El alzamiento del pueblo panameño contra la minería de octubre y noviembre 2023 dieron como resultado una victoria sin precedentes en la historia de la lucha antiminera en el país:

'Canada has been clear that a goal of the negotiations is to promote more Canadian mining investment in Ecuador through a “modern, ambitious and inclusive trade agreement.”Yet community organizations and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador who will be impacted have not been consulted.'

🚨BREAKING: Despite Barrick Gold Corporation's extraordinary measures to silence impacted communities during its Annual General Meeting today, the shareholder proposal demanding an assessment of its mines’ impact on local water systems garnered a remarkably high 25% vote of approval.

If you didn't catch the billboard truck downtown, you can hear directly from folks resisting Barrick Gold's Veladero project in Argentina and Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=fycRAE… #protestbarrick

The voices of communities in the Dominican Republic and Argentina who are resisting Barrick Gold's harmful projects were also outside of Barrick's Toronto office this morning, in a giant video playing on this billboard truck. #protestbarrick

Even though Barrick Gold moved their AGM online this year in an attempt to silence communities, we were still outside of their Toronto office this morning to stand in solidarity with communities around the world that are facing Barrick's deadly projects. #protestbarrick

Tomorrow morning, rain or shine!

#Ecuador announces start of Canadian free trade negotiations. Crickets from #Canada .

It took a The Hill Times story last wk to extract confirmation from Global Affairs Canada that indeed today is the launch of Round 1. 🤔 #cdnpoli #isds

On the #Ecuador referendum, #ISDS and the Canada- #Ecuador free trade negotiations, starting April 29.

'Clearly, some stakeholder input is more valuable than other input to the federal government.'

monitormag.ca/articles/ecuad… #cdnpoli

📖 LAUNCH: Report launch: criminalization of protestors during the First Quantum protests in Panama

Join us to hear from Panamanian environmental defenders about their courageous struggle that led to the annulment of the contract w/ the 🇨🇦 mining firm
➡️bit.ly/PVMSM

Toronto! Join us April 30th to show our support for communities impacted by Barrick's violence and
destruction. Their AGM is online this year, but we'll still be at their office sending the message that their harms to communities + environment don't go unnoticed! #protestbarrick

Today: large and powerful demonstration for the protection of water and against [Canadian] mining in the Páramo de Kimsakocha in Southern Ecuador!

Ecuador Referendum Rules Out ISDS Return, Underlining Public Support for a Sustainable Path iisd.org/articles/state… via @iisd_news

Canadian company tried to sideline Indigenous rights in the US.
Quechan Appeal Holds Up; Oro Cruz Project Goes Down - calexicochronicle.com/2024/03/21/que… via @holtvilletribu1

Implications of increased mechanization & automation: 10 years ago, ground control & underground rock bursts were the No. 1 mine safety issue in Ontario. Last year, it was equipment collisions and traffic control underground. sudbury.com/local-news/new… via Sudbury .com

Please watch this new 7-minute video from Educa Oaxaca about twelve Indigenous Zapotec communities that are defending their land, water and territory from Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines mining without free, prior and informed consent:
pbicanada.org/2024/04/23/edu… #PBIaccompanies

Big congratulations to our friends and allies whose long-awaited film on a powerful Indigenous struggle to defend the Marañon River in the Amazon from extractivism will have its world premiere at Hot Docs next week! Don't miss it! hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-d…

In a historic referendum yesterday, the people of Ecuador asserted their right to popular sovereignty by voting against an attempt to return to international arbitration. Luciana Ghiotto explains: tni.org/en/article/ecu…

Ten boats with environmentalists from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras protested this Friday in a water march on the border Lake Güija against the Cerro Blanco mining project, which would contaminate the waters of the Lempa River prensa.com/mundo/ambienta…