Testimonio and Storytelling: Canadian extractivism in territories affected by genocide was an online event organized by KAIROS and Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network. The event was and co-sponsored by the Global Social Justice Project at Cape Breton University, NB Media Coop, Solidarité Fredericton, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, MiningWatch Canada, Department of Human Rights at St. [...]
URGENT ACTION : GUATEMALA: State must immediately stop the excessive violence against defenders of the Maya Q'eqchi' people in peaceful resistance against the illegal nickel project in El Estor. After twenty days of peaceful resistance against the illegal mining of their ancestral territories and the Guatemalan State's failure to enforce [...]
Sign the letter and send to your MP and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. December 5, 2017 The Atlantic Region Solidarity Network (ARSN) is a group of individuals and organizations based in Atlantic Canada that works to raise awareness about and stand in solidarity with human rights, social and environmental [...]
The Atlantic Region Solidarity Network (ARSN) wishes to express its most sincere sympathy and solidarity to the family and community of Berta Cáceres who was murdered in her home Wednesday night. Berta was a brave, thoughtful, visionary leader who defiantly defended the rights of indigenous peoples to defend their rights [...]
Speaking Truth to Injustice: Canadian mining in Guatemala and Colombia with human rights activists Aniseto Lopez and Francisco Ramirez. Sponsored by Atlantic Region Solidarity Network, Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network and local sponsors! Aniseto Lopez, far left, and Francisco Ramirez, far right speak about the human rights abuses [...]
The annual gathering of the Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network will be happening from the 14-16th of November at Tatamagouche Centre in Tatamagouche, NS. The theme of this year's gathering is: Making Connections: Movement Building Across Nations and Borders Some of the issues we will explore include: Canada’s foreign policy in [...]
Sixteen Canadian and US organizations send letter of solidarity to Ejido Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico Saturday, April 05, 2014 Esteemed members of the Ejido of Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico: Greetings from the below-signed Canadian and US organizations. We would like to extend our solidarity in response to your brave decision to halt [...]
Local Landowners of the Ejido Carrizalillo to shut down Goldcorp operations at Los Filos mine, Mexico following breakdown in land rental negotiations Local Landowners who are members of the Ejido Carrizalillo in the municipality of Eduardo Neri, Guerrero, Mexico have issued this communiqué stating that they will shut down Goldcorp's [...]
Another Color Revolution? The Deceptive Use of the Phrase “Peaceful Protests” in VenezuelaBy Steve Ellner Global Research, March 29, 2014 Url of this article: http://www.globalresearch.ca/another-color-revolution-the-deceptive-use-of-the-phrase-peaceful-protests-in-venezuela/5375800 The Venezuelan opposition and much of the media use the term “peaceful protests” to distinguish gatherings of protesting students and other young people from the [...]
Four Years After Submitting Evidence, Organizations Challenge Anti-Corruption Law as Ineffective Monday, March 10, 2014 (Ottawa/Toronto) Four years ago, nine Canadian organizations filed a complaintrequesting that the RCMP investigate Blackfire Exploration and its Mexican subsidiary for bribery of a foreign public official under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act [...]
