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2013 North America Tour

International coalition supports El Salvador in battle against Canadian mining company

| 2013 North America Tour
Some 300 groups urge World Bank to reject lawsuit that would devastate nation’s water WASHINGTON – More than 300 civil society organizations with millions of members are supporting El Salvador in its legal battle with Canadian mining company Pacific Rim at the World Bank. Labor, environmental an...

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK IN DEFENSE OF EL SALVADOR

| 2013 North America Tour
Dr. Jim Yong Kim President, World Bank The signers of this petition are XXX international and national civil society organizations. We are writing out of solidarity with the communities of El Salvador that have been working through the democratic process to prevent a proposed cyanide-leach gold ...

Central American anti-mining activists form coalition in Nicaragua

| 2013 North America Tour
Translated from: http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/304281-opositores-a-mineria-centroamerica-formar-coalicion-nicaragua Acan-Efe News Three dozen non-governmental organizations that oppose mining met today in Managua to form a coalition to unify efforts against such projects. "It's a ...

The Real Cost of Gold in the Philippines

| 2013 North America Tour
We think of gold as a sign of prosperity, but the farmers and communities most affected by mining just want their rivers and land back. by John Cavanagh, Robin Broad First published in: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/the-real-cost-of-gold-in-the-philippines "T...

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