mining

June 5 | Two Spirit Pow Wow, Walk 4 Salish Sea, Prison Farms & Homalco First Nation Radio gathering

GroundWire Production — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:06:02 +0000

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GroundWire | January 30

GroundWire Production — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:59:34 +0000

Canoe of Reconciliation, Premier Christy Clark, Algonquins of Barriere Lake

This episode of GroundWire was hosted on the traditional territory of the Tla&rsqu

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Shareholders Shamed at Imperial Metals AGM

flux — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:40:06 +0000

RICHMOND - Imperial Metal shareholders gambled and lost today holding their AGM at the River Rock Casino. They were met with a noisy demonstration opposed to Imperial's catastrophic Mt. Polley Mine tailings spill - the largest mining disaster in British Columbia history.

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Stopping the Mount Polley Mine

flux — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:17:46 +0000

COAST SALISH TERRITORY - Activists in Vancouver joined other protests across BC and the continent in a national day of action called for by Secwepemc Women Warriors' Society Thursday. The protests demanded the eviction of Imperial Metals and a stop to the reopening of the Mount Polley Mine.

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Toxic Tour takes to the streets

flux — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:57:36 +0000

COAST SALISH TERRITORIES - The 2015 Toxic Tour wound its way through downtown Vancouver this afternoon.

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Anti-Mining Activists Detained and Disappeared in Oaxaca

dawn — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:01:26 +0000

Community members protested against Vancouver's Fortuna Silver

OAXACA, MEXICO–The Oaxacan Collective in Defense of the Territories denounces the detention of Olegario Víctor Ruiz Martínez and his wife Salomé García López, who oppose the mining project in San José del Progreso.

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Cyanide Dreams

SandraCuffe — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:28 +0000

Ecotourism and mega-mining don’t mix in Honduras

EL PORVENIR—There are some things Goldcorp would probably rather forget about its San Martin mine in Honduras.

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Say NO! To Mining in Clayoquot Sound!

SandraCuffe — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:42 +0000

Me Mai 29

ville:

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Lieu:

Terminal City Club

Adresse:

837 Hastings W.

Coût:

free

Lien:

https://www.facebook.com/events/473754126034241/

Join the Wilderness Committee as we stand with representatives from First Nations, and environmental and citizens groups to say NO!

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Toxic Tour: Exposing Vancouver Mining Companies

isaac — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:42:45 +0000

Community groups from Vancouver as well as northern BC, Latin America, the Philippines and Africa unveiled the presence and conduct of 900+ mining companies that exist in the downtown area.

Toxic Tour April 29 Mining Justice

dgSolidarity — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:19:55 +0000

The world’s “Greenest City” is home to some very dirty business. Mining Justice Alliance out on a “Toxic Tour” of Vancouver’s mining headquarters and public action coinciding with the BC Mining Week Gala.

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Toxic Tour Grassroots Wet'suwet'en Resistance

dgSolidarity — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:31:15 +0000

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Mining Justice Toxic Tour - O Mother Earth April 29

dgSolidarity — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:02:22 +0000

At the People's Gala, after the Toxic Tour visited a number of mining company headquarters around downtown Vancouver, Mining Justice Alliance volunteers share this poem and performance as attendees streamed out of the Vancouver Convention Centre from the mining industry gala.

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Public forum -- The Accountability Gap: Canadian Mining in Mexico (and beyond)

SandraCuffe — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:14:38 +0000

Me Avr 17

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Vancouver Public Library, central branch, lower level

Adresse:

350 West Georgia Street

Coût:

Admission by donation at the door, no one will be turned away subject to availability. Seating is limited, preregistration is recommended: http://mining-in-mexico.eventbrite.ca

Doors open at 6:30 pm for public reception / panel discussion at 7 pm.

Join us for a lively discussion on the impact Canadian mining companies are having on communities in Mexico and elsewhere in the world, and what can be done about it.

Featured guest speakers:

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Barrick Gold CEO Jamie Sokalsky gets called out at Toronto mining convention

stimulator — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:13:45 +0000

Once a year, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) throws the world's largest mining convention in downtown Toronto. This year, the convention featured a track on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that was open to the public. The final session of this track was a CEO panel featuring Jamie Sokalsky, the CEO of Barrick Gold.

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Gold in Guatemala. Wealth in Canada.

SandraCuffe — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:48:22 +0000

Je Mar 7

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Room A310, Langara

Adresse:

100 W 49th Ave

Coût:

Free and open to all. No RSVPs are required, but space is limited.

le contact de l'organisatrice:

Jessie Smith, Latin American Studies Coordinator at jsmith@langara.bc.ca or 604.323.5788

Lien:

www.langara.bc.ca/lams

Our special guest is Rev. Emilie Smith, a Guatemala-based priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. She will help us understand why so many Guatemalans are risking their lives to keep Canadian mining corporations out of their communities.