Forced eviction of the community of Tabaco to make way for the Cerrejon coal mine, 9 August 2001 Report by Richard Solly of Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Co-ordinator of London Mining Network It is sad to see fear on the faces of people you love because of the...
On 24 July, an open letter was sent by email to Lina Echeverri of Carbones del Cerrejon (Cerrejon Coal), the mining company operating the vast Cerrejon opencast coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. It is owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and...
Picket outside Colombian embassy in solidarity with environmental defenders Carnival for Water – Life – Territory 8 June from 3:30pm – 5pm 3 Hans Crescent London SW1X 0LN Nearest tube: Knightsbridge station Let’s stand with Colombians who...
Report on the Anglo American AGM 8 May 2018 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network With assistance from Ana Bolena Chamie, Andy Whitmore, Benjamin Hitchcock, Paul Robson, Seb Ordonez and Sunit Bagree. Introduction 1. This was the first AGM presided over...
Monday 26 March, 7.00pm-10.00pm Join inspiring visitors from Colombia to celebrate the courage and creativity of Cajamarca – the Colombian municipality that stopped a mega mine and is pioneering alternatives to extractivism- with a night of storytelling, music...
