Death threats against Wayúu activist Jakeline Romero in Colombia
One of our friends in La Guajira, Colombia – Jakeline Romero – who has long-opposed the British-owned Cerrejón coal mine, has just received death threats over her opposition to the mine. We must draw attention to her and our other friends in the region,...
Review of Cerro Rico – The Silver Mountain
At the foot of the mountain called Cerro de Potosí (commonly called the Cerro Rico or rich mountain) is the Bolivian city of Potosí itself. The mountain has been mined for silver since the Spanish conquest in the 16th Century, Cerro Rico contained the world’s...
Tuesday, July 19 — Resisting neo-colonialism: from Xolobeni to London
By Ewa Jasiewicz Tuesday, July 19th, a network of climate and social justice groups are coming together in London to host the award-winning South African documentary feature The Shore Break. — Book your tickets at the bottom of this page — Released last...
‘Responsible Extractives Summit’: Sick Joke or Serious Indictment of Industry?
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 ‘the ethical best’ an inherently-destructive industry has to offer? ‘It must be a joke,’ I...