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Communities resisting the effects of multinational companies: Junta Social Pro Reubicacion de Tabaco is celebrating!
Photo: Andrés López. The African-descent community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, was brutally displaced from its town in 2001 to give way to the Cerrejón mine, the biggest coal open-cast mine in Latin America, owned by Glencore, the Swiss company. In 2001, the...
Brazilian Communities Prepare for Landmark Legal Battle Against BHP in London Over 2015 Mariana Dam Disaster
A month after the collapse of the Fundao Dam, just the roof of a house is showing above the mud in Paracatu de Baixo. Photo: Nilmar Lage. (From LMN 2017 report: "The River is Dead: The impact of the catastrophic failure of the Fundão tailings dam.") From 21 October,...
3 steps towards the end of UK coal
Post by Anne Harris (Coal Action Network). Celebrating victory at Kendal! Photo: CAN Smoke filled the sky across the industrial parts of the UK, as coal powered the industrial revolution. First coal brought prosperity and progress, but over decades the smoke stacks...
30 November – Resisting Green Imperialism, Fighting for a Socially Just Transition
Start: Saturday, November 30, 2024 •10:00 AMEnd: Saturday, November 30, 2024 • 5:30 PM Location: Bernie Grant Arts Centre • Town Hall Approach Rd, Tottenham Green, London, N15 4RX GBHost...
Take Action: Justice for Tabaco
Twenty-three years after the violent displacement from Tabaco, there is no collective relocation nor collective and individual reparations for members of the Tabaco community. The displacement of the African-descent community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, gave...
16 August – Tabaco: 23 years of displacement – Territory, Memory, Resistance
Join us for a Spanish/English webinar on Friday 16 August, 9am Colombia, 10am EST, 3pm BST, 4pm CET On 9 August, 2001, the African-descent community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia were brutally evicted, and their homes demolished by hundreds of armed police and...
New Report on Glencore Launched: “A Bad Deal for Canada”
The Anglo Swiss mining giant Glencore is infamous for its history of bribery, environmental harm and irresponsible business practices. Now that it has been granted permission to expand its presence in Canada by taking ownership of four huge coal mines, our new report...
It is time to respond, Glencore – an open letter
Twenty-three years after the violent displacement from Tabaco, there is no collective relocation nor collective and individual reparations for members of the Tabaco community. The displacement of the African-descent community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia,...
Glencore: showing improvement in self-presentation
Now reality needs to catch up Report on the Glencore plc AGM held (appropriately) at the Casino Theatre, Zug, Switzerland, Wednesday 29 May 2024 Outside the Casino Theatre, a vibrant protest was held against Glencore’s multiple negative impacts, particularly that of...
Glencore is causing global discontent
Yesterday, 29 May, Glencore hosted its AGM in Zug, Switzerland. It was intended as a celebration of the company's achievements during the past year. In response, people around the globe have been demonstrating their discontent with Glencore, as its mining projects...