by mininginjustice | Sep 19, 2009 | News
by Porgera Alliance September 5th, 2009 A coalition of landowners and native groups announced today that they intend to shut down the Barrick Gold’s Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea if a petition that they presented to Barrick does not get a positive response. If the...
by mininginjustice | Sep 18, 2009 | Upcoming Events
International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Presents Ken Wiwa “Creative Justice: Shell and the Ogoni in Niger Delta” Monday September 21 12:30-2:00 pm FLB A light lunch will be served. Ken Wiwa is an internationally acclaimed writer and...
by mininginjustice | Sep 18, 2009 | Community Statements
Someone Else’s Treasure: Indigenous Resistance from allan lissner on Vimeo. Indigenous leaders from Chile, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, traveled great distances to speak at the annual shareholders’ meeting of Barrick Gold — the world’s largest gold mining...
by mininginjustice | Sep 17, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements, Company Profiles, News
Jethro Tulin, Executive Officer of the Akali Tange Association (Porgera, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea), presented his statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues yesterday. The following is his full statement: UN Permanent Forum on...
by mininginjustice | May 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
There have been two films to document resistance to mining in Ecuador. Find the trailer for one and a link for the entire video below. Synopsis Under Rich Earth is a story about ordinary people with extraordinary courage. In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee...
