Scroll down to read: Bangor Daily News: Irving Addresses Maine Mining Interests at UMFK Forum Madison Times: Salvadoran Mining Struggles are Pertinent to Wisconsin April 25, 2012 by A. David Dahmer The recent mining controversy in northern Wisconsin was far more complex than people would have you believe, says Jan Morrill as she stopped in […]
Scroll down for more El Salvador Anti-Mining News: Who Decides for El Salvador: The People or Pacific Rim? Pacific Rim Accuses those who Defend National Sovereignty of Being “Anti-Development” April 25th, 2012 San Salvador On April 25th civil society organizations like CRIPDES and communities that make up the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining in El […]
March 30, 2012 Mining companies are not just aiming to start operating in El Salvador, they also are trying to loosen regulations and move in to states like Wisconsin and Maine. As we reported in February, Wisconsin is facing the destructive effects of corporate mining with proposed gold and iron mines and the expansion of […]
March 18, 2012 Michael Ring, for the US-El Salvador Sister Cities Honduras Solidarity Committee Thanks to the advocacy work of people around the country, including many in our own network, 94 Congresspeople signed on to a letter sponsored by Ill. Rep Jan Schakowsky calling for the cutting of US military aid to Honduras because of […]
On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) circulated a House sign-on “Dear Colleague” letter (found below) addressing the ongoing human rights crisis in the Aguán region of Honduras. We need your help in securing the signature of your Congressperson on this letter by Wednesday, March 7, 2012! To identify your […]
Moments of Inspiration from the Mofga-Chicago Delegation fromShira Hammann, Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities Many moments from the January delegation stand out in my mind: The staff of the community radio station Radio Sumpul telling us how, in the mid-’90s, they prevented a police shutdown of the radio by ringing a bell in the early […]
Social Movement Organizations File Lawsuit Against Unconstitutional Appointments of Ex-Generals On February 21, a group of Salvadoran human rights organizations submittted a lawsuit alleging that the recent appointments of two former generals to the posts of Minister of Justice and Public Safety, and CEO of the National Police are unconsitutional. During the rally and press […]
1. The Costs of ICSID Arbitration and the Consequences for Social Rights in El Salvador (See Below) 2. Salvadoran Activists Hold Protest in Solidarity with Indigenous Mining Resisters in Panama By Jan Morrill, International Allies Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador On February 10th, as clashes continued between the government of Panama and indigenous groups […]
February 6, 2012 The struggle against mining is gaining force in the state of Wisconsin. On Thursday, January 26th the Wisconsin Assembly (which has a strong Republican majority) passed a bill that would make the process of gaining iron mining permits in the state easier. The bill is called AB 426, and will now go […]
Keynote Address at the Salvadoran Consulate of New England on January 16, 2012 by Jim Wallace, Cambridge-Las Flores Sister City The Boston area has a long history of solidarity with El Salvador: U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities, CISPES and the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s. We had three church communities participating in the Sanctuary movement. During […]