Dear friends, I am afraid that the news in this mailout is dominated by killings. The war in Ukraine is not the only military conflict which is brutally ending the lives of thousands of people – there are, regrettably, a number of such conflicts – but this...
Dear friends, The year has begun with multiple events in London: a commemoration of the criminal killings of 272 people in the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster in Brazil in 2019, a picket of the Science Museum over its sponsorship by coal mining company Adani, and a...
Dear friends, Very best wishes of the season to all of you! After a very busy period with the BHP AGM, the COP26 talks, a visit to London by friends from Save Our Sperrins in Northern Ireland, and a process of hiring two new part-time workers, we are ending the year...
Dear friends, With the COP26 talks coming up, we have created educational materials for teachers and held an educational event for young people. Follow-up films to this event are on our website. We are working within the COP26 Coalition on a number of events during...
Dear friends, The world’s biggest mining company, BHP, has announced that it intends to terminate its dual-listed status, with BHP plc incorporated in the UK and BHP Ltd in Australia, and simplify its structure by becoming primarily an Australian company, with...
Fr Stan Swamy SJ RIP 8 July 2021 Dear friends, We have just launched the English version of a book and video primarily for children, Droplet and Wagtail’s Tailings Tale, about the effects of mining waste on ecosystems. This is our translation of excellent work...
