Comments on: Mexican Mine Battle Comes To Toronto (June 17) http://intercontinentalcry.org/mexican-mine-battle-comes-to-toronto-june-17/ Intercontinental Cry provides news, commentary, videos, and media alerts concerning the world's Indigenous population. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:27:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ahni http://intercontinentalcry.org/mexican-mine-battle-comes-to-toronto-june-17/#comment-2577 Ahni Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:02:57 +0000 http://intercontinentalcry.org/?p=1796#comment-2577 here's a bit more info... METALLICA RESOURCES Inc. IN MEXICO The FAO (Spanish for Broad Opposition Front) Mexico and Montreal, a movement against illegal mining operations in Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico, has decided to send a delegation to Canada, because Metallica Resources Inc. (the Canadian mining company there) - which is ravaging the earth illegally in Cerro de San Pedro - is having its AGM in Toronto on June 17th (more details in official callout below!). THE METALLICA RESOURCES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: PICKET AND CREATIVE ACTION Date: June 17th. Time: 10:00 am. Place: Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay St., Toronto, ON. (http://www.toronto.suttonplace.com/). Although the timeline is short, we are at a really critical moment in the struggle right now and both collectives (in Mexico and Montreal) decided to move forward. We made a call to Metallica and found out that we can bring delegates from Mexico into the shareholders' meeting and ask questions. We are also going to try to organize some street theatre and a picket outside, but seeing as we are in Mexico and Montreal, we are hoping that the word gets out in Toronto and that people take interest. The three delegates from Mexico will be: 1- Armando Barreiro - a federal elected parliamentarian 2- Carlos Covarrubias - a lawyer and government 'regidor' or advisor with the opposition party (PRD) who works on the Agrarian Tribunal legal case for Cerro de San Pedro 3- Don Mario Martinez - a retired mineral engineer, resident of Cerro de San Pedro and Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO) activist The delegates will be accompanied by Lorena Gil and Enrique Rivera, who is seeking refugee status in Canada due to repression surrounding the Cerro de San Pedro case. Members of FAO Montreal will also be traveling to Toronto. The delegates are available to meet with any interested organizations before the 17th. I have attached below a "callout" that we're circulating. Lorena Gil will be in Toronto the week before the action, and can be reached at Loregil_26@yahoo.com. We are hoping to set up meetings with Barreiro and Canadian parliamentarians (who, of course, will not necessarily be in Ottawa). Any advice, names or ideas would also be welcome. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with either myself or Lorena with any questions, tips, etc. In solidarity, Nadia Hausfather :-) (514) 585-6489 here’s a bit more info…

METALLICA RESOURCES Inc. IN MEXICO

The FAO (Spanish for Broad Opposition Front) Mexico and Montreal, a movement against illegal mining operations in Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico, has decided to send a delegation to Canada, because Metallica Resources Inc. (the Canadian mining company there) - which is ravaging the earth illegally in Cerro de San Pedro - is having its AGM in Toronto on June 17th (more details in official callout below!).

THE METALLICA RESOURCES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: PICKET AND CREATIVE ACTION
Date: June 17th. Time: 10:00 am. Place: Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay St., Toronto, ON. (http://www.toronto.suttonplace.com/).

Although the timeline is short, we are at a really critical moment in the struggle right now and both collectives (in Mexico and Montreal) decided to move forward.

We made a call to Metallica and found out that we can bring delegates from Mexico into the shareholders’ meeting and ask questions. We are also going to try to organize some street theatre and a picket outside, but seeing as we are in Mexico and Montreal, we are hoping that the word gets out in Toronto and that people take interest.

The three delegates from Mexico will be:

1- Armando Barreiro - a federal elected parliamentarian
2- Carlos Covarrubias - a lawyer and government ‘regidor’ or advisor with the opposition party (PRD) who works on the Agrarian Tribunal legal case for Cerro de San Pedro
3- Don Mario Martinez - a retired mineral engineer, resident of Cerro de San Pedro and Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO) activist

The delegates will be accompanied by Lorena Gil and Enrique Rivera, who is seeking refugee status in Canada due to repression surrounding the Cerro de San Pedro case. Members of FAO Montreal will also be traveling to Toronto.

The delegates are available to meet with any interested organizations before the 17th. I have attached below a “callout” that we’re circulating. Lorena Gil will be in Toronto the week before the action, and can be reached at Loregil_26@yahoo.com.

We are hoping to set up meetings with Barreiro and Canadian parliamentarians (who, of course, will not necessarily be in Ottawa). Any advice, names or ideas would also be welcome. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with either myself or Lorena with any questions, tips, etc.

In solidarity,

Nadia Hausfather :-) (514) 585-6489

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