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News: Criminal Trial Against Former Head of Hudbay Minerals-CGN Security is Delayed
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala – Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ victims of a September 2009 violent attack outside a then-Canadian owned nickel mine were once again disheartened when it was announced today that the criminal trial of Mynor Padilla, former head of security for the...
Upcoming Event: Honouring our Waters
Water is increasingly becoming commodified, corporations seek to privatize water, extractive industries exploit water in their pursuit of profit, and governments actively sell the rights to water. Communities are seeing the devastating effects of the commodification...
Update: ‘On the Road for Justice’ Videos are Online!
As part of a cross-Canada speaking tour, community leaders from Guatemala provided a first-hand account of the situation around Tahoe’s Escobal mine, located in southeastern Guatemala. This is a true story of Canadian-sponsored abuses; Guatemalans and Canadians are...
Press Release: ‘Open for Justice’ Tour
‘On the Road for Justice’ Speaking Tour to Bring Attention to Guatemala Mining Conflict, Need for Remedy in Canada Wednesday, March 12, 2014 (Ottawa) How is it that when community leaders wrongfully targeted in the wake of violence connected with Tahoe Resources’...
Take Action: Call for Solidarity with Q’eqchi’ Communities
We've launched a call for solidarity with Q'eqchi' communities in Guatemala who have been resisting violence from Canadian mining companies (most recently Hudbay Minerals) for over 50 years. On April 4th they'll be bringing a landmark criminal case to court in...
Upcoming Event: Building Solidarity with Hondurans, Exposing Oppressive Canadian Investment
Feb 21, 2014 - 7 - 9pm Beit Zatoun - 612 Markham St Light refreshments served Join us for a night of discussion, reflection and video screening about Canada’s role in the current social, political and human rights crisis facing Hondurans. Elections observers who...
Update: Radio Interview about Upcoming ‘Building Solidarity with Hondurans’ Event
MISN member Monica Gutierrez was interviewed by Merle Davis from York University's OPIRG about MISN's upcoming "Building solidarity with Hondurans" event, and about the oppressive role of Canadian investment in the country. The interview touches on the recently signed...
Update: Activists infiltrate mining luncheon, distribute a dose of reality
Open Letter in Solidarity with Social Movements, and Human Rights Defenders in Honduras
As a grassroots organization committed to the self-determination of all peoples and communities, and thus in support of transparency and inclusion in democratic processes, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN) expresses its concern for the current...