Guatemala, El Salvador / November 2012. Real World Radio will cover this tour organized by Friends of the Earth International, whose main goal is to bring light to the social, environmental, cultural, political and economic impacts that the mining extractive industry is causing in the Central American region, especially in Guatemala and El Salvador. The tour will take place from November 13-20 and the participants will visit communities that resist mining corporations such as Goldcorp and Barrick Gold in Guatemala. The international activists will work with the local media, visit political prisoners in Barillas, focus on state cases linked with the protection of human rights and environmentalist groups involved in the building of the movement. By documenting the different cases, Friends of the Earth International and allied organizations will strengthen the denunciation and solidarity actions towards those who resist in defense of life and territories. The tour will be carried out in coordination with the Mesoamerican Movement against Metal Mining (M4) and the local groups of FoE CEIBA and CESTA.
16 November 2012 | Testimonies | International Tour in Solidarity with communities affected by mining megaprojects in Central America | Social activists at risk
At the beginning of the Friends of the Earth International tour of solidarity with the communities affected by mining, dams and megaprojects in El Salvador and Guatemala, the delegation visited Marlin mine, operated by Canadian corporation Goldcorp. Read more
16 November 2012 | Testimonies | International Tour in Solidarity with communities affected by mining megaprojects in Central America | Social activists at risk
On the first day of the Solidarity Mission organized by Friends of the Earth International and the Transnational Institute (TNI) of The Netherlands, which aims to reclaim the rights of communities affected and resisting open pit metal mining in Guatemala and El Salvador, the delegation visited Marlin gold mine, owned by Canadian corporation Goldcorp. Read more
16 November 2012 | Special reports | Victims of climate change | Financialization of nature | International Tour in Solidarity with communities affected by mining megaprojects in Central America | Social activists at risk
The second day of the International Solidarity Mission began with a visit to political prisoners who were arbitrarily arrested for resisting the building of a hydroelectric dam in Santa Cruz Barillas, San Marcos department, Guatemala. The day ended with the happy news that two of the prisoners had been released. Read more
16 November 2012 | Chronicles | International Tour in Solidarity with communities affected by mining megaprojects in Central America
As part of the International Solidarity Mission organized by Friends of the Earth and the Transnational Institute in Guatemala and El Salvador, there follows an analysis of Canadian corporation Goldcorp and its record of exploitation and divide of communities where it operates. Read more
13 November 2012 | News | Victims of climate change | International Tour in Solidarity with communities affected by mining megaprojects in Central America | Social activists at risk
“As part of a social movement that works in defense of a territory, we've been victims of these attacks”, said Carlos Muralles of CEIBA – Friends of the Earth Guatemala at the workshop on Human Rights Defenders carried out at the Biennial General Assembly of Friends of the Earth International. Read more
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