Past Action Alerts
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• Goldcorp Shareholders Meeting May 20, 2008

NISGUA is launching a fresh set of coordinated actions to coincide with the May 20th meeting of Goldcorp's shareholders. We are asking the company to respect the wishes of the people of the local community, who voted overwhelmingly (98%) against the mine.

• Death Threat against Bishop Ramazzini

Bishop Ramazzini is an outspoken leader in the struggle against harmful mining practices in Guatemala and a long-time defender of indigenous people's rights and the environment. He recently suffered another death threat. Please take action to prevent further attacks.

•  Union Organizer with SITRABI Killed

In the early morning hours of Sunday September 23, Marco Tulio Portela Ramirez prepared to go to work at a banana plantation in Izabal, Guatemala. He never made it to work. He was gunned down in front of his house by armed masked men. Marco was the secretary of culture and sport at SITRABI, the union for banana workers in Izabal. SITRABI is the oldest union in Guatemala and arguably one of the strongest and has experienced intimidation in the past. Stand with SITRABI to stop the violence and intimidation of union leaders.

• Fear for Security of ECAP (Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accion Psicosocial) Members 

Since September 2006, ECAP has been subject to acts of violence and aggression apparently related to its work with AJR members who are survivors of the massacre in Plan de Sánchez, in the municipality of Rabinal in Alta Verapaz, as well as the advances in the Spanish genocide case, namely the issuing of international arrest warrants. Tell President Berger to offer protection to ECAP workers today.