Every year, as Canadian mining companies hold their shareholder meetings here in Toronto, we SPRING INTO ACTION with protests, street theatre, art attacks, films screenings, workshops (and more!) to educate, advocate, and agitate in solidarity with communities around the world impacted by the harmful effects of these mining projects.
This year we kicked off our season of resistance to mining injustice with an official launch party! This party also launched the latest special issue of The Peak magazine on mining issues, and had guest appearances from Test Their Logik and the Beehive Collective.
This event also marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of 16-year old youth anti-mining activist Topacio Reynoso Pacheco. At her funeral, Topacio’s mother promised: “The resistance doesn’t end here, my love.” We both commemorated the life of this vibrant young woman and community leader, while also recommitting to honouring her mother’s promise by taking action!
Our launch party was a jam-packed night in which we launching many things, including:
– a brand new MISN website!
– delicious snacks!
– a participatory, city-wide sticker attack to commemorate Topacio!
– the new, mining-themed, issue of The Peak!
– the trailer for a new mining resistance documentary, by a MISN member!
– and, of course, our gorgeous new Spring into Action posters and promo materials!