http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/8970/0 en http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/corporate-criminals-taking-leadership/21083 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Activist infiltrate mining luncheon, distribute a dose of reality </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/sam_1436.jpg" alt="" title="Flier handed out by the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network at “The Challenge to Lead” event. The QR barcode pictured links smartphone users to a video testimony of Rosa Elbira, who was raped by the police and Hudbay&#039;s security forces during the forced eviction of her community in Guatemala. Shortly after fliers were distributed, event staff scrambled to retrieve and confiscate them. Photo: Rachel Small " width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <p>Today, the Canadian Club of Toronto invited major players in Canada&#39;s mining industry to a formal luncheon and panel discussion entitled &ldquo;The Challenge to Lead.&rdquo; However, attendees who have ties with communities impacted by these Canadian operations expressed grave concern.</p> </div><p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/corporate-criminals-taking-leadership/21083" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/corporate-criminals-taking-leadership/21083#comments Mining Injustice Solidarity Network Direct Action Education Solidarity bay street CSR HudBay human rights indigenous injustice Mayan mining Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:31:18 +0000 Sakura Saunders 21083 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca