Kirsten Francescone

Blog Entries

State-sanctioned Violence in Peru and the Role of Canadian Mining
The Shuar Arutam People Reject Mining Convention in Canada (PDAC)
Acquisition of Yamana Gold Proceeds as Two More Water Defenders Arrested in Andalgalá, Argentina
URGENT COMMUNIQUÉ Two arrested in Andalgalá for fighting against the M.A.R.A. - AGUA RICA installation
Shuar Arutam People Resist Mining Industry Advances During COVID-19 Pandemic
New Report Released: COVID-19 and Resistance to the Mining Pandemic
Support for Precautionary Measures for Communities in Andalgalá, Argentina
Pan American Silver Ignores Community Demands at AGM
Argentinian Delegates Meet with Guatemalans at Regional Summit of Peoples Affected by Pan American Silver
Family of Murdered Mexican Environment Defender Seek Leave to Appeal to Canada’s Supreme Court
Bolivian Citizens Block Mill Operations, Accuse Canadian Company of Destroying UNESCO World Heritage Site
Complaint Submitted to the IACHR Regarding Mining Zoning Bill Violating Indigenous Rights
Lithium: The New Economic Dispute Promoted by the False Green Market
195 International Organizations Denounce Latest Attacks Against Members of the Peaceful Resistance to Escobal Mine
Pan American Silver Chairman Set To Speak at AME Roundup on the Importance of “ESG Factors” Days After Armed Attack Against Escobal Mine Opponent in Guatemala 
Report Reveals Teck Resources’ Climate Change Policies Purely Rhetorical
Analysis of the Quebrada Blanca Expansion Project Phase II
Open Letter to the Communities and Organizations of Chubut, Argentina
TAKE ACTION: Demand that INV Metals make the Environmental Impact Assessment for Loma Larga, Public!
Open Letter to INV Metals in Support of Ecuadorian Organizations Requesting Environmental Impact Study for Loma Larga Project
Massive Mobilizations Ignite Argentinian Patagonia In Face of Lobby Pressure to Subvert Anti-Mining Legislation
Investor Alert: Equinox Threatens Community, Inexplicably Prolonging Suspension at Los Filos Mine in Mexico
Shuar Arutam people announce the submission of a complaint to the ILO against the Ecuadorian State
Organizations Urge British Columbia Pension Fund to Press Equinox Gold to Respect Community and Commitments at Mine in Guerrero, Mexico
Xinka Parliament Announces Breakthrough in Escobal Mine Consultation Process, Rejects Pan American Silver’s Bad Faith
Canadian Unions and Civil Society Organizations Support Bolivian Mineworkers Union Demands for Fair Treatment from Canadian Company
Talks at Los Filos in Guerrero, Mexico, Break Down; Ejido Calls On Equinox Gold to Name New Negotiators
Landmark Rights of Nature Case To Be Heard in Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Could Affect Canadian Mining Companies
International Support Builds for Indigenous Rights of Shuar Arutam People in Conflict with Solaris Resources in Ecuador
One Month Later, Equinox Gold Still Failing to Meet Basic Conditions for Dialogue with Communities at Los Filos Mine
Major Legal Victory for Endemic Species in Ecuador Rights of Nature Case
Take Action to Support the Indigenous Shuar Arutam People in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Open Letter to Solaris Resources Inc. from the Government Council of the Shuar Arutam Peoples
Lithium and the False “Energy Transition”
Changing the lens: webinar tackles regulatory rollback and championing indigenous voices in the “green recovery”
Canadian Mining Companies in Ecuador Face New Challenge as Constitutional Court Approves Plebiscite on Large-Scale Metal Mining
Press Release, re: Sept.18 meeting between Ejido Carrizalillo and Equinox Gold
Historic Win for Communities in Chile – Barrick Gold’s Pascua Lama Project Permanently Put to Rest
Equinox Gold Drives Mexican Farmers to Shut Down Los Filos Mine to Protect Their Dignity and their Health
Ecuador Communities Day of Action Hits Cornerstone Resources’ AGM
Chile: Valparaíso Court Nullifies Illegal Authorization of Vizcachitas Mining Company Drilling Project
Ecuador Organizations Condemn Canadian Mining Lobby on Important Public Consultation Decision
Ecuador: Statement from the People’s Council for Cuenca’s Water
Chile: 14 Reasons Why Cannot Allow the Pascua Lama Mining Project to Continue
Hudbay Denies COVID-19 Infections at Constancia Mine – Peruvian Organization Responds
Mexican Network of Peoples Affected by Mining – Communiqué for July 22: International Day of Action Against Mining
Indigenous Shuar Arutam Government in Ecuador Calls Out Canadian Mining Company’s Sham Consultation Process.
