mm&P (mines, minerals & PEOPLE) is a growing alliance of individuals, institutions and communities who are concerned and affected by mining. The isolated struggles of different groups have ledthem to form into broad a national alliance for combating the destructive nature of mining.

mm&P members at present are

• - more than 100 grass-roots groups,
• - About 20 diverse support organisations,
• - Across 16 States

With the purpose of ...

• - Supporting local struggles,
• - Legal and Media advocacy,
• - Information, documentation, research and fact finding,
• - Developing campaign strategies,
• - Skill share, Jatras, Exchanges,
• - National and International networking,
• - Technical and Scientific Expertise.

Challenges ahead....

• - To bring a uniform and balanced mineral policy
• - Protection of rights of indigenous communities,
• - Fight for people's control over mineral resources,
• - Stress for minimum mining,
• - Explore better sustainable alternatives to mining,
• - Resist environment destruction,
• - Monitor global and Indian mining industries.

Of Choices....

• - Mining should be the last resort for the use of land. Before resorting to mining, comparable usability of - resources from existing sources, i.e. recycling and storage dumps should be made,
• - There is much greater wealth for human kind above these minerals,
• - One species of medicinal plant which turns out a medicine can be worth ten times the total produce of minerals.
• - Community knowledge of various aspects of human life from medicinal plants to community organisation is worth ten times the value of a plant species.

.... and Alternatives

• - They should gear towards a national policy of what has to be mined and what should not be mined, from the interest of the people rather than the Markets and the Industry.
• - They therefore feel the progressive nations should go beyond economics of the market place and understand global stewardship,
• - they should contribute to minimising mining,
• - and seek ways where they can replace non renewable with more renewables.

Of values and Decisions.....

• - The minerals will be forever - if people do not mine them,
• - The wealth above will never be ours - if people mine them..

... and therefore, in togetherness they appeal: Emphasise Minimum Mining