with Nikoleta Liakostavrou
We speak about Chios for the third time. In the summer of 2024, official approaches began for reopening the mines in the Amani region. We discussed it in January and February, and within half a year, Chios was engulfed in flames.
We talk with Ermioni Frezouli, member of the social collective Antivaro, a resident of Chios, who works for a European environmental cooperative.
On Ano Ziria we hear from:
a) Maria Batoul Chimmis, philologist, resident of Ziria Aigialeia, and representative of the Coordinating Committee “No Wind Turbines on Ano Ziria”
b) Giorgos Loupis, mechanical engineer in Patras, engaged in farming, father of two, permanent resident of Ziria
c) Kostas Balias, lawyer, PhD candidate in Law (Public Law & Public Policies), based in Piraeus, with family roots in Ziria
d) Eleni Balias, agronomist, postgraduate student in Ecology, based in Piraeus, also with family roots in Ziria.
Enjoy listening!
(The photo shows the fire on Chios, 14 August, at 18:26, taken from the ferry by a friend traveling to the island. Note that the ship still had five hours to sail before reaching Chian waters!)