Photo: Delegation visits the Xinka Parliament (Photo credit: Xinka Parliament) From February 22-29th, a Canadian delegation visited communities and organizations resisting the Escobal mine in Guatemala. The delegation was organized by BTS and Mining Watch. Charlotte Connolly writes about the experience. The week-long delegation to the Escobal Mine, facilitated by [...]
May 8, 2019 (Vancouver/Victoria/Ottawa/Tatamagouche/Washington, D.C.) Ahead of Pan American Silver’s annual shareholder meeting in Vancouver today, the Xinka Indigenous Parliament released a statement calling on the company to stop attempts to engage with communities outside of the court-ordered consultation process over the Escobal silver project. They insist that the company’s [...]
(Ottawa, Tatamagouche) On Friday, January 4th, just four days before shareholders are to vote on the proposed Pan American Silver-Tahoe Resources merger, MiningWatch Canada and the Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS), submitted an investor alert to the Canadian Pension Plan’s Investment Board (CPPIB). The Canadian Pension Plan, as of December [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Backgrounder here. Espanol aqui. Source: Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) - Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network - MiningWatch Canada (Ottawa/Tatamagouche/Guatemala City) A civil lawsuit filed today in Vancouver against Tahoe Resources for negligence and battery in connection with a shooting at the company’s [...]
On March 18th, 2014, Guatemalan lawyer Rafael Maldonado spoke in Ottawa, ON, about the Human Rights violations taking place near the site of Tahoe Resources Inc. - a silver mining company owned by a Canadian firm. Here's a little of what he had to say… (*Subtitle correction: "plata" refers [...]
"Life or Mining? We have the right to a healthy environment." Decenas de miles se oponen al proyecto de la minera Tahoe Resources en Guatemala Jueves, Diciembre 19, 2013 (Guatemala City/Ottawa) Contrariamente a las afirmaciones de la empresa Tahoe Resources, decenas de miles de personas se oponen al [...]
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 (Guatemala City/Ottawa) Contrary to Tahoe Resources’ recent claims, tens of thousands of people oppose its Escobal project in southeastern Guatemala. Repression and violence have been the outcome of company and government efforts to install the project without social support. A recent high-court decision in Guatemala reinforces [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Guatemalan Indigenous Organizations File Complaint over Mining Law with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Sources: Western Peoples' Council (CPO) - Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) - MiningWatch Canada – Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (Guatemala City/Ottawa/Washington) Tuesday, Guatemala's Western Peoples' Council [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Complaint Asks Ontario Securities Commission to Investigate Tahoe Resources After Wiretap Evidence Implicates Employees in Violence at Guatemala Mine Monday, June 03, 2013 Source: Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) - MiningWatch Canada (Toronto/Ottawa) On Friday, the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) submitted a complaint to the Ontario [...]
