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May 27: International Day of Action against mining and free trade in El Salvador
Posted by CISPES in Action Alerts, Events on May 17th, 2010
Join Seattle CISPES on May 27th at 4:00 p.m. to protest Canadian mining company Pacific Rim’s lawsuit against El Salvador… and to call on Congress to reform our trade policy, which has allowed this lawsuit to exist in the first place.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 4:00 PM
@ Westlake Plaza – 4th Ave. between Pine & Pike, downtown Seattle. We will march to Rep. McDermott’s office (7th Ave. between Stewart and Olive) for a demonstration and street theater.
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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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Anti-Mining Activist Ramiro Rivera Assassinated in Cabañas; Demand an investigation and an end to the murders!
Posted by CISPES in Action Alerts on December 21st, 2009
EMERGENCY UPDATE AND ACTION ALERT
Ramiro Rivera Gómez, vice-president of CAC (Comité Ambiental de Cabañas/ the Environmental Committee of Cabañas) and a local leader in the community struggle against the environmentally-destructive gold mining projects proposed by the North American mining company Pacific Rim, was assassinated on Sunday, December 20, in the Trinidad neighborhood of Ilobasco, in the department of Cabañas where he lived.
Héctor Berríos reports that Ramiro Rivera was killed by hitmen carrying M-16 rifles. Ramiro’s thirteen-year old daughter who was with him on Sunday afternoon was also injured but is reportedly in stable condition.
On August 7 of this year, Ramiro Rivera was shot 8 times, but survived the vicious attack. Oscar Menjívar, previously implicated in physical attacks on anti-mining activists, was arrested and charged with Ramiro’s attempted murder. Community members report that Menjívar had previously worked for Canadian mining company Pacific Rim. Pacific Rim denies that he has ever been an employee.
Since his recovery, Mr. Rivera had been under the protection of two police officers from the Witnesses and Victims Protection Unit of the National Civilian Police. On the afternoon of December 20th, they were apparently unable to protect him.
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