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1. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... these marked "No" on the ballot for the referendum to "defend" against metal mining in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango. Santos comes from a small valley in the canton of Teosinte, Arcatao.  At ...
Created on 11 November 2015
2. Arcatao: participatory democracy defeats mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
Marina Bonneti Successful referendum puts Municipality of Arcatao among the few official Mining-Free Territories in El Salvador On Sunday, November 8th Arcatao became the fourth Municipality in the ...
Created on 11 November 2015
3. Municipality of Arcatao calls for a referendum on mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
By Marvin Diaz: Gato Encerrado - Translation: P. Cabezas Various social organizations in collaboration with the Municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango, unveiled a plan for the fourth referendum on metal ...
Created on 30 October 2015
4. Arcatao Community Consultation
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... and Nueva Trinidad in the northern department of Chalatenango, and now the fourth Consultation will take place in the municipality of Arcatao on November 8th. International Observer Delegation, Nov. ...
Created on 30 September 2015
5. Arcatao: the next municipality to hold a referendum on mining in El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... El Pepeto, Gualsimaca, Las Vegas, and the town itself, all belonging to the Municipality of Arcatao, in the Department of Chalatenango, presented a package of signatures collected in their communities ...
Created on 29 September 2015
6. ENDORSERS / SIGNATARIOS
(La Puya International Support Letter)
... Economy Project Latin America Task Force of Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (USA) Latin America Working Group (USA) Madison Arcatao Sister City Project (USA) National Lawyers Guild International ...
Created on 25 February 2019
7. How El Salvador Won on Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... that a community radio would have the power to go against them and stop them.’  Marc Rosenthal, a founding member of the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project, an organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, ...
Created on 07 May 2018
8. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador
(Cerro Blanco)
... was solidarity and communication with other municipalities. "Everyone joined from Arcatao to Guarjila, people left their houses and they were preventing the passage of vehicles, saying they did not want ...
Created on 14 November 2017
9. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... Labrador, Nueva Trinidad and Arcatao in the northern department of Chalatenango voted against mining. Social organizations said that "these results are a clear recommendation" for members of the Parliamentary ...
Created on 09 March 2017
10. Salvadorean Human Rights Attorney Congratulates Municipality that Rejected Mining Through Referendum
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of exploitation of metals. Cinquera is the fifth Salvadoran municipality that rejects metal mining; San Jose Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, New Trinidad and Arcatao of the northern department of Chalatenango ...
Created on 08 March 2017
11. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... referendums to ban metal mining.”   The mayors from Chalatenango, from San José Las Flores, Arcatao, and Nueva Trinidad respectively, have all passed municipal ordinances prohibiting mining in their communities. ...
Created on 13 February 2017
12. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... subject of national interest, and of the life of everyone,” he stated. While the Mayor of Arcatao, José Alberto Avelar, indicated that together with other members of the City Councils of San José Las ...
Created on 10 February 2017
13. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... been realized in four municipalities in the Department of Chalatenango. Among those that have joined together in rejecting mining are: San José Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, Nueva Trinidad, and Arcatao. ...
Created on 10 February 2017
14. Fifth referendum on mining is called in Cinquera, Cabañas
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto  Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining. Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera ...
Created on 03 January 2017
15. All Endorsers
(Open Letter OceanaGold)
... Labor Rights Forum Latin America Solidarity Committee, Milwaukee Latin America Working Group Madison Arcatao Sister City Project MH-VT Guatemala Accompaniment Project Midwest Coalition Against Lethal ...
Created on 28 December 2016
16. Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... their interventions in the region," he said. The "binational meeting" of social organizations, environmentalists and indigenous peoples took place in the mountains of Arcatao, Chalatenango, where they ...
Created on 17 September 2016
17. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... mining held in El Salvador. Three municipalities have already voted NO – and almost unanimously so. Therefore the expectations for the referendum in Arcatao are high from the beginning. “Of course this ...
Created on 03 February 2016
18. A dirty gold fever
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... the current government of president Salvador Sánchez Cerén would like to stop definitively the allocation of concessions. The population stands behind him; for example in the municipality of Arcatao in ...
Created on 02 February 2016
19. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved
(Background and reports )
... free from mining after holding local referendums. The last one to be held was in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango. Abandoned theme In the Legislative Assembly there are seven shelved proposals ...
Created on 07 January 2016
20. Resistance against the bloodsucker
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... government”. He therefore welcomes it when Salvadorans take a stand against gold mining and foreign tribunals. Just as in Arcatao, in the northern Department of Chalatenango, by the border with Honduras. ...
Created on 03 January 2016
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