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The Last Stand for The Alangan
The Alangan forest people on the Philippine island of Mindoro are frightened. The sound of test drilling can be heard several places in the jungle they are dependent on. The land they have inherited from their ancestors is threatened by Norwegian mining operations.
‘Mine’ – Story of a Sacred Mountain
'Mine' - Story of a Sacred Mountain with Joanna Lumley from Survival International on Vimeo. What will one tribe have to do to save everything they know?Mine, narrated by Joanna Lumley, tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe's struggle to protect the...
The Didipio Mine Threatens our Lands, Homes, Rivers and Rights
For nearly two decades, the Indigenous community of Didipio in the Philippines has been fighting to stop a gold and copper mine that threatens their environment, farmlands, and families. The mining company and government have responded with violence and intimidation...
EVENT: Clean Up Shell
Please join Amnesty International's Business and Human Rights Group on Tues, Sept. 29 from 4-6:30pm at the Shell station at King and Spadina where we will help Shell “clean up” by sweeping and mopping, and asking drivers and pedestrians to sign postcards and...
EVENT: Ontario Cottagers Rally Against Uranium
Queens Park / Sunday September 27, 2009, 2:00-4pm Anti-uranium rally at Queen’s Park, south lawn, organized by Cottagers against Uranium Mining and Exploration. The message is clear: Stop the uranium mining industry from staking further claims, and protect all...
Papua New Guinea landowners threaten to shut down Barrick mine
by Porgera Alliance September 5th, 2009 A coalition of landowners and native groups announced today that they intend to shut down the Barrick Gold’s Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea if a petition that they presented to Barrick does not get a positive response. If the...
EVENT: Ken Wiwa “Creative Justice”
International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Presents Ken Wiwa “Creative Justice: Shell and the Ogoni in Niger Delta” Monday September 21 12:30-2:00 pm FLB A light lunch will be served. Ken Wiwa is an internationally acclaimed writer and...
Indigenous Resistance to Barrick Gold
Someone Else's Treasure: Indigenous Resistance from allan lissner on Vimeo. Indigenous leaders from Chile, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, traveled great distances to speak at the annual shareholders’ meeting of Barrick Gold — the world’s largest gold mining...
Jethro Tulin’s Statement at the UNPFII
Jethro Tulin, Executive Officer of the Akali Tange Association (Porgera, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea), presented his statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues yesterday. The following is his full statement: UN Permanent Forum on...