Mitchell Speaks with Human Rights Attorney Steven Donziger on the People of the Ecuadorian Amazon VS. Chevron

It is a tragic story yet one full of inspiration & hope.  Former journalist, Harvard Law School-trained, human rights attorney Steven Donziger visited the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador with a group of colleagues and were alarmed to see the human and environmental damage done by one of the world's largest corporations, Chevron while drilling oil wells and irresponsibly letting the contaminants enter the land and water supply of the entire area, an area where indigenous people have been living for generations. Appalled by what he saw, he and colleagues took up the indigenous people's cause and initiated litigation against Chevron for the damage and were awarded 9.5 billion dollars, but which the people never collected because Chevron has been fighting, for 27 years, to protect themselves, and in so doing, have mounted a case against Steven Donziger himself. The case against Chevron has been won and a settlement awarded.  But they are fighting to keep from having to pay and the humiliation they would suffer by losing to Native Peoples of the Amazon who they thought they could simply ignore and get away with exploiting this precious and sacred land. This interview is with Steven, days before he is to go before a judge in this specious and completely frivolous case against him, further evidence of how our justice system is two-tiered and too frequently serves the corporate elite and not the average American. If you would like to help by donating any amount to Steven Donziger's legal fund, any amount would help.  Go to: www.donzigerdefense.com. To 'attend' the hearing virtually, currently scheduled for Nov. 9, 10am EDT, call 888 363-4734, code: 4645450. Please forward this interview to your colleagues and friends to raise awareness about what is going on in the Amazon and in our judicial system, in dire need of reform. To follow the case on Twitter: @sdonziger www.abetterworld.tv