Tell Confluence Partners to keep its hands off Grand Canyon
A report just published says the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is one of the most endangered rivers in the United States.
Property developer Confluence Partners is trying to build a massive shopping mall in the middle of the Grand Canyon.
Property developers want to build a super-mall smack dab in the middle of one of America's most breath-taking world heritage sites, the Grand Canyon. The mall would include an IMAX, shops, hotels and fast food cafes. The National Park Service has called the plans 'a travesty'.
The ludicrous project is being proposed by property developers Confluence Partners as a way to make more money from the millions of people who want to see one of nature's greatest marvels.
We cannot let big business get away with monetizing our national parks!
The company is already facing huge outrage over the plan from many sides. If thousands of SumOfUs members speak out about this monstrosity, it will be forced to back down.
Besides destroying the beautiful, untouched landscape of the canyon, the plan tramples all over the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The site for the proposed development is called 'the Confluence' and is a sacred place for the Navajo. This is the place where their people first emerged; as told in their creation story.
But it's not just the Navajo whose sacred sites are being threatened by the development. The Hopi people and the Zuni tribes are also fighting for their spiritually significant sites.
Developers are hoping to start the building of the mega mall as early as the spring of 2017. Local activists are planning to put up a tough fight, and they need our support now.
More information:
Grand Canyon Development Plan Sparks Dispute Among Navajo, NBC News, 8
Februray 2015: http://act.sumofus.org/go/7708?t=1005&akid=10182.187786.2i0wJz
Where 2 Rivers Meet, Visions for Grand Canyon Clash, New York Times, 3 December 2014: http://act.sumofus.org/go/7927?t=1006&akid=10182.187786.2i0wJz
American Rivers Report, American Rivers, April 7th, 2015: http://act.sumofus.org/go/8418?t=1007&akid=10182.187786.2i0wJz
Save the Confluence Website: http://act.sumofus.org/go/8419?t=1008&akid=10182.187786.2i0wJz
PETITION
http://action.sumofus.org/a/grand-canyon/?rd=1?=fwd&t=1001&referring_akid=10182.187786.2i0wJz
