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COP21- VIDEOS: indigenous resistance

  International Rights of Nature Tribunal, Paris 5th Dec. 2015 – Fossil fuel extraction- presentations in English and Spanish The third International Rights of Nature Tribunal was held concurrently with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) in…

Stop Water for Coca-Cola: 18 Village Councils in India

Stop Water for Coca-Cola: 18 Village Councils in India For Immediate Release November 26, 2015  New Delhi:  Eighteen village councils (panchayats) in the immediate vicinity of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj in Varanasi district in India have come together…

A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango

  The rough and wrinkled hands of Santos Armendariz are a true reflection of his age and a life dedicated to the fields, without hesitation these marked “No” on the ballot for the referendum to “defend” against metal mining in…

The Worst Company in the World

Brazil’s Vale corporation masks brutal exploitation with the language of South-South solidarity. by Judith Marshall       Both during and after his two terms in office, former Brazilian president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva staked much of his legacy on…

Tragedy announced

  Check out the full dossier prepared by the MAB about the breakup of the mining company Samarco dams, owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, which caused a “tragedy foretold” in Mariana (MG).   District Bento Rodrigues in Mariana (MG)…