May, 2006

• Clarification regarding International Courts.

  

  May 30, 2006  1,075 views 0 Comments Share

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  I've been wondering about this for quite some time now, but never took the time to seriously look at the various international courts, their roles, whether or not people can submit cases to them, etc. Since Carver brought it up recently, I thought we should open it up for discussion International Criminal Court From Wikipedia, [...]

  Filed Under accountability • ICC • Indigenous Peoples • United Nations

• Company Sues Aboriginal Community for $10 Billion

  

  May 26, 2006  1,535 views 0 Comments Share

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  From the Manitoba Wildlands newsletter: Conflicts continue to erupt in Ontario's northern boreal region as companies hunt for platinum, palladium and diamonds in the absence of conservation planning. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (formerly known as Big Trout Lake First Nation) is now being sued by Platinex Inc. for $10 billion. Platinex is also seeking a legal injunction [...]

  Filed Under accountability • business • Canada • Indigenous Peoples • KIFN • land

• Women Without Fear. We Are All Atenco.

  

  May 22, 2006  1,079 views 0 Comments Share

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  by Zapatista Subcommandante Marcos. Words from the Sixth Committee of the EZLN for the public event "Women Without Fear. We Are All Atenco." May 22, 2006 Good evening. My name is Marcos, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. For those of you who are familiar with zapatismo, it might not be necessary to explain what I'm doing here, [...]

  Filed Under Atenco • Indigenous Peoples • Mexico • women • Zapatista

• Australia: Protesters won’t leave park until demands met

  

  May 10, 2006  1,339 views 0 Comments Share

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  ABORIGINAL protesters will refuse to leave the Kings Domain at midnight tonight unless the State Government meets their demands. The so-called sacred fire and Camp Sovereignty have attracted controversy since they were established during the Commonwealth Games. The Supreme Court ordered the camp to be dissolved last month, but an indigenous heritage inspector put a [...]

  Filed Under accountability • Australia • Burial Grounds • Indigenous Peoples

• Other Campaign Suspended: Red Alert in the Zapatista Good Government

  

  May 8, 2006  1,030 views 0 Comments Share

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  This is Red Alert Action Against the Mexican Goverment for its Violent Agression Against the People of Texcoco, Mexico on May 3rd, 2006. We say no to the violence All CINCO DE MAYO (ALL OF MAY 5th). The Electronic Disturbance Theater and the borderlands Hacklab call for a virtual strike against the Mexican Goverment May [...]

  Filed Under Zapatista

• What can be done?

  

  May 4, 2006  1,300 views 0 Comments Share

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  The following is a discussion that took place within the old forum of this website and on the friends of Grassy Narrows Mailinglist. It might get a little confusing, but it was a conversation worth holding onto. May 4, Richard: Greetings all, As my initial post to this forum, I am presenting something I recently [...]

  Filed Under colonialism • decolonization • Indigenous Peoples

• Statement to Glamis Gold, Goldcorp

  

  May 3, 2006  1,735 views 0 Comments Share

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  May 3, 2006 - This statement was read at Glamis Gold's Annual General Meeting. It was written by community representatives from regions of Honduras and Guatemala affected by the company's mining operations. They were in Canada on an educational speaking tour with Rights Action. Statement to Glamis Gold Shareholders from Honduras and Guatemala Glamis Gold [...]

  Filed Under business • Canada • gold • Guatemala • Indigenous Peoples • Statements