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Campaign workshop during the Peoples’ Social Forum in Ottawa

  The Polaris Institute and the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power organized a successful workshop during the Peoples’ Social Forum in Ottawa. The panel included Tony Clarke from the Polaris Institute who provided an important historical overview of corporate…

Deadly clashes continue at African Barrick gold mine

A spokesman for African Barrick confirmed to The Globe and Mail that “fatalities” have occurred in clashes at the mine site this year, but declined to estimate how many. It is up to the Tanzanian police to release the information,…

SIGN: Pacific Rim – Oceana Gold in El Salvador

Most rivers in El Salvador are contaminated — mining is likely to deplete the remaining water El Salvador is being sued by Oceana Gold for not granting it a mining license that would threaten the primary source of drinkable water for the…