Plimbatul ziaristilor, adeca... >:) Se pare ca unora li s-a parut ca e f. eficient >:))
Codruta From: "Eugen Melinte" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 2:38 AM > Se poarta si la licurici mai mici/mari... > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 6, 2012 > > *Canadian Embassies bring journalists to mining convention from > countries mired in conflict* > > This week, Canadian taxpayers will cover the costs of eleven journalists > from eight Latin American countries – and Mongolia – to attend the > Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 2012 > conference. Most of them will also make paid visits to mine sites in > Quebec. > > “This seems like an attempt on the part of the Canadian government to > manage the message instead of seriously addressing the roots of mine > conflicts in countries such as Argentina, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru and > Ecuador where Canadian companies are operating,” says Jen Moore, Latin > America Program Coordinator for MiningWatch Canada. “Are these > journalists going to go home and acknowledge that the stories they write > have been sponsored by the Government of Canada? I don’t think so.” > > Such conflicts are not minor or localised: > > · Opposition to Osisko Mining’s exploration project in the province of > La Rioja, Argentina > <http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/argentina-affected-communities-say-no-osisko>, > > over potential > impacts of mining on water supplies, led to a month long blockade > in January. The blockade was only lifted after the company issued a > statement > <http://www.osisko.com/en/press/2012/01/30/665/osisko-updates-status-of-famatina-exploration-project.html> > > saying > it would not carry out exploration work until it could obtain > local support for the project. > > · In February, thousands of peasant farmers marched on the capital of > Peru > <http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11493&l=1> demanding a > new mining law that would protect their watersheds and opposing mine > expansion projects by companies such as Barrick Gold > <http://www.elmuki.com/2012/02/12/la-libertad-comuneros-de-quiruvilca-marchan-en-contra-del-proyecto-lagunas-sur-de-barrick/%20>. > > · Ecuadorian organizations will kick off a similar march on the > national capital > <http://upsidedownworld.org/main/ecuador-archives-49/3498-1-conaie-and-social-movements-mobilize-in-ecuador> > > at > the end of this week, starting from the south of the country where > communities and their representatives > <http://www.safiqy.org/democracia-participativa-/gobiernos-seccionales/5717-salvador-quishpe-suspencion-de-los-contratos-mineros-con-kinross-es-solo-una-trampa.html> > > have demonstrated against > projects owned by companies such as Kinross <http://www.kinross.com/>, > Iamgold <http://www.iamgold.com/> and International Minerals Corporation > <http://www.intlminerals.com/%20>. Eight women were detained Monday > <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jO9Ake7hFu-x-zc7vr1c8N4-0upQ?docId=CNG.7ce214ed2bf910d9d222c782a5fc5c3e.501> > > during > a protest in Quito against the signing of an agreement with > Ecuacorriente, which changed hands from Vancouver-based Corriente > Resources to a Chinese consortium in 2010 > <http://www.corriente.com/media/PDFs/news/2010/20100804-CRIPressRelease.pdf>. > > > · In Honduras, mine-affected communities and environmental and > indigenous organizations are protesting a proposed mining law > <http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/honduran-civil-society-groups-reject-proposed-mining-law-puts-corporate-interests-human-rights> > > that > Honduran authorities are promoting at PDAC this week > <http://www.ottawacitizen.com/touch/news/story.html?id=6247931>, also > with support from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. > > “Government and industry representatives are sure to give these > journalists a glowing picture of Canada’s disingenous Corporate Social > Responsibility framework for mining overseas, while trying to > demonstrate that mining is developing without a hitch here at home,” > remarks Ramsey Hart, Canada Program Coordinator for MiningWatch Canada, > “but it’s not that simple.” > > On Tuesday, members of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI First Nation) > will be at PDAC > <http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/business/story/2012/03/05/tby-gods-lake-pdac-protest.html> > > to demonstrate > against the failure of the Ontario provincial government to ensure that > mining exploration company God’s Lake Resources > <http://www.godslakeresources.com/> respects their right to free, prior, > and informed consent. In June 2011, KI declared their opposition to > industrial developments on their territory in order to protect the > watershed that is the core of their territory. > > Also in Ontario, three lives have been lost in fatal accidents at > Vale-owned nickel mines > <http://www.usw.ca/media/news/releases?id=0741> in Sudbury during the > last year <http://www.usw.ca/districts/6/news?id=0099>. > > Osisko