The Dominion - Suzanne MacNeil

postal workers.sydney slumber

Moira Peters — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:11:15 +0000

SYDNEY—Sydney labour organizers and supporters painted placards (and enjoyed the banjo) at a "leftie slumber party," prior to a CUPW support rally that attracted hundreds of people in downtown Sydney. image by Suzanne MacNeil

postal workers.sydney march

Moira Peters — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:06:15 +0000

SYDNEY—Sydney rallied for postal workers on Saturday, June 18. Support for the labour movement in Sydney is particularly strong; the poignant history of coal mining in the city spurred radical labour organizing by miners who rejected capitalist take-over of their labour. image by Suzanne MacNeil

Cerrejón

dawn — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:47:24 +0000

The Cerrejon mine, the world's largest open-pit coal mine, produces half of Colombia's annual 52 million tons.

Children from Tabaco

dawn — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:43:36 +0000

Children of the displaced community of Tabaco. Their families have lived with friends or in makeshift dwellings in nearby municipalities due to the presence of the Cerrejón coal mine.