by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements
The Alangan forest people on the Philippine island of Mindoro are frightened. The sound of test drilling can be heard several places in the jungle they are dependent on. The land they have inherited from their ancestors is threatened by Norwegian mining...
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements
‘Mine’ – Story of a Sacred Mountain with Joanna Lumley from Survival International on Vimeo. What will one tribe have to do to save everything they know?Mine, narrated by Joanna Lumley, tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe’s...
by mininginjustice | Sep 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
For nearly two decades, the Indigenous community of Didipio in the Philippines has been fighting to stop a gold and copper mine that threatens their environment, farmlands, and families. The mining company and government have responded with violence and intimidation...
by mininginjustice | Sep 24, 2009 | Upcoming Events
Please join Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights Group on Tues, Sept. 29 from 4-6:30pm at the Shell station at King and Spadina where we will help Shell “clean up” by sweeping and mopping, and asking drivers and pedestrians to sign postcards and...
by mininginjustice | Sep 24, 2009 | Upcoming Events
Queens Park / Sunday September 27, 2009, 2:00-4pm Anti-uranium rally at Queen’s Park, south lawn, organized by Cottagers against Uranium Mining and Exploration. The message is clear: Stop the uranium mining industry from staking further claims, and protect all...
