BLOOD DIAMONDS OF

ANGOLA

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PICTURE BY: JASOBY KHAN

By: Matt Perchess & Eman Issaghi

Angola is known for having an abundance of

useful minerals.

MINERALS OF ANGOLA

Manganese- coins, gas, alloys (aliminum) and steelCopper- coins, piping, wiring, and common household items

Gold- jewelry, pc circuits, coins, and medicinePhosphates- 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 medicinesQuartz- sandpaper, optics, glass, liquid filters, circuit boards, computer

components, cement, mortar, and jewelryLead- weights, belts, roofing material, candles, cables, tools, bullets

MINERALS OF ANGOLA(Continued)

Zinc- self body healingWolfram- electrical appliances

Tin- pipes, steel, tinfoil, cans, ding dong gas, and glassFluorite- steel, aluminum, glass, and used for cooking

Sulfur- agriculture, tires, acid, explosives, and medicineFeldspar- ceramic pots, glass, silverware, and kaolin

Mica- paint, makeup, drywall, stoves, glass, plastic, and rubberAsphalt- roads and concrete

Gypsum- wallboards, agriculture, cement, and plasterTalc- deodorants, diapers, lubricate, powder, and some medicines

The most important of

these minerals include

diamonds.

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However, these diamonds are not so beautiful when they

are first mined in Angola.

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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.)

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Not only is this process morally wrong, but it is also severally damaging

the land in Angola.

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.)

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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.)

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Because diamonds are so expensive, profits and power for the rebels will continue

unless we stop buying these blood diamonds.

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.)

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IN CONCLUSION…

The mining of blood diamonds is destroying the country of Angola.

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.)

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.)

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.

HOW CAN WE HELP???

Do not buy products related

to the mining and distribution of

blood diamonds!!!

THE END

ReferencesHULSEY, 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

ReferencesWeldon, 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

ReferencesPhoto Credit

Slide 1 image – Picture by: Jasoby KahnSlide 6 image 1 -- Photo by: Yelena JenkinsSlide 6 image 2 -- Photo by: Keith IngramSlide 8 image 1 -- Photo by: Jquanb (blog)

Slide 8 image 2 -- Photo by: Theodora DimitrijevicSlide 10 image -- Photo by: Lydia Polgreen

Slide 11 image -- Computer generated by: V. Kumara SwamySlide 14 image -- Photo by: Lin Shultz

Slide 16 image -- Photo by: Charles BlakeSlide 19 image -- Computer generated by Namaste

Slide 20 image -- Photo by: Namaste