: Theodora Dimitrijevic

  9. 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.)

  10. Photo by: Lydia Polgreen

  11. Computer generated by: V. Kumara Swamy

  12. Not only is this process morally wrong, but it is also severally damaging the land in Angola.

  13. 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.)

  14. Photo by: Lin Shultz

  15. 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.)

  16. Photo by: Charles Blake

  17. Because diamonds are so expensive, profits and power for the rebels will continue unless we stop buying these blood diamonds.

  18. 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.)

  19. Photo by: Namaste

  20. Photo by: Namaste

  21. IN CONCLUSION… The mining of blood diamonds is destroying the country of Angola.

  22. 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.)

  23. 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.)

  24. 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.

  25. HOW CAN WE HELP???

  26. Do not buy products related to the mining and distribution of blood diamonds!!!

  27. THE END

  28. References HULSEY, 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

  29. References Weldon, 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

  30. ReferencesPhoto Credit Slide 1 image – Picture by: Jasoby Kahn Slide 6 image 1 -- Photo by: Yelena Jenkins Slide 6 image 2 -- Photo by: Keith Ingram Slide 8 image 1 -- Photo by: Jquanb (blog) Slide 8 image 2 -- Photo by: Theodora Dimitrijevic Slide 10 image -- Photo by: Lydia Polgreen Slide 11 image -- Computer generated by: V. Kumara Swamy Slide 14 image -- Photo by: Lin Shultz Slide 16 image -- Photo by: Charles Blake Slide 19 image -- Computer generated by Namaste Slide 20 image -- Photo by: Namaste

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