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People Have Rights, Corporations Have Responsibilities
Here's an opportunity right now to make a difference. Amnesty International is concerned about human rights violations committed directly or indirectly by some Canadian mining, oil and gas companies in developing countries. To ensure that all Canadian companies...
Mining company dresses real indigenous people in fake ‘Indian’ costumes
Sergio Campusano is the elected President of the Diaguita Huascoaltinos by Megan Kinch Barrick Gold is trying to create ersatz Indians at their Pascua-Lama mine in Chile, in the name of corporate social responsibility. Ironically, this is being done in an attempt to...
Community Caravan & Rally Against The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Saturday, October 10th Join us for a caravan and rally at Liberal MP Bob Rae?s Toronto Centre office to protest the Harper-Liberal party alliance to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. 11:00 am-Car/bicycle caravan departs from south-west corner of Allen...
Urgent Action: Support legislation to hold Canadian mining companies to account for abuses overseas
Fromt MiningWatch Canada: The Canadian government has consistently failed to create meaningful measures to regulate the activities of Canadian mining companies operating overseas. A private member’s bill, number C-300, represents the best chance for urgently needed...
Break the Silence Congo Week: October 18-24
Break the Silence Congo Week, which will take place from October 18-24, 2009, is a global initiative led by students and community organizers around the world, in association with Congo Global Action and Friends of the Congo, to raise awareness about the...
Elusive Justice
From the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism BY KAROL ANNE M. ILAGAN WHEN THE Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC) received notice in 2007 that the case filed by the province of Marinduque against Placer Dome Inc. and Barrick Gold in the...
Mining Re-Sisters from Guatemala
Guatemalan Re-Sisters in San Miguel Ixtahuacan testify about the impact of mining on their crops, water sources and health. They also talk about the company's broken promises. Produced by Friends of the Earth International Gregoria Crisanta Perez explains why she...
Toxic Tar Sands Impacts in the Great Lakes Region
September 3, 2009, OTTAWA – The tar sands are creating severe environmental, economic and social problems in the Ontario - Michigan Great Lakes Region according to a new Polaris Institute report. The report, “Toxic Trail Exposure,” is the result of an Ontario youth...
People & Power – Alberta’s Oil Sands
From Al Jazeera English: People & Power speak to native and environmental groups, as well as government and oil industry spokespeople about the impact Alberta's oil sands development is having on the environment.