When push comes to shovels: Fast-growing Goldcorp says it takes corporate social responsibility seriously, but words don’t always line up with actions

http://corporateknights.com/article/when-push-comes-shovels?page=show When push comes to shovels 3 December, 2012 Fast-growing Goldcorp says it takes corporate social responsibility seriously, but words don’t always line up with actions Written by Stephanie Boyd, Contributor Illustration Paul Roger Last year, Vancouver-based Goldcorp was removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as accusations swirled of human rights abuses and environmental … Continue reading

WINNERS & LOSERS IN GOLDCORP’S EMPIRE: $5 million donated to health programs in Canada; Denial of deadly health harms by mine site in Honduras

WINNERS & LOSERS IN GOLDCORP’S EMPIRE: $5 million donated to health programs in Canada; Denial of deadly health harms by mine site in Honduras   Goldcorp donates $5 million to two health programs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, even as Goldcorp categorically denies any responsibility or even remedy for deadly and devastating health harms in the … Continue reading

Final Verdict from People’s International Health Tribunal in San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala

Final Verdict from People’s International Health Tribunal in San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala VERDICT The judges convened in the town of San Miguel, in the department of San Marcos, Guatemala, on July 14-15 2012, starting at 9.30am on the 14th, ending at 1pm on the 15th. The judges are from different countries and are specialists in the … Continue reading

NIC Faculty Association fundraiser for human rights in Guatemala on Thursday

NIC Faculty Association fundraiser for human rights in Guatemala on Thursday COMOX VALLEY ECHO JUNE 5, 2012 North Island College Faculty Association presents a fundraiser event for Rights Action on Thursday, June 7 from 7 – 9 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre, Courtenay Campus. In support of a July 7 – 15 delegation that is … Continue reading

Tribunal Popular Internacional de Salud

** English below ** http://tribunaldesalud.org/ Toronto, Canadá, 5 de junio 2012   La Red en Solidaridad con Comunidades Afectadas por Injusticias Mineras (MISN), junto con el Movimiento Mesoamericano contra el Modelo Minero extractivo (M4), el Frente de Defensa Miguelense (FREDEMI), la Comisión parroquial Kolol Qnan Tx’otx’ de San Miguel Ixtahuacán y la Coalición Internacional contra … Continue reading