Catherine Nolin

[Reportaje] Ecuador revoca licencia a minera canadiense: reacciones y dudas | RCI La decisión sobre Loma Larga genera esperanza aunque también suscita críticas por falta de claridad técnica.

Quito revocó la licencia ambiental a la canadiense Dundee Precious Metals. Organizaciones locales e internacionales advierten que aunque buena a primera vista, la decisión carece de sustento técnico y podría ser una maniobra política

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Bravo to the plaintiffs in Guatemala who couldn’t be with us (we celebrated together in May). Bravo to Cory & Murray and Grahame and all the activists & supporters, who over the past 14 yrs offered solidarity in action, solidarity through financial support & solidarity through accompaniment. 3/3

Rights Action Funding & supporting human rights & justice, land & environment defense struggles in Guatemala & Honduras

Grahame published a report that you can access for free at rightsaction.org or you can contact me for a beautiful paper version for $10. I am bringing home a nice stack to sell to cover their costs.

What a victory!

And thanks to Grahame and Camila for hosting us. A house full of hope and love. 2/

I was thrilled that Will & I could join this evening organised by Amnesty International to hear from Grahame Russell, Cory Wanless & Murray Klippenstein to recount how they “won the landmark Hudbay Minerals lawsuits in Canada and the Mynor Padilla criminal trial in Guatemala, and at what cost.” 1/

Love the colours under foot found in late September out at Cluculz Lake

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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

Have you seen this petition yet? Safety concerns with Lloyd Drive exit from Highway 16

Let’s get this dangerous turn off at Lloyd fixed #CluculzLake

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Bravo to fellow geographer Craig Calhoun

#humanrights #academicintegrity

US air strike kills 11 people - Historian Greg Grandin calls it “pure premeditated murder” and brings the logic of impunity in Gaza to the #Caribbean

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

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Drop Site’s @ryangrim.bsky.social speaks with Mahmoud Basal, Chief Spokesman of Gaza Civil Defense, as Gaza City braces for a major Israeli invasion.

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Reminder: In a UN vote on making food a human right, only 2 countries voted no…

1. The United States🇺🇸
2. Israel

Excited to start planning for the next Conference of Latin American Geography meeting at the Centro Universitario de la Costa (Universidad de Guadalajara) in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico -- January 6-9, 2026 with post-conference field trips on Jan 10 & 11!

#BestAcademicCommunity #LatinAmericaGeography

🎉UNBC Convocation 2025🎉

Congratulations to all. What a fantastic day!

We recognized two students in particular:

Kaylee Barnes is our Top Graduating student in Environmental Science

and

Nicole Boyd is our Top Graduating student in Geography

Well done, everyone ✅

GUATEMALA 2025 - I will mostly be posting on our UNBC Geography & Rights Action Field School to Guatemala page while we are in Guatemala for our field school which starts today- after our full-on 6-day pre-departure course.

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Here we go …

“Mohsen’s freeing reminds us of a different vision for America. People of all kinds of backgrounds standing up for someone who the people in power want you to see as an outsider.”

Watch @premthakker.bsky.social discuss Mohsen Mahdawi's release from ICE detention and what it means for America.

Thank you for your service @charlieangus104.bsky.social & I look forward to seeing what’s next for you

Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.

I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?

EVENT FLYER WOLA / NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE WEBINAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 2:00 - 3:30PM EDT REGISTER ON ZOOM THE WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE PRESENT: LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA AS THE UNITED STATES RECKONS WITH ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE Speakers: MERCEDES DORETTI Executive Director Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team JUAN E. MÉNDEZ Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence Washington College of Law, American University MARCELA TURATI Investigative Journalist MORE INFORMATION & RSVP: www.wola.org/events Moderated by: KATE DOYLE National Security Archive

If you share our horror about forced disappearances in the US, join us for a discussion with Latin American rights defenders who've been fighting them for years.

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Trump Says They’re Foreign Gang Members. Are They? Podcast Episode · The Daily · 04/23/2025 · 29m

“They have essentially, for public purposes, been disappeared.” Yes, but they have also been, *legally speaking,* forcibly disappeared. Enforced disappearance is not a term of art. It is a human rights violation that can amount to a crime against humanity: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Columbia email Important Message Regarding Campus Policies on Encampments Inbox C Columbia Public Safety 22:35 to EMOT-MS-STUDENTS v Dear members of the Columbia community, We have been made aware of possible plans to establish encampments on Columbia's campuses. We want to clearly communicate that camping and encampments on Columbia's campuses are prohibited by University Policy. Our University Rules and Policies prioritize academic activities and communal use of campus space. A more detailed explanation of how an encampment as a form of protest runs the risk of serious violations under the Rules of University Conduct can be found here. University Response to Encampments If encampments or tents are established on University property, Public Safety will take the following actions: • Public Safety will immediately take steps to remove tents or other structures and remove them from the area; • Access to affected areas will be restricted, and the University may implement additional restrictions to campus access; • Participants will be instructed to disperse. Individuals who refuse to disperse will be

Part 2 encampment as a form of protest runs the risk of serious violations under the Rules of University Conduct can be found here. University Response to Encampments If encampments or tents are established on University property, Public Safety will take the following actions: • Public Safety will immediately take steps to remove tents or other structures and remove them from the area; • Access to affected areas will be restricted, and the University may implement additional restrictions to campus access; • Participants will be instructed to disperse. Individuals who refuse to disperse will be identified and sanctions, including potential removal from campus and possible arrest, may be applied. We value free expression and the right to protest. These activities must be conducted in accordance with University Rules and Policies to ensure the safety of our community and that academic and other campus activities can continue unimpeded. Columbia University Public Safety

New — Columbia Public Safety has sent an email warning students that encampments are prohibited and participants may be removed from campus or arrested.

Email comes after NBC News reported on alleged student plans for a new encampment in protest of Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza.

A sign of how fast this plane is flying into the ground that a few months ago there was actual discourse and disagreement about H1B visas and now they're just universally like "fuck it, get rid of *student visas,* kick em out." Like this is just accelerating madness

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Oh god, and the first student quoted is undocumented and from El Salvador. That poor kid. He needs to go to Canada now.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks new deportations under Alien Enemies Act In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in Texas' Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order from this court."

The Supreme Court defied President Trump and blocked certain deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. Get ready for an escalation of the constitutional crisis.

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