SATURDAY MAY 8th, 2010
PLENARY 10 – 11 AM: CLAYTON THOMAS MULLER & OPENING CEREMONY
| ConcurrentSessions | A | B | C | D |
| Workshop 1
11 – 12:15 PM |
Bill C300
Claire Lehan Assistant to John McKay Valerie Croft Amnesty International |
GoldCorp & Human Rights
Javier de Leon ADISMI, Guatemala Carlos Amador, Educator, Honduras Karen Spring Rights Action |
Ardoch Algonquin Role-playing GamePaula Sherman
AAFN, co-chief |
Mining in the Philippines
Rick Esguerra Bayan Canada Allan Lissner Independent photo-journalist |
| Workshop 2
12:15–1:30PM |
Inco & Nickel mining: From north to south
Dianne Wiggins Coalition Against Contamination Karen Spring Rights Action Steven Schnoor Independent Film-maker |
The Cerro Blanco Mine: Guatemala & El Salvador
Nelly Rivera deSilva CEICOM, El Salvador Feliciano Orellana CJPFF, Guatemala Francois Guindon NISGUA, Guatemala |
Ardoch GamePaula Sherman
AAFN, co-chief |
Mining in Occupied Territories: Baluchistan & Tibet
Tenzin Lobsang Wangkhang Director, SFTC Zaffar Baloch Executive Director, Baloch Human Rights Council |
| LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 PM |
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| Workshop 3
2:30 – 3:45 PM |
Art, Media & Resistance
Allan Lissner Photo-journalist Malcom Rogge Independent Film-maker |
Mining in Mexico
Enrique Rivera FAO, Mexico |
Tar Sands Game
Dave Vassey RAN, Canada Max. 20 people |
Community Consultations Ulises Garcia
Community Organizer Francois Guindon NISGUA, Guatemala |
| CAUCUSES
3:45 – 5:00 PM |
Convergence/Action-planning | Latin American/Spanish-Speaking | Building A National Network | |
| Workshop 4
5:00 – 6:15 |
Tar Sands At Home
Mike Mercredi Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations Clayton Thomas Muller Mathais Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan) Peter Erickson Nak’azdi (Carrier Sekani), council member |
Researching Mining Companies
Cleve Higgins Researcher/Activist Tim Groves Investigative Researcher |
Resisting Gold Mining and Neoliberalism in Chile: An Indigenous perspective
Jaime Nibaldo Ardiles Representantes Sectoriales, Diaguita Huascoaltinos Daniela Guzman Community Technical Advisor |
Mining In Congo
Bodia Macharia & Patrick Mbeko Friends of the Congo, Toronto and Montreal |
SUNDAY MAY 9TH, 2010
| Concurrent Sessions | A | B | C | D |
| 10 – 11:15 AM | Mining and the Law
Chris Reid Murray Klippenstein Stephen Schnoor |
Mining, Water and the Environment
Peter Erickson Nak’azdi (Carrier Sekani), council member Council of Canadians |
Taking Action
Valerie Croft Amnesty International, Canada Megan Kinch Community Solidarity Response Toronto
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Corruption and Impunity: Barrick Gold in Papua New Guinea
Jethro Tulin and Jeffery Simon Founders, Akali Tange Association, Papa New Guinea Mark Ekepa Chairman, Porgera Landowners Association |
| 11:15 – 12:30 PM | Tar Sands & Global South
Macdonald Stainsby OST, activist Susana Derranger Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, IWWB |
20 Years after Oka
Clifton Nicholas Native Youth Movement |
“Ring of Fire”
Ramsey Hart Mining Watch Elders from Attawaspiskat (message) |
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| LUNCH12:30 – 1:30 | ||||
| CAUCUSES
1:30 PM – 3:00PM |
Media/Messaging | Directly impacted communities | Action Planning/Building National Network |
CLOSING PLENARY: 3 – 4:30 PM – Short speeches delivered by all community leaders facilitated by Clayton Thomas Muller