9:20-10:50 Plenary session 1 - National perpectives on mining and the right to water in El Salvador

• • • • Jose Luis Escobar, Archbishop of El Salvador(TBC)
      • Lourdes Palacios, Member of Parliament, FMLN - Parliamentary Commission on the Environment
      • Oscar Luna, Human Rights Ombudsman of El Salvador

10:50-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Plenary Session 2– Locating El Salvador in the international struggle against extractive industries.

• • • • • Pedro Landa, CEHPRODEC, Honduras
        • Manuel Perez Rocha, Institute for Policy Studies, Wa.
        • Juliana Turqui, OXFAM

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Strategy working sessions

• • • • • The threat of crossborder contamination: GoldCorp`s Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala
        • The toxic legacy of mining in El Salvador: Commerce Group in the community of San Sebastian
        • Investor rights Vs human rights: Pacific Rim in Cabanas

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:15 Report back from strategy sessions.

Saturday May 11

• Field trip to Cabanas: Meet with local community leaders and discuss issues of human rights, visit location of Pacific Rim's El Dorado Mine

Sunday May 12

• Field Trip to Metapan/Guatemala: Meet with local community leaders and visit Cerro Blanco Mine

Or

• Field Trip to La Union: Meet with local community leaders and visit Commerce Group's San Sebastian Mine

• Afternoon return to San Salvador and working dinner

Monday May 13

• Morning press conference

Afternoon departure for some and free time for those who stay.