Constitutional Court Could Save Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador from Mining
Canadian Mining Companies Beware: Communities in Chubut, Argentina Launch Second Campaign for Law to Protect Water Against Mining
Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador Called Out for Promoting COVID-19 As Opportunity for Mining Investment
Letter Campaign Demands Canadian Government Take Action Against Canadian Mining Company in Chile
Ecuador: Elected Local Officials Threatened with Jail for Opposing Mining
Support Chile’s “First Territory Free of Mining” – Send a Message to the Canadian Ambassador to Chile
Community and Worker Health and Well-being Not On Agenda at HudBay Minerals AGM
COVID-19 in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Over 100 Organizations Show Solidarity With Indigenous Shuar Arutam, Repudiate Mining Companies for Putting Communities at Grave Risk
COVID-19: Canadian Mining Company Endangers Workers and Communities in Peru
Teck Under Fire as Fears of COVID-19 Outbreak Sweep Chilean Mining Town
Xinka People of Guatemala, Thousands of International Supporters Demand Answers from Pan American Silver
May Day COVID-19 Report
On Earth Day, Land Defenders Share Struggles for Self-Determination and Community Health in Guatemala and British Columbia
Chilean Mayor Asks Teck to Protect Municipality, Warns Population Vulnerable to COVID-19 Due to Mining Contamination
Message from the Indigenous Xinka Parliament, Guatemala, re: COVID-19
Miners at Barrick Gold Project in Argentina Demand To Be Sent Home for Fear of Coronavirus Outbreak at Isolated Mining Camp
Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Condemn Attempts to Forge Support for Ecuador Mining Project at Toronto Conference
Groups Oppose Repressive Chilean Government Seeking Increased Canadian Mining Investment at PDAC
New Map by Environmental Justice Atlas Reveals Patterns of Abuse at Canadian Company Pan American Silver’s Mines in Latin America
Background on Pro-Mining Law Amendments in Mendoza, Argentina
Touring Bolivia’s Cerro Rico, the Mountain that Eats Men
Gloria Chicaiza Physically Gone But Forever Remembered
International Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Argentinian Water Defenders Against Canadian Mining Companies’ Attack on Environmental Law
URGENT ACTION - Tell Multinational Mining Companies to Back Off: Chubut Already Said "No" to Mining
Argentinean Provincial Legislators Condemn Mining Lobby Pressure to Amend Environmental Law
Declaration of the Union of Assemblies of the Communities of Chubut (UACCh)
Canadian Mining Lobby Pushes to Amend Environmental Legislation in Chubut Province, Argentina
Understanding Canada’s Silence on the Uprising in Chile
Indigenous Leaders in British Columbia and Guatemala Demand that Mining Companies Respect their Self-Determination at Home and Abroad
Declaration of the Regional Gathering: Climate Crisis, Energy Transition and Mining Extractivism in Latin America
Community Demands Justice Following Death of Neighbour Shot by Security Guard at Canadian-Owned Mine in Chile
Mineworkers Demand Teck Come to Negotiating Table as Strike Continues into Third Week at Chilean Copper Mine
US-based Foundation Urges Canadian Company INV Metals to Abandon Controversial Ecuador Project, Highlights Risk to Investors
Peruvian Court Rules Hudbay Minerals’ Contract with Police Influenced Criminalization of International Researchers
International Allies Applaud Victory against Economic Austerity Measures in Ecuador, Demand Justice for Violent State Repression of Protests
Over 20 Canadian Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Ecuadorian Indigenous, Labour, and Civil Society Organizations
Open Letter: Canadian Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous, Labour and Civil Society Organizations in Ecuador Protesting Neoliberal Economic Reforms 
Some Key Points to Understand What Is Going on in Ecuador in Light of Recent Massive Protests
CONAIE: To the Country (October 10, part 2)
CONAIE: To our bases and the Ecuadorian People (October 10, part 1)
New Report Reveals Botched Consultation Process for Indigenous Xinca at Pan American Silver Mine in Guatemala
Statement from Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) regarding Indigenous Mobilization and Civil Disobedience
Canadian Mining Companies Part of the Problem as Repression of Indigenous and Social Movements Escalates in Ecuador 
Ecuador – Intag Assembly: In Defence of Our Territory
The Shuar Arutam People of Ecuador Declare Territory Free of Mining, Reject Consultation
Mariano Abarca's Powerful Speech in Front of Canadian Embassy Is Heard in Chiapas to Mark Family's Submission of Appeal and 10th Year of Impunity
