{"id":314641,"date":"2017-04-28T09:40:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T09:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=314641"},"modified":"2017-04-28T09:40:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T09:40:23","slug":"citi-fm-hits-streets-for-second-phase-of-stopgalamseynow-campaign-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/citi-fm-hits-streets-for-second-phase-of-stopgalamseynow-campaign-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM hits streets for second phase of #StopGalamseyNow campaign [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff of <strong>Citi FM<\/strong>\u00a0and volunteers were on some principal\u00a0streets of Accra to continue the #StopGalamseyNow campaign, this time with emphasis on creating awareness\u00a0on the levels of pollution in water bodies across the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314644\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-2.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-2\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314650\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-8.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-8\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314649\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-7.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-7\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/49b28dee-7b11-483c-9c2d-ea616d6812c1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-314726\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/49b28dee-7b11-483c-9c2d-ea616d6812c1-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"49b28dee-7b11-483c-9c2d-ea616d6812c1\" width=\"620\" height=\"438\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The campaign, which officially started on April 3, 2017, highlights dire effects of illegal mining on the environment, and<strong> Citi FM<\/strong> staff and volunteers were again distributing fliers to motorists and pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/d98fca46-f670-4955-9eed-aa97a3702064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-314652\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/d98fca46-f670-4955-9eed-aa97a3702064-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"d98fca46-f670-4955-9eed-aa97a3702064\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314647\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-5.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-5\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314646\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-4.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-4\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of today&#8217;s drive, staff and volunteers also carried samples of polluted water from the Birim River to serve as a snapshot of pollution from illegal mining across the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anti-galamsey-campaign-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314623\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anti-galamsey-campaign-2.jpg\" alt=\"anti-galamsey-campaign-2\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314643\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Water-phase-of-Stop-Galamsey-campaign-1.jpg\" alt=\"water-phase-of-stop-galamsey-campaign-1\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/182cedc7-0dbe-4fd7-ba54-2a05da53ffb6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-314651\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/182cedc7-0dbe-4fd7-ba54-2a05da53ffb6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"182cedc7-0dbe-4fd7-ba54-2a05da53ffb6\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The #StopGalamseyNow campaign charges the government to undertake five steps to clamp down on the menace which is destroying the county\u2019s land and water bodies at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stop-galamsey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-307343\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stop-galamsey-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"stop-galamsey\" width=\"620\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi FM\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0five demands include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The total cessation of all small and medium scale mining for a period of six months<\/li>\n<li>The cessation of the issuance of new mining licenses for a year<\/li>\n<li>The reclassification of mining categories to reflect the use of new\/larger equipment<\/li>\n<li>The allowance of water bodies to regenerate their natural ecology<\/li>\n<li>Tree planting and a land reclamation project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff of Citi FM\u00a0and volunteers were on some principal\u00a0streets of Accra to continue the #StopGalamseyNow campaign, this time with emphasis on creating awareness\u00a0on the levels of pollution in water bodies across the country. 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