Indigenous communities under pressure from corporate mining in Chubut, Argentina
By Luis Claps, Mines and Communities network Three companies are now charging for a mining zoning bill in Chubut province, Argentina, wrestling against environmental assemblies, aboriginal communities and the people in general. Two of them have London connections:...
Resisting Green Extractivism: The Unjust Cost of the Energy Transition
This conversation was recorded on 13 Nov 2020 as part of the COP26 Coalition’s “From The Ground Up” series of events. A central demand of climate movements has been to move to ‘100% renewable energy’ — but this call could result in a new wave...
Anglo American’s impact in Chile
Destruction of glaciers, mega drought and the possibility of collapse of tailings dams Anglo American: Don’t Steal Our Water! Greenpeace: Sueltaelagua.cl / Free the Water, Chile. See www.sueltaelagua.cl for link to Chilean Greenpeace campaign By Javiera Martinez...
Rights of Nature: An Effective Tool in Mining Resistance
This event on the Rights of Nature took place on Thursday 3 December 2020 – here is a recording of the discussion. See below for the promotional information and speaker profiles. Register for the webinar now Rights of Nature (recognition that all life has equal...
Special Preview Screening – Jozi Gold
Between 30 Nov and 2 Dec 2020, we’re excited to be hosting a special preview of the documentary Jozi Gold. We are hosting this film as a counter-narrative to the ‘Mines & Money’ conference, which will be running on the same dates raising millions...
A Barmecide Feast: legal action against BHP for the Samarco disaster
By London Mining Network researcher Paul Robson A Barmecide Feast is a pretend or illusory act of generosity; and the beneficiary is supposed to be grateful for the fake generosity. It comes from a story in The Arabian Nights in which a prince invites a poor, starving...
Mining-affected communities remember, rise up, resist – and even investors are unnerved
Dear friends, I hope you are all surviving the continued difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have recently published a major new report, Martial Mining, about the links between mining and militarism. We have also revised our popular education board game...
PhoneCycle Game V2.0
Our updated and upgraded PhoneCycle game is here! To download your free copy of the game, just complete the short form below! PhoneCycle Download Name Name First First Last Last Where do you plan to play the PhoneCycle game? Collage/UniversitySecondary SchoolPrimary...
Indigenous people in Provincial, Colombia, ban Cerrejon Coal personnel from entering their community
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Press Release from the Committee of Defenders of the Territory of the Indigenous Reservation of Provincial and Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective. (Read original Spanish text here.) Cerrejon Coal Mine lies and act in a... English justice frustrates the expectations of those affected by the Mariana tragedy
This is a translation of an article which appeared in Estado de Minas Gerais on 9 November 2020 The judgement in this case can be read here. LMN is dismayed by this further barrier to justice for the huge number of people affected by the Samarco disaster, a disaster...