Join us to discuss and trace the imperial powers behind Australian-owned Lynas Rare Earth and the communities who have refused to accept the toxic legacy left in their name.

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd is marketed as the secure, "green" alternative to Chinese rare earth dominance. Behind that story sits something else entirely: a mine and an unreliable processing plant in Western Australia, an operational processing plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, and a supply chain bankrolled by the U.S. Department of War alongside the Japanese and Australian governments.

Rare earths don't just power the energy transition, they power advanced weapons systems. Lynas sits exactly where militarism and extraction meet.

This session brings speakers together to trace the imperialist interests driving Lynas, to name the pattern of militarised extractivism it represents, and to centre the frontline communities who have carried this fight for over a decade ... read more

A presentation will be followed by a live Q&A. Come learn. Come listen. Come stand in solidarity.

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Wednesday 19th August · 8pm AEST/6pm Malaysia

Co-hosted by AidWatch, Yes to Life, No to Mining and BDS Malaysia