by Lynda Sullivan | Apr 17, 2026 | carribean, our stories, right to say no, water is life
In the geopolitical imagination of the Caribbean, Haiti is often portrayed as a territory with an almost mythical mining potential. From the U.S. occupation of 1915 to contemporary debates about economic development, the narrative of a “country sitting on a gold mine” has been recurrent. However, the current reality is far from this fiction.
by Lynda Sullivan | Mar 25, 2026 | mining and militarism, our stories, position papers, right to say no, water is life
Desde las minas que abastecen a los ejércitos hasta los ejércitos que protegen las minas.
by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 21, 2025 | green extractivism, just transition, latin america, our stories, post extractivism, right to say no, water is life
Pueblos de la Puna Atacameña resisten al extractivismo pese al avance de la minería de litio Autorxs: Javiera Ortiz, Ramón Balcázar M., Véronica Gostissa y Vivian Lagrava Edición: Ramón Balcázar M. y Lynda Sullivan 1. Extractivismo del litio en la Puna de...
by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 18, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, europe, green extractivism, just transition, latin america, mining and militarism, north america, oceania, our stories, post extractivism, resources, right to say no, statements, water is life
TSF-Mining Declaration At the People's Summit, COP30 Towards a Socioecological & Systemic Transformation in Response to the Narratives of ‘Green Transition’ YLNM is an integral part of the Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractive Economy. At Belém do...
by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 18, 2025 | defend the defenders, just transition, our stories, post extractivism, right to say no, take action, water is life
The People's Summit, Belém at COP30 The People’s Summit 2025 in Belém do Pará finished with a roar. Full of colourful flags, costumes, music and powerful political statements. It had been five days of this energy, with seemingly random and spontaneous bursts of noise...