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Press Release – PDAC Mining Convention Asks Public to #DisruptMining: Activists Respond
100 Torontonians go on 'Toxic Tour' of the City Ending at Mining Convention Sunday, March 5th, 2017 Toronto, Canada: PDAC, the largest mining convention in the world, kicked off its 85th annual event in Toronto today. In response to the Prospectors and Developers...
#DisruptPDAC
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), organizes the world's largest mining convention every year in Toronto in March and carries out lobbying efforts in favour of the Canadian mining industry throughout the rest of the year. They describe...
Toxic Toronto: a bus tour through the belly of the beast
When: Sunday, March 5th, 12-3pm Where: We will meet up at OISE (252 Bloor St W., at St. George Station) and the tour will end at the Toronto Convention Centre (222 Bremner Blvd) CLICK HERE to register to reserve a spot on the bus! PDAC, the largest gathering in the...
Toxic Toronto: Explore the “Belly of the Beast” with us!
The world's largest mining convention is coming to Toronto in March. Are you ready? The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), organizes the world's largest mining convention every year in Toronto in March and carries out lobbying efforts in favour...
Activists disrupt international military conference in downtown Toronto hotel
Toronto. Over a dozen activists with banners and a sound system disrupted a special conference of the Conference of American Armies (CAA) this morning. The conference is a gathering of military leaders from North, Central and South America and is being held at the...
Solidarity Statement with Clyde River and Chippewas of the Thames
On November 30th, the Inuit community of Clyde River and organizations representing Inuit across the Canadian Arctic will head to the Supreme Court of Canada to defend their rights to meaningfully participate in decisions about extractive industries in their...
MISN is Looking for Research Volunteers for our Violence Tracking Project!
As a grassroots organization with ties to mining-impacted communities around the world, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN) knows that there are endless stories of communities experiencing violence in relation to Canadian mining companies. There have...
PRESS RELEASE: Guatemalans appeal case against Tahoe Resources in BC court; Reminder that Canada must be open for justice
PRESS RELEASE Vancouver/Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal/Guatemala Guatemalans appeal case against Tahoe Resources in BC court; Reminder that Canada must be open for justice Monday, October 31, 2016 On November 1st, the BC Court of Appeals will revisit a procedural motion in...
Update: The verdict is in: Solidarity rally against corporate bullying!
Dozens of people gathered outside the office of Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, to demonstrate their solidarity with the people of El Salvador who have waited seven years for a World Bank tribunal decision in the controversial case of OceanaGold v....