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International Call-in DayDía Internacional de Llamadas

Wednesday, January 13, 2010Miercoles, 13 de enero, 2010

Tell Pacific Rim Mining to drop its lawsuit against the Salvadoran government!¡Exija a la compañía minera Pacific Rim que retire su demánda contra El Salvador y que se vaya de Cabañas!

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.Mientras que sube la cantidad de victimas alrededor de la mina de oro El Dorado en Cabañas, la empresa propietaria de la mina, Pacific Rim basado en Vancouver, se mantiene impasible, insensible, y irresponsable con respeto a la violencia acerca de su mina.

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.Después de que un esfuerzo comunitario rechazó exitosamente varios intentos por parte de Pacific Rim de conseguir permisos de explotación de oro, la empresa presentó una demanda contra el Estado Salvadoreño por cientos de millones de dólares, bajo el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Centroamérica y Los EE.UU.

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TAKE ACTION TODAY!¡TOME ACCIÓN HOY!
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.Llame a Barbara Henderson, Vicepresidenta de Relaciones Inversionistas con Pacific Rim en Vancouver, Canadá.
Para llamar desde los EE.UU., marque 1-888-775-7097 y después marque 1.
DEMAND THAT PACIFIC RIM DROP THE LAWSUIT. CALL SCRIPT IS BELOW.¡EXIJA A PACIFIC RIM QUE RETIRE SU DEMÁNDA CONTRA EL ESTADO SALVADOREÑO!
Vea los puntos para la llamada abajo.

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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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DEVASTACIÓN EN EL SALVADOR POR HURUCÁN IDA
FAVOR DE DONAR HOY PARA AYUDAR A LOS VICITMASEL SALVADOR DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE IDA
DONATE TO DISASTER RELIEF TODAY

El Huracán Ida golpeó a El Salvador el sábado 7 de Noviembre, devastando al país y sobre todo a la ciudad capital de San Salvador y los departamentos de San Vicente y Cuscatlán. Aunque 13,000 familias fueron evacuadas, ya se reportan 150 muertos causado por los derrumbes y las inundaciones. Cientos de viviendas fueron completamente destruidas, y miles otras fueron dañadas.Hurricane Ida hit El Salvador on Saturday, November 7, devastating the country, especially the capital of San Salvador and the departments of San Vicente and Cuscatlán. Though 13,000 families were evacuated, there are already 150 deaths reported as a result of landslides and massive flooding. Hundreds of homes have been completely destroyed and thousands more damaged.

Presidente de República Mauricio Funes ha llamado a la comunidad internacional a apoyar los esfuerzos de rescate y ayuda de emergencia. Brasil y Guatemala fueron los primeros en responder, con Cuba, Japón, Panamá y Venezuela en seguimiento; también la Unión Europea y las Naciones Unidas han prometido apoyo.Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes has called on the international community to support the rescue and disaster relief efforts. Brazil and Guatemala have been the first to respond, followed by Cuba, Japan, Panama, and Venezuela, as well as the European Union and the United Nations.

El Canciller Hugo Martínez dijo, “El pueblo salvadoreño no está solo, hemos recibido la voz solidaria de varios países del mundo… y esta ayuda se canalizará inmediatamente.”Hugo Martinez, Minster of Foreign Relations, stated, “The Salvadoran people are not alone. We have had the voice of solidarity from various countries in the world … and this help will be immediately channeled.”

¡Ofrezca su solidaridad con una donación hoy!Please help by making a donation today!

CISPES mandará las donaciones a organizaciones comunitarias trabajando en esfuerzos de ayuda y reconstrución. ¡Muchas Gracias!CISPES will send donations to community organizations working on relief and reconstruction efforts in El Salvador. ¡Muchas gracias!