*[Enwl-eng] Silver

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                        Xinka land defenders are risking their lives to 
fight Pan American Silver’s massive silver mine in Guatemala.

                        Sign the petition to stop destructive silver mining 
projects now.

                         Sign the petition


            For nearly a decade, the Indigenous Xinka people, living near 
the Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, have peacefully opposed the mine --  
protecting their lands and waters from destruction. For their resistance, 
Xinka community members have been killed and jailed.

            The silver lining was that they stopped one of the most 
contentious silver mines in Latin America mid operation.

            Meanwhile, the same mining company that is operating in 
Guatemala, Pan American Silver, is also trying to build a mine in Argentina. 
It is claiming that the proposed site is on ‘no man’s land’, completely 
dismissing the presence of Mapuche Tehuelche Indigenous people that live on 
the land, and steamrolling a massive 20 year resistance against mining.

            Pan American Silver’s biggest meeting of the year takes place in 
early May and we want to deliver a massive petition with tens of thousands 
of SumOfUs members' signatures to show solidarity with local Guatemalan and 
Argentine affected communities.

            Will you sign the petition calling on Pan American Silver to 
listen to the local community for its annual meeting?

            The Xinka people have demanded the right to free, prior and 
informed consent and self determination over mining in their territory for 
over a decade.

            Their demand for respect for Xinka people's rights has been 
fierce but peaceful and it has come at a cost: there has been a loss of 
lives and dozens have been jailed arbitrarily.

            Yet they came together in a show of strength and won an 
important victory -- in 2017, the Xinka initiated two resistance camps to 
stop all traffic to the mine, which continue today. Shortly after, 
Guatemalan courts recognized that the Guatemalan government discriminated 
against the Xinka and failed to consult them, and the mine was suspended.

            Sign the petition calling on Pan American Silver and the 
Governments of Argentina and Guatemala to respect the rights of indigenous 
communities.

            We know if we come together, we can stop these destructive 
mining operations in Latin America. A few months ago, the governor of 
Argentina’s Chubut province was forced to repeal a law allowing mining that 
would have directly benefited Pan American Silver after six consecutive days 
of massive protests and roadblocks.

            And if we act now, we can demand Pan American Silver and the 
Guatemalan government respect the consent of the Xinka people.


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Angus and the team at SumOfUs



            More information:

            Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community 
Interference in Guatemala
            Inequality.org. 6 May 2021.

            Argentine Province Repeals Mining Law and Calls a Plebiscite
            Telesur. 21 December 2021.










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      From: Angus Wong, SumOfUs
      Sent: Monday, May 02, 2022 6:00 PM
      Subject: Silver







 
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