Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining
Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Minería | |
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| Abbreviation | REMA |
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| Formation | June 2008 |
| Founded at | Temacapulin, Jalisco |
| Purpose | Environmental activism and human rights |
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Founders | Mariano Abarca, Bety Cariño |
| Website | https://www.remamx.org/ |
Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining (Spanish: Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Minería, REMA)[1] is a Mexican group that campaigns for political change and ecological conservation[2] and against open-pit mining.[3]
Two founders of the group were murdered within two years of the organization being founded.
Description
[edit]The group is part of the Mesoamerican Movement Against the Mining Extractive Mode, known as M4.[4] The group campaigns to end open-pit mining.[3]
History
[edit]The organization was founded in June 2008 in the Temacapulin village of Jalisco. Founders included Mariano Abarca and Bety Cariño.[5] In 2009, Abarca was assassinated[6] Cariño was murdered in 2010.[7]
At the time, the group was protesting against Blackfire Exploration's work at its La Revancha mine.[8]
In 2022, the group was critical of the limitations of the nationalisation of Mexico's lithium, noting the reform did not take control of existing mines.[9][10] The group predicted that Canadian and U.S. corporation would be the main beneficiaries of the reforms.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilton, Jen; Barrington-Bush, Liam (2013-02-04). "Mexico mining: 'When injustice is law, resistance is duty' – in pictures". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Barkin, David; Sánchez, Alejandra (2020-08-02). "The communitarian revolutionary subject: new forms of social transformation". Third World Quarterly. 41 (8): 1421–1441. doi:10.1080/01436597.2019.1636370. ISSN 0143-6597. S2CID 199364103. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ a b Shell, Michael (5 July 2008). "Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Minería - La Jornada". La Jornada. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Protecting People's Health - Interview with Mexican leader: The Impacts of Goldcorp in Latin America and the Health Tribunal". Radio Mundo Real. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Quienes somos | REMA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Wells, Jennifer (2019-03-24). "Opinion | Murder of Mexican mining protester throws spotlight on role of Canada's embassies". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Lakhani, Nina. "Mexico promises justice for unsolved murders". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Canadian mining firm at centre of Mexican murder probe". The Globe and Mail. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, May 1, 2022, Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining blasts mining law reform Archived 2022-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Mining.com
- ^ Duran, Paloma (9 May 2022). "Mining Law Reform Faces More Criticism". Mexico Business News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alfredo Valadez (2023-02-26). "La Jornada: Protección legal al litio en México favorecerá a EU y Canadá: estudio". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
