#1/99 Terminate "Terminator" Technology / Worldwide Mar 20, 2009 Victory for Indigenous Peoples / Brazil Victory for Indigenous Peoples / Brazil Today we are celebrating a landmark victory for indigenous peoples’ rights in Brazil. Congratulations to the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) and the indigenous residents of Roraima state, whose decades-long struggle has at last ended in victory! And THANK YOU to ...

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#2/05 Protect Mangroves and Shark Habitat / The Bahamas Feb 14, 2009 Victory in our campaign to Protect Mangroves and Shark Habitat Listen to the story as told by EARTHCARE activist Gail Woon. Joel Edelstein, of Boulder-based KGNU radio, aired the 5-minute interview on January 29, 2008. Right click this link and select 'Save Link As...' or (on some browsers) click here to save a 'zip'ped version to your computer. (Play Time 7:30, Size 4,391kb).

#2/02 Stop Gold Mine, Protect Wetlands & Migratory Birds / Australia Feb 11, 2009 Victory for Wiradjuri In Campaign Against BarrickGold! Victory for Wiradjuri In Campaign Against BarrickGold! MEDIA ALERT Friday 6 February 2009 Traditional Owner wins injunction restraining Barrick Gold mine expansion Yesterday the NSW Land and Environment Court handed down a decision in favour of ...

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#2/05 Protect Mangroves and Shark Habitat / The Bahamas Jan 22, 2009 Victory and Thank You from the Bahamas Victory and Thank You from the Bahamas It’s been four years since Global Response began campaigning to protect the mangroves and marine ecosystem of Bimini Island in the Bahamas – and now we can celebrate a victory! ...

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#07/06 Dec 19, 2008 Supreme Court Blocks Gold Mine / Romania Victory! Supreme Court Blocks Gold Mine / Romania What a celebration – and we are part of the party! For five years the people of Rosia Montana, Romania, have ...

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#1/04 Protect Whales and Fishery from Oil Development / Russia Apr 2, 2008 Banks Deny Loans to Sakhalin Oil Project / Russia Victory! Banks Deny Loans to Sakhalin Oil Project / Russia ?We know very well who has real influence over the banks? and companies? behavior ? it is exactly citizens of the countries where the banks and companies come from. That?s why the active participation of Global Response members was so important and made a significant contribution in the final result. We, on Sakhalin Island, greatly appreciate Global Response?s help. Please say many many thanks to all the members of Global ...

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#1/04 Nov 5, 2007 Uganda Will Preserve Mabira Rainforest It's official! The Ugandan government revoked its plan which would have allowed a company to destroy the Mabira Rainforest and plant sugar cane. Global Response members wrote letters in support of the local campaigners who created a mass movement to stop the sale of the forest to a private company. Some of these ...

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#1/04 Oct 3, 2007 Victory! Ecuador Shuts Down Copper Mine On Sept 25, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum ordered Ascendant Copper Corporation to cease its operations due to violations of the mining law. Specifically, Ascendant failed to seek or gain authorization from local Municipal governments before proceeding with mining (article 11). Since local Municipal governments have led the fight against copper mining in the Intag region, the decision ...

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#1/06 Support Indigenous Peoples vs. Coal Mines / Venezuela Mar 23, 2007 VICTORY! President decrees 'No New Coal Mines' / Venezuela After more than a year of intense pressure, on March 21 President Chavez issued a Presidential Decree that no new coal mines will be built in the Sierra de Perija, and no expansion will be permitted in existing coal mines. "By saying today 'Not one more mine in Zulia state,' president Hugo Chavez brings back hope for the future of the indigenous peoples of the Sierra de Perija ...

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#4/05 Rescue Children from Contaminated Camp / Kosovo Sep 18, 2006 Victory! UN Treats Lead-Poisoned Children / Kosovo We've just received good news from Kosovo, where the United Nations is at long last providing appropriate medical treatment to Roma children who are suffering from lead poisoning. The poisoning occurred while displaced Roma families lived in UN-administered camps that were contaminated with lead. Earlier this year ...