Mining’s open-pit gold operation in Malartic, Quebec, which > visiting journalists might tour, has led to discontent among community > members <http://www.lordesautres.com/> who claim the company betrayed > its promises to ensure that they would face no major problems during the > mine’s construction. Noise, dust, plummeting housing values, and > a disappointing relocation process have led citizens to protest. > > “Do we need to warn all the other citizens of Quebec,” they wrote in a > recent open letter to Quebec premier Jean Charest, “[…] not to trust the > nice promises mining companies make while trying to sell their > projects?” They continued, “You will create some well-paid jobs, […] but > we've learned from experience that the modest citizens will pay > the price. With the current law, accepting a mine near you, open pit or > not, is an expensive choice destined to become a poisoned present that > one quickly learns to regret having accepted.” > > The delegation of reporters may also visit Goldcorp > <http://goldcorp.com/>’s project on Cree territory in Eleonore, Quebec. > It is unlikely that the vast differences in conditions under which > the Cree negotiated a successful agreement with this gold mining > behemoth will be constrasted with those facing indigenous Maya > communities whose right to consultation and consent has been > consistently undermined > <http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/affected-communities-americas-demand-canadian-mining-industry-respect-their-rights>. > In the Guatemalan highlands, growing evidence of water contamination > and public health impacts of such a short-lived mine operation are > predicted to spell long-term impoverishment > <http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/impoverishment-not-development-could-be-end-result-goldcorp-s-marlin-mine-guatemala-says-new> > > for > an already troubled area. > > “The government-sponsored tour is also unlikely to acknowledge other > conflicts that have arisen that are important to understanding the > difficulties that aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada face in > having their rights respected and community health protected,” adds Mr. > Hart. > > For example, at Barriere Lake, in unceded Algonquin territory > <http://www.barrierelakesolidarity.org/>, the Quebec government > refuses to acknowledge its responsibility to consult with the First > Nations over mineral exploration projects on their territory. In New > Brunswick, citizens in the town of Penobsquis are also fighting for > compensation <http://www.penobsquis.ca/> over the alleged loss of > their well water, damages to their properties, and impacts on their > quality of life from underground potash mining. Meanwhile, in > British Columbia, the Tsilhqot’in People are having to re-engage in a > review process > <http://www.miningwatch.ca/TNG_New_Propserity_Mar1_2012> of an > already-rejected proposal for an open pit gold and copper project,and > where the proponent recently launched a lawsuit against an environmental > group critical of its project. > > “I hope that at least a couple of these journalists will take the > opportunity to ask a few hard questions,” concludes Ms. Moore, “so as > not to further reinforce the misinformation that is frequently spread in > Latin America that our companies are being held to > international standards, when in fact we have no effective mechanisms to > ensure that <https://nacla.org/files/A043030031_8.pdf>.” > > The reporters, visiting at the invitation of Canadian embassies in their > respective countries, should ask federal government representatives why > the Conservative government turned its back on a 2007 consensus report > <http://cnca-rcrce.ca/cnca-news-release-government-squanders-opportunity-to-hold-extractive-companies-to-accuont-march-26-2009/>between > civil society, industry, and government representatives that recommended > a series of corporate accountability measures that would have helped > provide recourse for mine-affected communities abroad. And examine why > our national broadcaster recently criticized one of the pillars of > Canada’s CSR strategy as a waste of money > <http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/10/31/mining-watchdog-agency.html>. > > > –30– > > Contact: > In Ottawa: Jen Moore, Latin America Program Coordinator, MiningWatch > Canada (613) 569-3439 > In Toronto: Ramsey Hart, Canada Program Coordinator, MiningWatch Canada > (613) 298-4745 (cell) > > __ > Jennifer Moore > Latin America Program Coordinator > MiningWatch Canada > www.miningwatch.ca <http://www.miningwatch.ca> > > email: [email protected] > tel: 613.569.3439 / fax: 613.569.5138 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Lista de discutii [email protected] este intretinuta de > StrawberryNet http://www.ngo.ro . > > Pentru a nu mai primi mesaje de la aceasta lista va rugam trimiteti un > mesaj la > [email protected] > cu mentiunea la subiect: unsubscribe ------------------------------------ Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public!Yahoo! 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