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25 Years: A Bedrock for Mining Justice

MiningWatch Canada celebrates its 25th anniversary this year as the only national organization in Canada solely dedicated to protecting peoples and the planet from the impacts of mining. In acknowledgement of this important milestone, we’re launching “25 Years: A Bedrock for Mining Justice,” a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 to scale up MiningWatch and strengthen our capacity to prevent mining in sensitive ecosystems, ensure new laws prioritize people and the environment, and build climate solutions that centre justice and human rights. Please consider contributing!
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25 Years: A Bedrock for Mining Justice

MiningWatch Canada launched as a pan-Canadian initiative on April 1, 1999, on the heels of a decade that saw an unprecedented global expansion of mining brought about by economic globalization. Indigenous, environmental, social justice, and labour organizations came together with different backgrounds and experiences to respond to threats posed by irresponsible mining practices in Canada and around the world.