Save the date: Solidarity Cycle 2010, July 10-11
Posted by CISPES in Announcements, Events on February 1st, 2010
The third annual Seattle CISPES Solidarity Cycle bike trip will be held on July 10-11, 2010. More details will be announced in the coming months. To sign up to receive updates, contact Seattle CISPES: 206.325.5494, seacispes@igc.org CISPES cyclists approach the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on day one of the 2009 Solidarity Cycle.
Call Pacific Rim: Drop the lawsuit!
Posted by CISPES in Action Alerts on January 12th, 2010
International Call-in Day
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tell Pacific Rim Mining to drop its lawsuit against the Salvadoran government!
After community organizing efforts successfully persuaded the Salvadoran government to block Pacific Rim’s gold mining permits, the company filed a lawsuit against the government under the rules of CAFTA, the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Legal proceedings in the case are set to begin in the coming weeks.
El Salvador’s environmental movement has called for international pressure on Pacific Rim Mining, demanding that the company drop its lawsuit and respect the sovereign right of El Salvador to protect its own environment and public health by putting the brakes on metallic mining.
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TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Call Barbara Henderson, Vice President of Investor Relations at Pacific Rim Mining in Vancouver, Canada.
To call from the U.S., dial 1-888-775-7097, then press 1.
DEMAND THAT PACIFIC RIM DROP THE LAWSUIT. CALL SCRIPT IS BELOW.
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3rd anti-mining activist killed in Cabañas; CISPES interviewed on Democracy Now!
Posted by CISPES in News & Media on December 29th, 2009
A third anti-mining activist, Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto, was killed in El Salvador on December 26th. CISPES Executive Director Alexis Stoumbelis was interviewed on Democracy Now! this morning about the situation:
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