Left, protests outside GoldCorp's annual shareholders meeting last May tell shareholders to stop investing in human rights violations. Right, a demonstration outside Ontario's Queens Park legislative building demanding changes to Ontario's Mining Act in order to protect human rights over mining rights.

Throughout this week the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference is taking place in Toronto. This is the biggest mining industry event of the year and ProtestBarrick.net and the Toronto Mining Support Group are organizing a demonstration outside:

WHAT: Protest the PDAC conference
WHERE: Toronto Convention Centre (South Bldg)
255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON
WHEN: Wednesday, March 4 11am – 2pm

For more information on why the mining industry is being described as “Canada’s number one contribution to global injustice”, see Someone Else’s Treasure

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