Searching for Gold in the Highlands of Guatemala

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on February 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Searching for Gold in the Highlands of Guatemala Lyuba Zarsky   For nearly a decade, Goldcorp’s Marlin gold and silver mine in the Guatemalan altiplano has been at the center of intense local conflict and international scrutiny. The conflict was ignited in 2005 when local Mayan communities overwhelmingly rejected mining in popular plebiscites called consultas. Chief among their concerns … Continue reading →

Category (Ir)responsible investing, Canandian mining companies, CIDH - Comisión Interamericana / IACHR Inter-American Commission, Closure Plan / Plan de Cierre, Consulta / Consultation, Contaminación / Contamination, CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility, Ganancia, Goldcorp Inc., James Anaya - ONU / United Nations, Medidas Cautelares/ Precautionary Measures, Mina Marlin, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, Regalías / Royalties, Simon Fraser University, Technical Studies

Frack Goldcorp! The Struggle for Space and the SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on November 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/blog/stimulator/8941#comment-15723 Frack Goldcorp! The Struggle for Space and the SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts BLOG POST posted on NOVEMBER 11, 2011 by STIMULATOR Blog posts are the work of individual contributors, reflecting their thoughts, opinions and research. A recent anti-GoldCorp demo in Vancouver Canadian mining and extractive industries not only destroy space where nature … Continue reading →

Category (Ir)responsible investing, Canandian mining companies, Divestment, Goldcorp Inc., Pueblos indígenas, Simon Fraiser University, Simon Fraser University

Goldcorp & Me

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on June 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Goldcorp & Me Posted on June 17, 2011 by Adrienne Wiebe Goldcorp and Me OR how Guatemalan Subsistence Farmers fund my son’s university education and my retirement As strange and twisted as it sounds, Mayan subsistence farmers in Guatemala are getting poorer so that my son can have a high-quality Canadian university education and so I … Continue reading →

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If Goldcorp cares so much, it should shut down the Marlin mine

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on June 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

If Goldcorp cares so much, it should shut down the Marlin mine By Ahni Jun 14, 2011 No Comments Views You would be hard-pressed to find a gold mine more strongly condemned by the international community than Goldcorp’s Marlin mine in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, department of San Marcos, Guatemala. A view of … Continue reading →

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SFU students protest Goldcorp naming of arts centre

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a press release from SFU students protesting how the university’s new arts centre in Vancouver is going to be named after Goldcorp, thanks to a fat contribution. The students are opposed because of the mining company’s relationship with indigenous groups. SFU community locked out of public board of governors meeting Protestors denounced $10 Million … Continue reading →

Category Canandian mining companies, Goldcorp Inc., Simon Fraiser University, Simon Fraser University

Public Letter to Simon Fraser University Concerning Goldcorp Inc’s $10,000,000 “Gift”

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on October 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

October 4, 2010 Simon Fraser University President Andrew Petter 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A-1S6 apetter@uvic.ca, 250.721.8183, 778.782.4641, 778.782.4860 Mavis MacMillen Director, President’s Office mamacmil@sfu.ca, 778.782.4641 Dear Andrew Petter, We write you concerning Goldcorp Inc’s “gift” of $10,000,000 to the Simon Fraser University Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. If you properly study Goldcorp’s mining … Continue reading →

Category (Ir)responsible investing, Canandian mining companies, Goldcorp Inc., Marlin, Simon Fraser University

The Goldcorp Arts Centre in the Woodwards Building: Site of Displacement and Shame

Posted by goldcorpoutofguatemala on September 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

BLOG POST posted on September 23, 2010 by dawn, Vancouver MediaCoop Blog posts are the work of individual contributors, reflecting their thoughts, opinions and research. A Mayan baby with a rash on his arm which his parents say is caused by Goldcorp’s Marlin mine // Rights Action This morning, Vancouver based mining company Goldcorp announced … Continue reading →

Category Canandian mining companies, Goldcorp Inc., Marlin, Simon Fraser University