“And how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
And how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn’t see?”
These are some lines from the song “Blowin’ in the wind” by Bob Dylan (1962).
Mountains’ protection and personal political engagement are two aspects at the basis of “Open Mind” Organization’s as well as my philosophy.
This is why I decided to take part in the protest in Bov, a village near Sofia, against the gold mine digging in the town of Svoge. Drilling the soil to get uranium for nuclear power seems to be more important to the Municipality than the land’s preservation and the socio-economic wellbeing of local citizens and tourists.
Indeed, clean air, water and soil are threatened. In particular, health and underground water supplies for domestic and agricultural use are in danger.
Therefore, signatures were collected and activists are ready to address to the relevant European institutions.
In this regard, I also joined the manifestation in Sofia in front on the Ministry of Environment and Water. This protest gathered dozens of citizens and different associations against the privatization of the “Blue Rocks Nature Park”, near the city of Sliven.
Is it worth to mine the natural, cultural and historical sites for power greed?
“The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.”