Making Connections: Young People and Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Justice
LMN would like to invite students and teachers to Making Connections: Young People and Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Justice on October 20th at 3.30 pm. Register for this free event...
Questioning BHP – 2021 AGM
Each year, London Mining Network takes the opportunity presented by the major mining companies’ Annual General Meetings to ask them the questions they don’t want to answer. While the executives are more than happy to talk about their profit margins and... BHP: Stop the Greenwash
BHP will be holding its 2021 AGM on 14 October. From the time BHP decides to open a mine to the moment it cuts and runs, it plays a game of greenwashing and deflection. BHP claims it’s there to “build a better, clearer future”, but there is no such thing as ‘green...
BHP: a better, clearer future?
The day before BHP plc’s London AGM, London Mining Network presented a briefing on BHP’s activities and their impacts on communities and climate across the globe. You can watch a video recording of the event here. About this event En Español debajo Join us...
The BHP Disaster in Latin America: Experiences of Resistance and Solidarity
As part of the Global Extraction Film Festival 2021, we presented a discussion on the impact BHP have had on communities in Latin America. Bringing together Indigenous community members and international organisers, this talk focuses on themes of resistance and...
Forced displacement of the communities of La Guajira: the consequences of coal mining.
Credit: Mapa Conflictos Mineros The African community of the destroyed village of Tabaco in Hatonuevo, La Guajira, demand the right to rebuild their territory. Meanwhile, the forced displacement orchestrated by coal multinationals continues with impunity (1). In...
Honouring the dead by continuing to demand justice; and BHP to cut and run from London
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...
Phulbari Day 2021 – Marking the 15th Anniversary
To mark the 15th Phulbari Day in 2021, London Mining Network collaborated with Phulbari Solidarity Group on two commemorative events. On the morning of 26 August, we held a rally outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London with XR Youth Solidarity, Fossil Free...
41 Climate Justice Organizations Urge Bangladesh High Commission to Take Action on Coal, Honour the Dead on 15th Phulbari Day
Key points: Activists from XR Youth Solidarity, Fossil Free London, London Mining Network, Phulbari Solidarity Group etc. gathered at Bangladesh High Commission at 10:30, 26 August.The rally marked the 15th anniversary of the Phulbari Massacre, where three young...
On the Anniversary of the Phulbari Massacre, We Demand Action on Coal from Bangladesh Government
15 years after Phulbari Massacre, Campaigners Rally outside Bangladesh High Commission As Coal Power in Bangladesh Remains Stalled On Thursday 26 August, climate justice activists will gather outside of the Bangladesh High Commission in London to pay tribute to the...