Save Mes Aynak: stop destruction of an ancient Buddhist city in Afghanistan

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• published: 06 May 2015
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Join us on July 1 by watching the film: http://igg.me/at/savemesaynak. Our award-winning film Saving Mes Aynak follows archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save this 5,000-year-old Buddhist archeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. Saving Mes Aynak, from the producers of Life Itself and The Interrupters, examines the conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity, through the lens of the Afghan archaeologists and local villagers who live and work near Mes Aynak. They face a nearly impossible battle against the Chinese, the Taliban, and local politics to save their culture and heritage from permanent erasure. But we can help. We must try to stop this from happening. http://igg.me/at/savemesaynak For the past three years, the effort of director Brent E. Huffman through Saving Mes Aynak has played a vital role in delaying the demolition of this historical treasure, but again time is quickly running out. The Chinese State-owned mining company still has immediate plans to destroy Mes Aynak, and it could happen AT ANY MOMENT. Now, the only way for Mes Aynak to be saved is if the Afghan government intervenes, halts mining, and officially petitions to UNESCO to make Mes Aynak a World Heritage Site. Only the Afghan government can approach UNESCO. Through our film Saving Mes Aynak, our major goal is to raise mass awareness of the impending demolition, creating an international movement to put pressure on the mining company, the Afghanistan government, and UNESCO to make Mes Aynak a World Heritage Site. This is the ONLY WAY to #SAVEMESAYNAK. The more funds we raise, the more people will see the film and know the beauty and importance of Mes Aynak, and the greater the chance of Mes Aynak being saved. To do this, the focal point of our campaign is #SaveMesAynak Day on July 1st, a global event where supporters everywhere will stream the film and stand in unity together to save Mes Aynak. Through social media, we plan to use this day to spark worldwide protest, conversation, and action. After that, we will mount an ambitious outreach effort through our film to reach as many people as we can. The more awareness we can raise, the larger the pressure we can put on the Afghan government to stop the demolition, and to formally petition UNESCO. This way, we can ensure Mes Aynak's safety for future generations.