... after community, majorities voted to impose bans within their borders.
The anti-mining movement was able to bridge deeply partisan divides and rally supporters with the slogan “No to Mining! Yes to Life!” ...
... in the 12.75 km2 area for which it was requesting an exploitation permit.
This latter failing – setting aside everything else that is legally, morally and environmentally wrong with Pacific Rim’s presence ...
... of Cabañas, frequently traveling to the capital to lobby policymakers and rally their allies, and keeping up the drumbeat through the press, including community radio. They also traveled internationally ...
... Nuevo Herald (USA), Hoy Los Angeles (USA)
Rabble Canada: Solidarity rally in Toronto as decision released in OceanaGold v. El Salvador case Financial Times (UK): World Bank ...
... protect local watersheds and ensure the realization of the human right to water," says Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians.
“It was morally reprehensible for Oceana Gold to ...
... the company withdraws from El Salvador and the Philippines.
A rally in support of the people of El Salvador will take place outside the offices of OceanGold on Friday Septemebr 30, at 357 Collins ...
... outrageous.
After these accounts of terror we naturally expect the whole population to oppose the company. But we become convinced of the opposite. In Cabañas we regret to notice that the firm has managed ...
... 100 years ago in the eastern part of the country.
The report found nine negative environmental impacts generally present in the 15 mines studied. Impacts were defined as “events that have already occurred, ...
... for “indirect expropriation” of anticipated profits. Even if Pacific Rim loses the case in ICSID, a court that generally favours corporations, the El Salvadorian public will still end up paying the multi-million ...
... public interest.” Read a call to action posted on the IPS website for the Washington, DC rally.
Support came from as far as the Philippines where social movements struggle against the negative ...
... Gallery: Maritime Union Australia stage Sydney rally over OceanaGold lawsuit A rally was held at the World Bank Offices in Martin Place, Sydney by the Maritime Union Australia for OceanaGold Corporation ...
... OXFAM: Salvadorans rally at the World Bank to celebrate independence Salvadoran communities living in the DC area celebrated the 193rd anniversary of independence of El Salvador in front of the World ...
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Rally at the offices of OceanaGold. LOCATION: 250 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. CONTACT:kevin.bracken@mua.org.au
September 5th -TBC
Rally at the offices of the World Bank. LOCATION: Sidney, ...
... rock, and can run off into land and water.
In El Salvador as around the world, the process of digging up and crushing rock during gold mining releases naturally-occurring arsenic. But here, some of ...
... their struggle and to demand the justice that they have never achieved. More generally, it aims to provide a truthful and authoritative account of the operations of TNCs and their repercussions on human ...
... assault, but to rally the groups and governments trying to halt new trade and investment agreements built from this same cookie-cutter mold. The governments of Chile and other countries are already raising ...
... for permits to mine. They have naturally tried to persuade politicians of the economic benefits of the mines and targeted parties belonging to the political opposition.
Pacific Rim has also placed economic ...
... are not typically part of the debate when reflecting on mining and its impacts. Panellist José Maria Tojeira, Director of Pastoral at UCA spoke about it being unethical and morally wrong for a poor country ...
... that could contaminate water in El Salvador is not resolved bilaterally.
SAN SALVADOR - The Catholic leader said in his Sunday press conference El Salvador "would have to go to international justice mechanisms" ...
... 48,000 entries submitted from 98 countries. This is a “picture” of the world like you've never seen! On the way to the airport, we pointed out the highway intersection where the large Idle No More rally ...