Kirsten Francescone

Latin America Program Coordinator Kirsten Francescone works to support communities, organizations, and networks in the region struggling with mining conflicts.

Blog Entries

Open Letter: Canadian Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous, Labour and Civil Society Organizations in Ecuador Protesting Neoliberal Economic Reforms

15.10.2019

Some Key Points to Understand What Is Going on in Ecuador in Light of Recent Massive Protests

10.10.2019

New Report Reveals Botched Consultation Process for Indigenous Xinca at Pan American Silver Mine in Guatemala

10.10.2019

Canadian Mining Companies Part of the Problem as Repression of Indigenous and Social Movements Escalates in Ecuador

07.10.2019

The Shuar Arutam People of Ecuador Declare Territory Free of Mining, Reject Consultation

23.08.2019

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

19.08.2019

Indigenous Shuar Government in Ecuador Ratifies Anti-Mining Position Against Solaris Copper’s Warintza Project

09.08.2019

More than 1500 March to Defend Territory Against Argonaut Gold in Guanajuato, Mexico

23.07.2019

Chilean Community Submits Open Letter to the People of Canada Re: Threat Canadian Mining Company Poses to Their Water

18.07.2019

Ecuadorian Organization Denounces Illegal Exploration Activities at Canadian Mining Project

10.07.2019

Canadian Organizations Denounce Federal Government's Ongoing Negotiations for MERCOSUR with Brazil's Extremist Bolsonaro Government

10.06.2019

"Extraction Casino" Ottawa Launch Event – June 17, 2019

03.06.2019

MiningWatch Mourns Death of Ana Paula Hernández and Colleagues in Guatemala Crash

08.04.2019

Overwhelming “No” Vote in Southern Ecuador Referendum Targets INV Metals Project

03.04.2019

Are Canadian Embassies Free to Ignore Government Human Rights Policies?

22.03.2019

Canadian Company INV Metals Fights Local Referendum Over Ecuador Gold Project Against Mounting Community Opposition

26.02.2019

Three Canadian Mining Companies in Brazil Silent on Tailings Dam Structures following Brumadinho Disaster

04.02.2019

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’

31.01.2019

Investigators’ Study of Canadian/Swedish Mining Project in Ecuador Yields Disturbing Results

17.01.2019

INV Metals’ Loma Larga Project in Ecuador Still Contested Despite Recent Claims

10.01.2019

Overwhelming international support for Indigenous Guatemalan communities resisting Canadian/American mine

25.09.2018

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