Vancouver, BC – Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19
Please join the Mining Justice Alliance as we speak out against the social and environmental impacts of Vancouver-based mining companies Goldcorp and First Majestic Silver.
Wednesday, May 18, 9:15am
PROTEST AT GOLDCORP’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Meet at Waterfront Station (Cordova exit), 601 West Cordova.
March to Goldcorp AGM, 999 Canada Place, where First Nations people from Guatemala, Honduras and Chile will decry Goldcorp’s impacts on their communities and lands, and then to the office of the Canada Pension Plan, which invests in destructive mining companies. Bring your pots and pans and get ready to make some noise! Family-friendly event.
Thursday, May 19, 9:15am
PROTEST AT FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER’S AGM
Meet at Waterfront Station (Cordova exit), 601 West Cordova.
March to First Majestic Silver’s AGM at 837 West Hastings, where we will join Wixarika (Huichol) people from Mexico, who are trying to protect their land, water and sacred territories from mining by First Majestic. Family-friendly event.
For more information about these events: http://miningjusticealliance.wordpress.com; contact: miningjustice@gmail.com.