{"id":662,"date":"2025-10-06T10:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/sobre\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:33:46","slug":"sobre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/en\/sobre\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(255deg,rgb(40,100,162) 0%,rgb(66,102,32) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide top-highlight is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:56%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7cf77439256f28327474fe21ed758d27\" style=\"color:#faf1e8;font-size:120px;line-height:0.9\">Movement of People Affected by Dams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full top-highlight-img-mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1.png 607w, https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ff22974e2f5325e88f9c84fdc6a792d\" style=\"color:#faf1e8;font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">ElMAR is the Movement of People Affected by Dams, founded in the Uruguay River Basin, Chapec\u00f3, Brazil, in 2016. It emerged from the joint work of communities affected by hydroelectric projects and international resistance networks, such as the Latin American Network of People Affected by Dams (REDLAR), with the aim of building a popular energy model that guarantees the sovereignty of peoples and defends community rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full reveal from-left duration-800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full top-highlight-img-desktop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1.png 607w, https:\/\/marglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ativo-2-1-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-high-pure-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4c69c57 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:15px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-hero-font-size\">History and background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">The struggles of each national organization and movement shaped what MAR is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The struggles of each national organization and movement shaped what MAR is today. Since its inception, it has been key to map each country&#8217;s energy processes and record local resistance, strengthening social coordination and mobilization. The exchange of continental experiences and lessons learned has consolidated an international movement with a presence in 21 countries in the Americas and links to Africa, Europe, and Oceania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">MAR objectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strengthen the unity of affected communities in each country to defend their rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage the study and debate of energy models, building popular alternatives that guarantee sovereignty and collective well-being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the construction of an alternative society to the capitalist system based on solidarity and internationalism.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Values \u200b\u200band principles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">MAR is founded on solidarity, internationalism, respect for Mother Earth, and the defense of the rights of affected communities. 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