Abarca Family Files with Federal Court of Appeal, insisting that Canadian Embassy in Mexico Must Be Investigated
Indigenous Shuar Government in Ecuador Ratifies Anti-Mining Position Against Solaris Copper’s Warintza Project
Plaintiffs Conclude Lawsuit with Pan American Silver over 2013 Shooting in Guatemala, Communities Reaffirm Opposition to Escobal Mine, Warn of Rising Tensions
Federal Court Judge Concedes – If Canadian Embassy in Mexico Had Acted Differently, Mariano Abarca Might Not Have Been Murdered, But Refuses to Order Investigation
More than 1500 March to Defend Territory Against Argonaut Gold in Guanajuato, Mexico
Chilean Community Submits Open Letter to the People of Canada Re: Threat Canadian Mining Company Poses to Their Water
Ecuadorian Organization Denounces Illegal Exploration Activities at Canadian Mining Project
No to the Cerro del Gallo Mining Project in the Cradle of Independence
Letter with over 65 signatures of Guatemalan and International Organizations delivered to Attorney General Demanding Protective Measures Be Upheld for Xinca Lawyer and Communities Opposing Escobal Mine
Canadian Organizations Denounce Federal Government's Ongoing Negotiations for MERCOSUR with Brazil's Extremist Bolsonaro Government
"Extraction Casino" Ottawa Launch Event – June 17, 2019
Xinka People of Guatemala and International Allies Concerned Pan American Silver Will Continue Unwanted Intervention
Indigenous People Call On Pan American Silver to Cease Local Interference Out of Respect for Consultation Process in Guatemala
Hundreds Take to Toronto Streets to Call for Justice for Communities Abused by Canadian Mining
New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment
Over Two Hundred Organizations Denounce Multimillion-Dollar Suit Brought by U.S. Mining Firm Against Guatemala
Mexican Court Grants Indigenous Community Injunction Against Almaden Minerals’ Mining Concessions
MiningWatch Mourns Death of Ana Paula Hernández and Colleagues in Guatemala Crash
Overwhelming “No” Vote in Southern Ecuador Referendum Targets INV Metals Project
Are Canadian Embassies Free to Ignore Government Human Rights Policies?
MiningWatch Canada Expresses Support for Ongoing Community Resistance Against Canadian Mining Project in Southern Ecuador
Organizations ask the UN to Intervene in the Protection of the Santurbán Páramo, at Risk From Mining
Canadian and International Organizations Express Support to 30 Organizations Resisting Cornerstone Capital Resources
Tragedy Strikes Again in Brazil, This Time at Canadian Owned Mine
30 Ecuadorian Organizations Write Open Letter to Cornerstone Capital Resources to Demand they Abandon their Activities and Leave their Communities
30 Ecuadorian Organizations Write-Open Letter to Cornerstone Capital Resources to Demand they Abandon their Activities and Leave their Communities
Canadian Company INV Metals Fights Local Referendum Over Ecuador Gold Project Against Mounting Community Opposition
Ecuadorian Network Denounces Possible Threat of Investment Arbitration Made by Canadian Company
MiningWatch Canada, International Organizations Demand Vale Be Excluded from UN Global Compact
Ecuadorian Indigenous Organization Denounces Ecuadorian Government’s Co-hosted Promotion with Solaris Copper
Three Canadian Mining Companies in Brazil Silent on Tailings Dam Structures following Brumadinho Disaster
International Groups Denounce U.S. Mining Company’s Multi-million Dollar Claim Against Guatemala and Express Solidarity with Communities Peacefully Defending Land and Life at ‘La Puya’
VALE OF DEATH: Statement on the collapse of the tailing dam in Brumadinho
Investigators’ Study of Canadian/Swedish Mining Project in Ecuador Yields Disturbing Results
INV Metals Releases Full Feasibility Study for Ecuador Project: Shareholders Need to Inform Themselves about Lack of Community Support
Parish in Ecuador Alerts Canadian Company, Cornerstone Resources, that they are not welcome in their communities
INV Metals’ Loma Larga Project in Ecuador Still Contested Despite Recent Claims
Family Members and Allies of Mariano Abarca Denounce Nine Years of Impunity for His Assassination
Residents of Brazilian Municipality Concerned About Future Stability of Canadian-Operated Mine
Supreme Court Accepts Appeal of Peruvian Human Rights Defender, Overturns Sentence
Overwhelming international support for Indigenous Guatemalan communities resisting Canadian/American mine
Environmental Victory in Panama: Supreme Court declares Law 9 from February 26, 1997 unconstitutional
Indigenous District Council Rejects Shoddy Environment and Social Impact Assessment Proposed Mining by Canadian Company on Marudi Mountain Threatens our Sacred Sites and Rights
Criminalization of the Aymara People - Supreme Court Will Decide on Aduviri Case on October 5th.