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Government crackdown defending Vancouver’s Tahoe – not Guatemalans

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Guatemalan riot police arrested at least 29 villagers today in San Rafael de las Flores, Santa Rosa province as they protested outside Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources’ San Rafael mine. Villagers have been protesting outsid ethe mine for several days since earlier … Continue reading →

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Sat. Mar 9, 2013: International Women’s Day Rally

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

International Women’s Day Rally 2013 Vancouver Art Gallery – Robson St. Saturday March 9 - 12:00 Women at the Forefront of Emancipation: Resisting Structural Violence and Exploitation! On International Women’s Day we raise our fists in solidarity with women struggling for emancipation.  … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2012: Amnesty International Human Rights Conference

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

Human rights conference in Vancouver, that features speakers on mining related issues. Speakers include the following individuals: [From the conference website:] Maudilia López Cardona is an indigenous Mayan Mam woman, Catholic nun, and international speaker from San Miguel Ixtahuacán, who works … Continue reading →

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Nevermined: A Night of Arts and Resistance

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

     Download PDF [290KB] Nevermined: A Night of Arts and Resistance Saturday, May 14, 2011 Starting at 7:00 PM Rhizome Cafe (317 East Broadway) Admission by donation: $0-$10 While Vancouver mining companies are buying up and out opera halls, symphonies, beach … Continue reading →

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Mine Threatens Wixárika Sacred Sites (Cultural Survival)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

This video depicts a sacred site which is the proposed location for a Silver Mine by Vancouver-based First Majestic:

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Canada holds up Congo’s fight against poverty (Jubilee Debt Campaign)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Press release denouncing the Canadian government’s move to postpone debt relief for the Congo, based on a dispute involving Vancouver-based First Quantum Minterals, Ltd. The debt relief was subsequently granted.   [From the release:] The postponement has come about at … Continue reading →

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