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1. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... been under threat from international mining companies for decades, companies that are after El Salvador's gold. But an unlikely alliance came together to stop them. People on opposite sides of the bitter ...; Created on 22 March 2021
2. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to future campaigns. The water defenders are guided by three basic strategies: maintaining a positive message, recruiting unlikely allies, and building international support. From early on in the dispute, ...; Created on 23 April 2021
3. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The Nation CAROLYN FORCHÉ’S POWERFUL RECKONING Suzy Hansen Among the most intriguing lessons comes from La Mesa’s pursuit of seemingly unlikely allies. The water defenders recognized this to be less ...; Created on 05 April 2021
4. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... assassinated. These water defenders won over the most unlikely of allies, like a conservative archbishop alarmed by the dangers of cyanide. They even flew in a governor from the Philippines, who spoke ...; Created on 28 March 2021
5. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the company in Guatemala in 2013. Tahoe was unsuccessful in their argument that the case should be heard in Guatemala, with the court agreeing with the plaintiffs that they would be unlikely to get a fair ...; Created on 21 January 2021
6. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Cinderella “Bravo to the courageous Salvadorans—and their likely and unlikely allies—who prove that victories against overwhelming odds are possible. If they can defeat Big Gold, then surely we can have ...; Created on 14 January 2021
7. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... presence soon erupted in violence. A national movement against metallic mining in El Salvador was born with the formation of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining. The opposition found unlikely ...; Created on 26 June 2017
8. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Robin Broad and John Cavanagh : Ethics and International Affairs Recently there have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation ...; Created on 26 June 2017
9. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... 69 in favor, none against, and no abstentions. Fifteen of the country’s 84 lawmakers did not show up for the vote. The result “makes tiny El Salvador the unlikely hero in a global movement to put the ...; Created on 16 April 2017

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