Author: Jonathan Treat

International meeting unites movements against destructive mining projects

February 4, 2013

More than 500 people from 12 countries traveled the sinuous mountain road from Oaxaca, México to the small Zapotec community of Capulálpam de Méndez to attend the “Yes to Life, No to Mining” Forum of Mesoamerican Peoples. Community activists and indigenous leaders shared experiences of resistance, and developed strategies for defending their territories against the onslaught of ongoing and planned mega-mining projects that threaten their communities.

Bullets and Blood: The High Price of Anti-Mining Resistance in San José del Progreso

June 24, 2012

On the evening of June 16, a red Dodge Ram pickup truck drove by spraying two anti-mining activists with bullets. They survived but two leaders of the Coalition of United Peoples of the Ocotlán Valley (CPUVO), which opposes the Canadian Fortuna Silver mine in Oaxaca, were killed in similar incidents. Why the mounting violence?

Casa Amiga: Leading the Fight to Protect Women in Ciudad Juárez

December 3, 2002

A major wave of layoffs in the once-thriving maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juárez has left thousands scrambling to make ends meet. Among the most vulnerable to this economic implosion are thousands of working-class women. As the maquiladora sector has contracted, Casa Amiga, the only domestic violence and rape crisis center in the city of nearly 2 million, has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of battered women coming in for help. Despite its overwhelming workload, the staff of Casa Amiga continues to provide much-needed services to women in Juárez, one day at a time, case by case.

Baja Energy and Environment Update

May 2, 2002

[ printer-friendly PDF version ] Power companies confront power of the people. Baja Energy and Environment Update by Jonathan Treat | May 2, 2002 […]

Update on Metales y Derivados

May 2, 2002

[ printer-friendly PDF version ] NAFTA commission findings confirm border toxic waste a threat but offers no remedies. Update on Metales y Derivados by […]

Basta ya with finger pointing!

March 20, 2002

[ printer-friendly PDF version ] c o m m e n t a r y Basta ya with finger pointing! It’s time to put […]