... in El Salvador and has travelled extensively through South and North America speaking about El Salvador’s fight against mining. In 2009 she gave the acceptance speech for the Mesa’s Letelier-Moffitt Human ...
From the beginning, members of La Mesa realized that their efforts to stop mining in El Salvador must go beyond Salvadoran boundaries. Most mining companies in El Salvador are foreign corporations that ...
... Social Development Association of Santa Marta for over 10 years.
She has worked directly on mining issues as an organizer in Cabañas communities since 2006. She has been invited to speak internationally ...
Communities from Across the Hemisphere Speak out Against Pacific Rim
On October 20th, thousands of people marched in Cabañas, El Salvador to voice their opposition to the proposed gold mining project ...
... we said: women have to speak and take the floor, but we also have to give ourselves the opportunity to change this country, to build alternatives. Representatives from 16 of the 18 departments in Honduras ...
... indicated that they had no interest in working in a mine.
Mining companies, to win hearts and minds, speak of new technologies for metallic mining more in harmony with the environment, using terms like ...
... person to see Rivera? Where was he? Did the government or anyone else carry out forensic analysis of the area around the well where his body was found? Did any independent investigators speak to the men ...
... calling the mine’s presence “really aggravating..’’
Estridge was among a handful of people to speak this past week against the Haile Gold Mine’s plan to expand so that it can dig more gold from the ...
... Voters of South Carolina, said environmentalists plan to speak out about the mine expansion proposal.
“The conservation community will be weighing in on the expansion permits, especially given the recent ...
... of mining and water, educated their neighbors, and organized farmers, priests, and international allies to speak out — even as some received death threats and four frontline water defenders were brutally ...
... by Mexico’s more than 25,000 mining concessions, the devastation and ongoing deception taking place in Carrizalillo speaks volumes. REMA, a Mexican network of persons affected by mining, has members around ...
... speaking to Democracy Now! from her home in Honduras in July.
MIRIAM MIRANDA: [translated] What happened is a reflection of systemic persecution, systemic repression, but also a well-crafted plan by ...
... for Policy Studies, speaks about the inspiration of Marcelo Rivera in the global struggle against mining corporations and the formation of the International Allies against Mining in El Salvador.
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... shortages and contaminate water supplies with arsenic and heavy metals, putting people, plants, and animals at risk.
Speaking to a crowd of all ages that gathered to celebrate La Puya´s anniversary on ...
... by author).
The monumental victory was the result of unparalleled levels of local organization, dedication and sacrifice. Speakers like ADES President, Vidalina Morales, recalled the costs ...
... issues, many of the candidates have yet to speak on the issues.
IV. To analyze the legislative platform that some political parties have made public, demanding that the candidates legislate on the ...
... of Action.
Gov. Carlos Padilla served his country for 29 years as a member of Congress and, for six years, was assistant speaker of the House. Now, as governor, he is involved in a fierce battle to protect ...
... ‘El Salvador’). The figures speak for themselves.
The case has been covered by publications as diverse as: the Nation (several times), the Guardian (several times), the Huffington Post, the Financial ...
... show her audience video footage of Salvadoran community leaders speaking about their ongoing struggles. Bringing the words of community leaders directly to a Canadian audience proved a powerful experience ...
... from Kairos read from a solidarity statement released by organizations in the Philippines also speaking out against the potential harms of OceanaGold’s operations. Local organizations in Nueva Vizcaya ...