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#4/05 Rescue Children from Contaminated Camp / Kosovo Aug 10, 2006 Victory in Kosovo and Follow-up Action We just received great news from Kosovo: almost all Roma families have been safely relocated from lead-contaminated camps where they lived for seven years. Two of the three lead-contaminated camps have been leveled (Kablare and Zitkovac). A few families remain in the Chesmin Lug camp, but almost everyone is safely relocated in the new camp ...

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#1/99 Terminate "Terminator" Technology / Worldwide Mar 30, 2006 Victory! "Terminator" Moratorium Upheld Since 1999, Global Response has campaigned in a variety of ways to block development of "Terminator" technology, a means by which seed companies could force farmers to buy new seeds every year instead of saving seeds for next year's planting. Genetically engineered "Terminator" seeds would produce plants whose seeds would be sterile. Terminator seeds would have a devastating impact on the estimated 1.4 ...

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#1/99 Nov 17, 2005 Victory! Court Orders Gas Flaring to Stop / Nigeria Dear Members of Global Response's "Quick Response Network:" Thanks to all whose letters helped win this victory in Nigeria! Global Response carried out several waves of letter-writing in support of Nigerian communities that have been demanding an end to gas flaring. We celebrate this victory with many Nigerian and international NGOs, led by Nigeria's Environmental Rights ...

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#1/99 Nov 11, 2005 Victory! No Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / USA Dear Members of Global Response’s “Quick Response Network:” Thanks to everyone who sent letters to the US House of Representatives! Yesterday, the House dropped authorization for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from a $54 billion deficit reduction bill. The policy reversal was prompted by moderate Republican House members who told the leadership in a letter that ...

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#1/99 Apr 21, 2005 VICTORY! Brazil Creates Indigenous Peoples Reserve During 2004, Global Response joined Brazilian and international organizations in a series of letter-writing campaigns urging Brazilian officials to create the Raposa Serra Do Sol Indigenous People's Reserve. Today we join them in celebrating sweet victory! Sincere thanks to each of you who took time to write letters for this campaign!

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#6/93 U.S. Oil Multinationals / Gas Pipeline - Burma Dec 20, 2004 VICTORY!! Unocal settles out of court with Myanmar Villager Since 1993, Global Response has initiated multiple rounds of letter campaigns on behalf of the people and forests of Burma (Myanmar). Our targets have been Unocal and other multinational oil companies, charged with complicity in grave human rights abuses, including murder, rape, torture, extortion, forced labor, and forced relocation of entire villages during the construction of the Yadana gas pipeline.? Under intense international pressure to withhold support from Burma's corrupt and brutal ...

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#4/01 Stop Gold Mine Expansion / Peru Nov 14, 2004 VICTORY !! Newmont Gives Up Controversial Mine Site / Peru It is amazing to hear this from Newmont Mining Company: they didn't know there was so much public opposition to their plan to mine on Mount Quilish, the source of drinking water for Peru's Cajamarca valley! They didn't know???? For the past three years, the people of Cajamarca have taken Newmont to court, protested in huge public demonstrations and passed local legislation to protect Mount Quilish; and Global Response has supported them with four rounds of international letters to ...

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#3/01 Protect Ancient Gondwana Forest / Tierra del Fuego Oct 1, 2004 Trillium Logging Concession Becomes Nature Reserve In September 2004, Trillium Corporation’s former land holdings on the Chilean side of Tierra del Fuego became property of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The conservation organization is establishing a nature preserve on the site, which borders two protected areas, the Tierra del Fuego National Park (in Argentina) and the Estancia Yendegaia. Trillium still owns its lands in Argentina and according to reports, plans to continue with logging ...

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#4/01 Stop Gold Mine Expansion / Peru Sep 27, 2004 GOOD NEWS !! Newmont Mine Expansion Blocked / Peru Celebrate this important victory with the people of Cajamarca, Peru! After 2 weeks of protests and road blocks that shut down the city of Cajamarca, Peru, the Minister of Energy and Mines met the protesters’ demands and withdrew Newmont Mining Company’s permit for mining on Mount Quilish.  Since 2001, Global Response has supported citizens of the Cajamarca region in ...

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