The Cerrejón coal mine
By Richard Solly, London Mining Network Co-ordinator
Last month, I represented LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign on a delegation organised by US organisation Witness for Peace to La Guajira in …
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Why does the Colombian coal industry need help from a London lobby group?
Destruction of a house to make way for Cerrejon mine expansion. Photo: Diana Salazar
Bob Burton and Richard Solly
A few months ago the Colombian Mining Association (CMA) joined the London-based World Coal Association (WCA), …
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‘Responsible Extractives Summit’: Sick Joke or Serious Indictment of Industry?
‘The Oxymoron Appreciation Society’ re-brands the ‘Responsible Extractives Summit
By Liam Barrington-Bush
Is the Responsible Extractives Summit, headlined by Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Barrick Gold and others, a cynical PR move or an indication of …
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Support the ‘red mantas’ march to save La Guajira’s children
Guest blog by Emma Banks, Vanderbilt University
The children of La Guajira, Colombia are dying of malnutrition. On August 9, civil society groups will come together in the “Marcha de Mantas Rojas” – …
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Open letter: We demand justice for communities affected by Cerrejón Coal!
Open letter to the President of Cerrejón Coal and the Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore
7 June 2016
Roberto Junguito, President, Cerrejón Coal
Sir John Parker, Chairman, Anglo …
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Workers with silicosis win legal victory in South Africa
In South Africa, the struggle for justice for former gold miners suffering from silicosis has taken a step forward with a landmark judgement on 13 May, which has paved the way for a class-action …
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The real world is thus: the 2016 Anglo American AGM
The eviction at Roche, La Guajira, Colombia, by the Colombian riot police squadron, ESMAD, 24 February 2016
AGM report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator of London Mining Network and member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign
This year’s …
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HSBC under attack for coal financing, human rights abuse, dodgy deals and more
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, and member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign
My colleague from LMN, Richard Harkinson, and I joined friends from Move Your Money at the AGM of international bank HSBC on …
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Cerrejon Coal: brutal evictions of villagers resisting relocation
La Guajira, Colombia: On Wednesday 24 February, the last family of villagers who had returned to the old village site at Roche out of frustration at conditions in the new settlement constructed by Cerrejon Coal …
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It’s all kicking off at Cerrejon Coal
Houses in the community of New Roche, June 2014 (photo: Richard Solly)
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Julia Lagoutte
We have just received news that many families from three of …
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London’s mining history, from colonialism to apartheid: Why Rhodes Must Fall
From Cape to Cairo – Rhodes` vision of the conquest of Africa. He got as far as Northen Rhodesia , modern day Zambia, and through his agent and companies influenced mining development as far as …
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Reclaim Power and Defend Life: a tour
On the 9 October, as part of global #ReclaimPower mobilisations, London Mining Network and other groups in London held an action tour in Central London, stopping at various companies and government agencies that are enabling …
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