The Struggle for What’s Essential
May 24, 2022 | Global mining companies have used the pandemic to push unwanted projects on vulnerable communities, who are fighting back — and sometimes winning.
Articles by Jen Moore
Guatemala’s Land Defenders Are Still Their Own Best Defense
February 10, 2021 | Rising corruption in Guatemala threatens landmark legal victories by Indigenous activists defending their land from mining.
Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of COVID-19
June 10, 2020 | Global South communities affected by mining face multiple pandemics — not just of disease, but of violence, exploitation, and corporate capture.
“When They Kill One, A Thousand More Are Born”
December 20, 2019 | A Southern Mexico community remembers Mariano Abarca, who gave his life fighting mining companies, with a celebration of resistance.
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
October 21, 2019 | In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
How Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
May 15, 2019 | In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.