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Banana workers in Nicaragua, who after years of work in the fields, say pesticide use has made them sterile. They are suing Dow, Dole and other firms in L.A.

From www.latimes.com - THE people crammed into the stifling basketball gym. They filled the court, lined the walls and tumbled beyond the doors onto the sun- blistered streets.

They had gathered to hear a promise of justice.

Many had spent their lives toiling on banana plantations that U.S. companies operated in this region some 30 years ago. By day, the workers …

Yesterday in New Zealand, a mother of 4 collapsed and died shortly after Mercury energy cut off the power to her house.

Folole Muliaga had just recently been released from the hospital, and was dependant on a respirator for oxygen. Folole’s energy bill was $299.

And now it seems mercury reps are trying to make the company into the hero of this story of ‘business as usual’. There’s a protest set for tomorrow (see below)

From uriohau.blogspot.com

A family spokesman, Brendan Sheehan, told Radio NZ that when a Mercury Energy representative arrived …

From Gila River Alliance for a Clean Environment (GRACE), via bsnorrell.blogspot.com - A toxic waste treatment facility called Romic Southwest sits in the Gila River Indian Community next to Chandler [in Arizona] .

The U.S. EPA refuses to fine this company despite serious and repeat violations and the people who live and work in the community have little means to do anything about it. That is why [on March 24] dozens of people came out to demand the toxic waste facility be shut down .

People lined …

Saludos desde Mayaguez, Puerto Rico — During our struggle to get the US Navy to stop bombing our island municipality of Vieques, people from all over the world gave us their solidarity. A Land is Life Conference took place in Vieques. People from Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, Guam and the Philippines came to share their experiences and show solidarity for our struggle. The US no longer bombs Vieques. But it has left its toxic wastes there to continue contaminating the land. Its clean up operations are not careful of the islands eco system nor do …

FOE Media Release - Peter Munk, Chair of Barrick Gold Admits Liability for The Desecration Of Lake Cowal Sacred Site, Australia

At today’s Barrick Gold AGM held at the Convention Centre in Toronto, Neville ‘Chappy’ Williams, traditional owner of Lake Cowal and Western Shoshone delegates from Nevada successfully questioned the Barrick Gold Board of Directors during the live webcast.

Shareholders were amazed and concerned the interveners had traveled so far to raise their objections Peter Munk tried to explain why Barrick Gold shares continued their ‘disappointing’ decline in value whilst the mining industry is “drowning in liquidity” as …

(I just wrote a post on nowpublic.com about this, and it turned out good enough that I thought I’d erase what was here, and put that in its place - Ahni)

International day of action against Barrick Gold

Yesterday over a dozen events were organized around the world, in protest against the World’s largest Gold Mining company - Toronto-based Barrick Gold.

You can watch a two minute video (on youtube) about the outreach action at Barrick’s shareholder meeting in Toronto.

Today, there is likely over a thousand conflicts around the world

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I’m happy to say that I uploaded the intro to the Oneidas For Democracy video to Youtube… It’s not the greatest quality, but it gets the job done…

Background: As you may know, the Oneidas are one of Six Nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy….

Ray Halbritter, the CEO of TurningStone Casino and Indian Country Today — and one of the richest people in New York State, unilaterally assumed power over what’s often called the “Oneida Nation of New York” (but it’s not really a Nation. The Oneida People are the Nation. This is a community) …