Reminder: Rosia Montana and Resource Management in Eurasia

[Jessica Jagmin Brookins]

Hey PREEA Members,

I hope you're all enjoying this long weekend and staying warm.  Thanks to all of you that came to last week's event on LGBTQ Rights in Russia and East Europe!  PREEA will be hosting another exciting event, Rosia Montana and Resource Management in Eurasia, on Wednesday (2/19) from 12 pm to 1:30 in the Mortara Center Conference Room.  Professor Dennis Deletant, Dr. Ted Moran, and Nicolae Stefanuta will be speaking about the Rosia Montana mining project, the massive protests it has caused, and the delicate balance between private and public interests in resource management.

Having lived in Romania for two years, this topic is very close to my heart and I hope to see you there!

Event blurb and Eventbrite and Facebook links are below.

Best,

Jess

In cities across Romania, a proposed open-pit gold mine project in the village of Rosia Montana has sparked massive protests since September 2013.  Gabriel Resources, the Canadian corporation that holds the license for this mining project, plans to use cyanide to extract gold from what will become Europe’s largest open-pit gold mine.  With only 6% of expected revenues from the mine going to the Romanian state and accusations of corruption in the licensing process, these protests are about much more than environmental protection. 

Please join Professionals in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Affairs (PREEA) with the support of the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) on Wednesday, February 19th at 12:00pm in the Mortara Center Conference Room for a discussion of resource management and the protests that have been dubbed “The Romanian Autumn.”  Featuring distinguished speakers: Professor Dennis Deletant, visiting Ion Ratiu Professor of Romanian Studies, CERES; Professor Theodore Moran, Marcus Wallenberg Chair in International Business and Finance and Founder and Director of the Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy; and Nicolae Stefanuta, Master of Policy Management Candidate, McCourt School of Public Policy and Rosia Montana activist.  Lunch will be served.

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosia-montana-and-resource-management-in-eurasia-tickets-10562114569

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1386468718244564/