March/Protest on 29th. FYISouthwest United for Water and Life calls for a march on Saturday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. The movement will march starting from the Association of Agricultural Producers ratifying that "water is our treasure and is worth more than gold" October 27, 2022 By ARMANDO PASCUAL MADE SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA.- The United Southwest movement for Water and Life , called for this Saturday, October 29, a march against mining exploitation in Romero that will start at 10:00 in the morning from the Association of Agricultural Producers of San Juan de la Maguana , and took the opportunity to reiterate his opposition to mining in this province, particularly metal mining in the southern part of the Central Cordillera, where the San Juan River and its most important tributaries are born. In a document, he explained that the San Juan Valley Region has the potential to become the main support for the construction of "food security and sovereignty" in the country, whose main limitations are associated with structural water deficits, inefficient management of water, the absence of continuous policies and investments adjusted to a true regional development strategy. The United Southwest movement for Water and Life comes to the forefront of the Canadian mining multinational Gold Quest , in the desperate campaign for the current Dominican government, led by Luis Abinader, to grant it a permit to extract gold in the community of Romero, located in the middle of a subtropical humid forest. The environmental organization, linked to agricultural efforts to make the production and productivity of the workforce of the San Juan Valley and the entire Southwest more successful. The Gold Quest has been intensifying a campaign to justify mining in Romero, using people who lend themselves to a shameful task against the environment and the survival of human beings who live in San Juan and the entire Southwest, with an impact at the national level. . The United Southwest Movement for Water and Life proposes declaring the Valle Region a zone free of metal mega-mining and demands an increase in public investment for local development and the adoption of measures that guarantee the capture and protect the water that it requires. the region. The organizers of the march, under the slogan " Water is worth more than gold , for the life of the Southwest !" mining is the only way to be compatible with the survival of all, so you must be present this Saturday, October 29 at 10:00 in the morning , in front of the premises of the Association of Agricultural Producers of San Juan de la Maguana, where it will begin, Last ditch attempt? GLTA!