Spring into Action!
It is that time of year again. Starting at the end of April, Canadian mining companies and their shareholders are coming together for these companies' Annual General Meetings. Every year, MISN organizes to confront these companies at this strategic time with the reality on the ground at their operations around the world.
CHECK OUT our "Spring into Action" website: mininginjusticesn.wordpress.com
April will be a month of art builds, wheatpasting days, and lead up events towards these actions... and we need your help and participation! This is the time to support impacted communities and represent in the streets!
THURS: Solidarity Action with Communities Resisting Mining in El Salvador
WHAT: Solidarity Action with Communities resisting mining in El Salvador
WHEN: This Thursday, April 8 12 - 1:30pm
WHERE: 100 King St. West, First Canadian Place, Toronto
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/281911658640424/
On April 10th, a letter signed by over 300 community, labour faith and Non Government Organizations around the world will be simultaneously delivered to the offices of the World Bank in Washington and El Salvador, and the offices of OcenaGold in Australia, Toronto and Vancouver. The letter in support of the National Round Table Against Mining in El Salvador (La Mesa) demands that OceanaGold drops its law suit against the government El Salvador, and that the Work Bank stops the ICSID, an international trade tribunal under its jurisdiction, from undermining democracy and perpetuating poverty in the global south.
Join us on April 10th, to tell OceanaGold in Toronto that El Salvador says NO to mining! SI a la vida!
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International Solidarity with Victims of Hudbay Minerals-CGN as Criminal Trial Against Former Head of Security is Delayed
Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ victims of a September 2009 violent attack outside a then-Canadian owned nickel mine were once again disheartened when it was announced today that the criminal trial of Mynor Padilla, former head of security for the Compañía Guatemalteco de Níquel (CGN), was postponed. Padilla’s trial for the murder of Aldofo Ich Chamán and the shooting of seven others on September 27, 2009 was set to open on April 4th but has been postponed until April 24th. An administrative error was cited as the reason for postponing the opening of the trial. Victims and family members point out that the legal process to bring Padilla to justice has already been prolonged and impeded extensively. “They are misleading us and trying to exhaust us in our pursuit of justice,” stated Angelica Choc, the wife of Adolfo Ich.
NOTE: This delay means that there is still time to sign the petition in support of their case! Support them here.
read more >> here.
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ABOUT MISN
The Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN) is a grassroots, volunteer-run group that works to bring the voices and experiences of communities impacted by extractive industries to Toronto, Canada, a country where over 75% of global mining businesses are based. As Canada is a leader within the international mining industry, we recognize the necessity for a movement within Canada to demand accountability in this sector.
Read more: http://www.solidarityresponse.net/about/
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