Diamonds: Are they forever?pshs.psd202.org/documents/dshuman/1549383062.pdf“Diamonds are...
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BLOOD Diamonds:Are they forever?
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Are You Involved?
• What is the historical background to the diamond industry?
• What are Diamonds?
• Why do people want them so badly?
• Who is producing the worlds diamonds?
• What are the working and living conditions of those producing the worlds diamonds?
• Should we be looking more closely at where our diamonds are coming from?
• Should we more carefully look at how all our consumer goods are being created?
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Slave/Gun Cycle & Diamond/Gun Cycle –
Is History Repeating Itself?
◼ Slavery was a part of African History long before the Europeans arrived
◼ The Transatlantic Slave Trade
◼ From the 1400’s to 1870 10 million slaves were sent from Africa to America
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The Slave/Gun Cycle◼ Transported in chains
◼ Minimal amount of fresh water (space).
◼ Suffocation and disease killed many.
◼ Those who survived (usually about 50%) were sold to plantation owners. ◼ Sugar ( West Indies)
◼ Tobacco/Cotton (N. America)
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The
Triangular
Slave Trade
• Resources from Americas to Europe
• Manufactured goods brought from Europe to Africa ( Weapons)
• Slaves brought from Africa to Americas
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Todays Cycle
• Many of today's diamonds are produced in 3rd World countries in Africa an South America.
• Slave conditions mining diamonds
• In addition in 1998 about 20% of the world’s diamonds were being used to finance wars of insurgency in countries like Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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The Gun Cycle Continues◼ Guns – most wanted item by
Africans
◼ Once again the diamonds end up in developed Western Nations, while the rebel groups trade the money they make for the diamonds for more weapons and the cycle continues.
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“Blood Diamonds”
◼ Opposition leads to being slaughtered
◼ Those who most need protection are often those who are most often abused under this immoral trade.
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What are
Diamonds?
• The Ancient Greeks
thought that diamonds
were splinters of stars
fallen to earth.
• In reality diamonds are
crystals of pure carbon
(coal) that has been
crystallized at high
temperatures over millions
of years.
• The value of a diamond is
usually measure by what is
known as the “four c’s”.
Color, Clarity, Carat weight,
and cut. Today the world
would benefit from an
additional C. Conflict-free.
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Royalty and Diamonds
◼ Monarchy Convinced Diamonds were more important than jewels
◼ Queen accepted a diamond from De-Beers Corporation
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Why Diamonds ⚫ Before 1938 –Average Diamond in United States 80 Dollars
⚫ Advertising showed diamonds and love
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Hollywood Steps In◼ Movie industry
◼ Powerful
◼ Fast growing
◼ Movie Idols
◼ Showcase
◼ Advertisements
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Hollywood Engagement Rings
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“Diamonds
are Forever”
◼ DeBeers slogan "A Diamond is Forever”
◼ By 1950 90% of young men proposing marriage were doing so with a diamond engagement ring
◼ Marilyn Monroe◼ “Gentlemen prefer Blondes”
◼ “Diamonds are a girls best friend”
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Where are today’s Diamonds coming from?
◼ Most diamonds are produced in Nations in African and South America (DRC, Sierra Leone)
◼ Today we are the largest consumer of diamonds
◼ In 2006 Canada produced 2 billion dollars worth of diamonds
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Where are the World’s
Blood Diamonds?
◼ Many of the world’s diamonds
are mined in 3rd World nations.
◼ The Term “Blood Diamond”
is used to describe a diamond
mined in a war zone, and
usually used to finance that
war.
◼ Other terms for Blood
Diamonds are Dirty
Diamonds, Conflict Diamonds,
or War Diamonds.
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The
Kimberly
Process
◼ Kimberly South Africa in 2000
◼ United Nations
◼ Diamonds must have a certificate describing where the Diamonds came from and how many diamonds there are
◼ Do not buy from conflict areas
◼ Working Conditions
◼ Mines
◼ Children
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Blood Diamonds: The True Story
◼ https://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=eThl
mx7w9r0
◼ Video Link
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What does the following suggest about the mining
industry?
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The End?