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Defund, Dismantle, Demilitarize the Police!
We at the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network stand in fierce solidarity with all those who are calling to defund the institution of policing in this moment of both immense devastation and immense possibility. Defunding the police matters because Black and Indigenous...
People Before Profit! An Epic #DisruptPDAC Report-Back
On March 1st, the world’s largest mining convention (PDAC, or the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada) began in Toronto, as it does every year. In response, we gathered alongside over 500 people outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in solidarity...
Posters and Graphics for March 1st rally at PDAC
Please share the images below using the hashtag #disruptPDAC and link to the facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/171661517456658/ or linktr.ee/march1 Click to enlarge: Download Download Download Social media graphic, vertical (jpg) Download Poster 11"x17"...
People Before Profit: Evict the Corporate Villains!
Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 12 PMMetro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West, TorontoFacebook eventGraphics and more info here To quote Utah Phillips, “The Earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” And...
Remembering Dave Vasey
A year ago today we lost a dear friend and fellow organizer who had a presence at and behind the scenes of so many actions for justice around Tkaronto. He also played a key role in founding MISN and supporting us over the past decade. Sadly, Dave was no stranger to...
OceanaGold Out, Now! Solidarity with the Nueva Vizcaya Barricade
Today is an international day of action in support of the ongoing barricade against OceanaGold's mining operations in Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. The struggle is global. Together, voices around the world are crying out: OceanaGold out, NOW! You might...
Flash Mob Targets Barrick Gold at their AGM
Minutes before Barrick Gold’s annual general meeting was about to start, a spontaneous flash mob emerged from the food court at the entrance of the Hockey Hall of Fame, where Barrick’s meeting was set to take place. The flash mob was coordinated by Protest Barrick, a...
Hundreds Take to the Streets to Call for Justice for Communities Abused by Canadian Mining
News Release4 May 2019 Toronto demonstration in support of independent powers for the CORE, May 4, 2019. Photo courtesy Mining Injustice Solidarity Network. (Toronto) National human rights, faith, and labour organizations along with concerned Torontonians rallied...
Resources on international mining issues
REPORT: The “Canada Brand”: Violence and Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America https://justice-project.org/the-canada-brand-violence-and-canadian-mining-companies-in-latin-america/ Backgrounder: A Dozen Examples of Canadian Mining...