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Thedam ageh a sb e e nd o n eb u ta lo to f p ro b le m s
c a u s e db yit n e e dto b e
re -a d d re s s e d
a n da n s w e re d .
T h eP e o p le 's
T a s kF o rc efo rB a s e sC le a n -U p (P T F B C )h a s
b e e nin tod e a lin gw ithth eis s u efo ra lo n gtim eb u ts e e m sto h a v el i t t l eo r n o
p ro g re s s
a t
a llu n tila r e a liz a tio n
h a scom eto s u rfa c e .T h a tt od e a lw ith th e is s u eis to le tth e p e o p le a f f e c t e d d e a lw ithth e is s u ea s th e irow n.T h ism eansp e o p lea ffe c te ds h o u ldd ire c tlyb e e n fo rc e dto fu rth e rth e ir p a rtic ip a tio n
in th e o r g a n iz a tio n 's
g o a la n d o b je c tiv e s
a n db e
u n ite da s o n ein fig h tin gfo rw hatw asl e f to f t h e i rfu tu re .
T h isp ro je c t
h a sb e e na c o lle c tiv ee ffo rto f th e g r o u pt o e n s u reav e ry
c o m p re h e n s iv e
a n ds u b s ta n tia l
o u tc o m eth a tw o u lds e rv ea sa n e y e -o p e n e r
to th eg e n e ra l
p u b lica n dre a d e rso fth is p a p e r.T h isist ob ro u g h t
u p a nis s u ew h ic hc o m p ris e s
p e o p le 's
liv e sa n dh o w th e s eliv e sh a v ec h a n g e dw ithth e a fte rm a tho f th ed e p a rtu reo f th e
U .S .
b a s e si n C la r ka n dS u b ica n d tok n o wth ee rte n to f itsd a n g e ro u s
e ffe c ts .
A p a rtfro mo th e rre a s o n s ,th is p ro je c t
is to h e lpg a u g eth e le v e lo f im p o rta n c e
o f
m e d i ai n t oe n liv e n in g
th eis s u e -tob ro u g h t
it o u ta n d in fo rmth e g e n e ra l
p u b lic ,
c o n s c ie n tiz e
th ep e rp e tra to rs ,
re a c hth e in te rn a tio n a l
a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l
g ro u p sa n d
c r e a t ea n o v e ra llim p a c t
o ni t sto ta lity .
T h eC la rkA irB a s eC om m and
(C A B C O M )
re s id e n ts
a ren u rtu re dw ithv e rylim ite d
k n o w le d g e
o fw h a tw ash a p p e n in g
to th e mth in k in gth a titw a sa lla p a rto fa voodoo
c u ltu re .In th e irn a iv e te '
a b o u tth e is s u e ,th e yw e reta k e na d v a n ta g eo f, w ithth es o -
c a lle d ,"b igb o y s ".T h e yw e rec h e a te d ,le dto b e lie v et h a tt h eA m e ric a n s
w e reth e ir
s a v io u rsfro m a lifeo f p o v e rtya n dh e ro e sfo rg re a te ra b u n d a n c ea n dw e a lth .T h e s e
p e o p lew e rel e f tw i t hfe w c h o ic e sa n do fte nth e s ec h o ic e sp u tth e irliv e sa t s ta k e .T h u s ,
b e c a u s eo f th e irla c ko fa p p ro p ria te
k n o w le d g e
a b o u tto x icw a s te s ,th e yc o u ldn o tc o m m it
to a p ro c e s so f tra n s fo rm a tio n
a n dh a v en o id e ao fw hatth e s em a te ria lsm ayc a u s eth e m
in th efu tu rea n de v e nt oth eu n b o rnc h ild r e n .F u rth e r
a c tiv itie s
s h o u ldth e nb eo rg a n iz e d
t og e n e ra teth ek in do fp a rtic ip a tio n
th e o rg a n iz a tio n
n e e d e dt o h e lpth e md e v is ea n
e ffe c tiv e
c a m p a ig np la nfo rh e ig h te n in g
th e a w a re n e s s
o fth ea u d ie n c e s .
T h ro u g hc o n s ta n t
d ia lo g u ein itia te db yth eg ro u p ,m o rea n dm o rev ic tim sa re
b e c o m in g
a w a reo fth eg ra v eth re a tso f th e irp lig h tb u te v e nm o res tre n g th e n in g
th e ir
e m o tio n a l
c a p a c ityto fig h tfo rth e irin ju s tic e s .
A c c o rd in g
to P a u loF re irei n h is P e d a g o g y
o fth eO p p re s s e d ,
a tte m p tin g
t o lib e ra teth eo p p re s s e d
w ith o u t
th e irre fle c tiv ep a r tic ip a iio n
is lik etre a tin gth e ma so b je c tsa n d a sm assesw h ic hc a nb em a n ip u la te d .
T h is
u n p re c e d e n te d
r e a liz a tio n
o fth e P T F B Ch a sb ro u g h tm u tu a l
b e n e fitsam ongth e ma n d
th e v ic tim s ,
th e re fo re ,
th e ire ffo rtsh a sb e e n p ro s p e rin g
th o u g hi tm ayn o tb e in le a p sa n d
b o u n d sth e ya rea ls oc o n s id e re d
a sn o te w o rth y
a c h ie v e m e n ts
in p u rs u in gth e ir g o a ls .
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