Canadian Mining in Mexico

dawn — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:05:09 +0000

A close-up look at the impacts of gold mining in San Luis Potosí

In the Mexican village of Cerro de San Pedro in the State of San Luis Potosi, local residents have been fighting a battle against an open pit mine owned by a Canadian corporation and run by its Mexican subsidiary, Minera San Xavier (MSX). According to Jose Antonio Motilla, who is part of the Broad Opposition Front (FAO) to MSX, the open pit mine is a historical, legal, and environmental crime.

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Refusing to Accommodate Racism

Stuart Neatby — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:50:38 +0000

Community Groups Oppose the Bouchard-Taylor Commission

The Bouchard-Taylor Commission on “reasonable accommodations”, mandated to consult Quebeckers on the practice of accommodating cultural differences, made its way to Montreal after a highly sensationalized tour of rural Quebec. The tour, marred by media attention that mixed issues of multiculturalism, expressions of religious faith, the rights of women, and the alleged dangers to the French language and Quebecois identity, became a forum where the open expression of racism was normalized. As the commission arrived in Montreal, community groups were ready to introduce the media to a new discourse and organized to oppose the commission they deemed racist.

Below is a photo essay about the recent community mobilizations in Montreal against "reasonable accomodations."

Commissioners

press conference

iwcpicket

Speakout

immiaudience

Past Security

At the Door

Banging

Violence

Community Convergence

Racism is not Reasonable

The Dominion - Tatiana Gomez

Canadian Mining in Mexico

Refusing to Accommodate Racism