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From the organizer:
"With the support from organizations like the Council of Canadians, Mining Watch Canada, KAIROS, The United Church of Canada, The Natural Resources [Council] of Maine, B.T.S., and SALVaide among others, Salvadoran Activists will be speaking on the Negative Impact the Canadian Mining Industry has in El Salvador and other Latin American nations.
Moreover, the activists who are representative of the El Salvadoran National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining (La Mesa) an organization that is seeking, with the support from other organizations, a ban on Metallic Mining in El Salvador.
The leading effort for this event is carried out by Council of Canadians, London Chapter.
In Solidarity
Selvin Mejia"
Media and Community members Advisory
For Immediate Release
March 6th, 2013
Speaking tour “Challenging Canada’s international mining practices” arrives next in London, ON
WHAT: Salvadoran activists will be in London, ON to garner support from the Canadian, Latin-American and other conscientious community members for a campaign to make El Salvador the first country to ban metal mining. The event is part of a continent-wide Water Is More Precious than Gold speaking tour that is raising awareness about the negative impact of Canadian mining operations on El Salvador.
WHO: The event features (Vidalina Morales and Sandra Carolina Ascencio), representative(s) from the El Salvadoran National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa). Since 2006, the Mesa has brought together hundreds of communities and thousands of people from across El Salvador, including environmental, community-based, research, legal and religious organizations, to successfully halt mining operations in the country and to call for a ban on metal mining.
WHEN & WHERE: The Water Is More Precious than Gold public forum in London, Ontario will be held at East London Public Library (2016 Dundas Street East - near Clarke Side Road and Dundas St. East) *** CHANGED TO ROOM 103 LABATT HALL (LH103), KINGS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 266 EPWORTH AVE., LONDON, ONTARIO *** on Saturday, March 16th, 2013 at 3:00pm. The tour is holding events in 20 cities across Canada and the US (full list of cities and dates below), including Vancouver, London, Guelph, Toronto, Ottawa, Peterborough, Halifax, Moncton, and Fredericton. Following the events in Canada, the speaking tour will head south to the US, with talks in Bangor, Portland, New York, Boston, New Jersey, and Washington DC.
WHY: The speaking tour aims to build greater awareness about the issues facing El Salvador and other Latin American countries, challenge the unjust practices of Canadian, US and other mining companies, including Pacific Rim and Goldcorp, and build relationships with groups in North America, including those confronting their own local mining issues. The speaking tour will be followed by an international Fact-Finding Mission to El Salvador on May 9-13, aiming to build awareness around the dangers of mining in El Salvador.
The Mesa is also worried about possible contamination from upstream mining projects just over the border in Guatemala and Honduras. Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco mine, for example, is located only 18 km from El Salvador in the headwaters of the Lempa River, the main source of water for over 60% of the population of El Salvador.
The event in London, ON is led by the Council of Canadians, London Chapter - El evento en London, ON esta encabezado por el Consejo de Canadienses, sucursal London.
‘Water is More Precious than Gold’ speaking tour events
March 9 Vancouver
March 10 Kamloops, BC
March 11 & 12 Vancouver, BC
March 13 Victoria, BC
March 14 Parksville, BC
March 16 London, ON
March 17 Guelph, ON
March 18 & 19 Toronto, ON
March 20 Peterborough, ON
March 21 & 22 Ottawa, ON
March 21 & 22 Montreal, QC
March 23 & 24 Kingston, ON
March 24 & 25 Halifax, NS/March 25 evening Mahone Bay
March 26 Tatamagouche, NS
March 27 Sackville/Moncton, NB
March 28 Fredericton, NB
March 29 Bangor, ME
April 1 Augusta, ME / Portland, ME
April 2 & 3 Boston, MA
April 3 New Jersey, NY
April 4 New York, NY
April 5-10 Washington, DC
ESPAÑOL
Aviso para los medios de comunicación y miembros de la comunidad
Comunicado Urgente
6 de Marzo de 2013
Gira de Conferencias “Desafiando las Practicas Canadienses en la Minería Internacional” llega a próximamente a London, ON
QUE: Activistas Salvadoreñas estarán en London, Ontario para adquirir apoyo e informar a la comunidad Canadiense, Latinoamericana y demás miembros de la comunidad de la campana para hacer El Salvador, el primer país en prohibir la minería metálica. El evento es parte de una gira continental nominada “El Agua es Mas Valiosa que el Oro” que esta dando a conocer el impacto negativo de las operaciones mineras Canadienses en El Salvador
QUIEN: el evento figura a Vidalina Morales y Sandra Carolina Ascencio, representantes de la Mesa Nacional contra la Minería Metálica (La Mesa). Desde el ano 2006 La Mesa ha logrado unir cientos de comunidades de base, entidades legales, organizaciones religiosas, ambientales y de investigación , en la exitoso paro de operaciones mineras en el país y quien llaman a una prohibición total de la minería metálica
CUANDO y DONDE: La presentación de el foro publico “El Agua es Mas Valiosa que el Oro” en London, Ontario será llevada acabo en la Biblioteca Publica del Este de London (2016 Calle Dundas Este – cerca de la intersección Clarke Side Road y Calle Dundas Este) el Sábado 16 de Marzo de 2013 a las 3:00pm. La gira tendrá eventos en 20 ciudades a través de Canadá y los Estados Unidos (vea la lista mas abajo), que incluyen Vancouver, London, Guelph, Toronto, Ottawa, Peterborough, Halifax, Moncton, and Fredericton. Al finalizar sus presentaciones en Canadá la gira viajara hacia el sur en los Estados Unidos, con presentaciones en Bangor, Portland, New York, Boston, New Jersey y Washington D.F.
PORQUE: la gira intenta crear mas conciencia acerca de la problemática que El Salvador y otros países Latino Americanos encaran, sobre el desafío de la practicas injustas de compañías mineras canadienses y americanas entre otras que incluyen Pacific Rim y Goldcorp y la construcción de relaciones con grupos en Norte America, incluyendo esos que actualmente enfrentan problemas con su propia minería local. La gira será seguida por una misión investigativa en El Salvador durante el 9-13 de Mayo, diseñada a crear conciencia de los peligros de la minería en El Salvador.
La Mesa también esta preocupada con la posible contaminación de proyectos mineros cual están rio arriba y justo al frontera en Guatemala y Honduras. Por ejemplo, la mina “Cerro Blanco” de Goldcorp, cual esta a 18 kilómetros de El Salvador en la fuente de el Rio Lempa, la fuente principal de agua para mas del 60% de la población de El Salvador.
“El Agua es Mas Valiosa que el Oro” – Fechas y Ciudades
Marzo 9 Vancouver
Marzo 10 Kamloops, BC
Marzo 11 & 12 Vancouver, BC
Marzo 13 Victoria, BC
Marzo 14 Parksville, BC
Marzo 16 London, ON
Marzo 17 Guelph, ON
Marzo 18 & 19 Toronto, ON
Marzo 20 Peterborough, ON
Marzo 21 & 22 Ottawa, ON
Marzo 21 & 22 Montreal, QC
Marzo 23 & 24 Kingston, ON
Marzo 24 & 25 Halifax, NS/Marzo 25 evening Mahone Bay
Marzo 26 Tatamagouche, NS
Marzo 27 Sackville/Moncton, NB
Marzo 28 Fredericton, NB
Marzo 29 Bangor, ME
Abril 1 Augusta, ME / Portland, ME
Abril 2 & 3 Boston, MA
Abril 3 New Jersey, NY
Abril 4 New York, NY
Abril 5-10 Washington, DC
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