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2013 Fact Finding Mission

A Road Trip to Save El Salvador’s Water

| 2013 Fact Finding Mission
A delegation of activists from 12 different countries on the fight to stop gold mining in Central America.   by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh   Robin is standing in front of a church in Guatemala with some of the other members of the first international delegation on “gold mining a...

Fact Finding Mission

| 2013 Fact Finding Mission
INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION - EL SALVADOR MAY 09-13, 2013, CENTRAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR, UCA The small country of El Salvador and its citizens are caught up in a David vs. Goliath struggle to defend their rights to water, health and sustainable development. Since the early ...

Preliminary program

| 2013 Fact Finding Mission
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Thursday May 9 Afternoon arrival in San Salvador. Evening meal, entertainment and networking session with members of the National Roundtable Against Mining and other civil society organizations. Possibly with a structured discussion around building alliances. Frid...

General information for participants

| 2013 Fact Finding Mission
Thank you very much for registering for the fact finding mission and for your interest in learning more about issues of mining in El Salvador. We are hoping that through this experience participants will develop an in depth knowledge about mining issues affecting communities in El Salvador and co...

Our Objectives

| 2013 Fact Finding Mission
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH Increase the understanding of the anti mining struggle in El Salvador and strengthen international support for it. Motivate and inform the work of a diverse group of international activists who will be exposed first hand to the impacts of mining and the different...

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