Activists spread word about Canadian mining
Two activists promoting awareness about Canada’s international mining practices and teaching communities how to make informed decisions about them stopped by Prince Albert Wednesday night.
Sakura Saunders and Darius Mirshahi are touring across western Canada with planned stops in Beauval and Ile La Crosse and onto British Columbia where they will participate in the community’s efforts to voice their opposition to various industrial projects.
Here in Prince Albert they screened the documentary Under Rich Earth. It followed the efforts of a remote Ecuadorian community resisting the efforts of the now-defunct Canadian mining company Ascendant Copper.
The community faced encroachment on their lands from armed security forces and relentless pressure from the corporation, but succeeded through peaceful resistance. Through this they saw the company leave, be delisted from TSX, and folding altogether.