Presenters: Robbi Humble
Canadian mining companies are leading the field in
international mining concessions, and unfortunately, also in human
rights complaints in mineral-rich developing countries far away from
Canadian eyes. The Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala, their way of life
and livelihoods, are particularly threatened and are rising up against
these violations of their rights and of their spiritual beliefs in the
centrality of life and Mother Earth. How is this happening? What can we,
as Canadians, do to take responsibility for our part in these global
systems that perpetuate injustice in the name of profits on our behalf?
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