Here is an update from Jonathan Stack, the documentarian who is working on the campaign to stop the building of Chinchero airport, which we are supporting with the help of many friends and clients. Jonathan was caught in the lockdown in Cusco and is still there... Despite being separated from his own family back in New York, he is fully committed to this vital work and his experience invites us to reflect on the events we are all experiencing right now. A message from Jonathan Stack First off, I know these are scary times on planet earth, so we pray you and your loved ones are healthy and in a place of safety during the pandemic. It has been an intense few weeks here in Cusco as well, but fortunately, with press credentials and the kind support of a few very generous and brave individuals, we have been able to arrange nearly a dozen interviews, visit Chinchero and film possible alternative sites for the airport. Of course, we realize that the timing for the project might seem misguided. There is enormous suffering everywhere and an airport in Cusco, is not anyone’s first concern. I myself, with family back home in NYC (though my parents, my daughter, my son and sister are safely removed from the madness) have felt mixed emotions, yet I remain resolute that a story to stop the destruction of one of the world’s most magnificent places, one steeped in sacredness, has everything to do with the inherent imbalance of human civilization. Do we believe there is no limit to development and that we don´t pay a price for the destruction? Do we think increasing the population of the planet from 2 billion people to nearly 8 billion in less than 100 years comes with no price? Or
Here is an update from Jonathan Stack, the documentarian who is working on the campaign to stop the building of Chinchero airport, which we are supporting with the help of many friends and clients. Jonathan was caught in the lockdown in Cusco and is still there… Despite being separated from…