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Dear Patricia,
As we publish our first edition of the
newsletter for 2014, we are grateful for the progress accomplished on
the various campaigns by our U.S. and country networks and we look
forward to a new year with refreshed energy and focus.
This year we are particularly excited to
welcome the POM network from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the
Joining Hands family! POM brings an expertise in extractive industries
transparency that will enrich our global work. In a country blessed with
so many natural resources, and devastated by decades of civil war,
corruption and extreme poverty, POM's work will help shade a light on a
sector that, if managed well, could improve millions of lives in Congo.
Please join us in welcoming POM!
Please share this newsletter with your broader networks and encourage people to subscribe.
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Extractives and Water
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Holding Multinational Companies Accountable in Cameroon
Experience has shown that most poor, resource rich countries are not
capturing the expected benefits from the exploitation of natural
resources. Instead, multinational companies are working to maximize
their profits from the exploitation of natural resources while host
countries and local communities receive minimal benefits. RELUFA holds
C&K Mining, Inc. accountable for its social and economic obligations
in Mobilong. Learn More
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POM Network of the Democratic Republic of Congo Enters into Joining Hands Partnership
POM
is working to reform mining sector governance in the DRC with the goal
of improving the living conditions of populations impacted by mining
projects. Efforts are primarily focused around improving transparency,
strengthening the accountability of public leaders and representatives,
building capacity of civil society organizations, and bolstering laws
and regulations and their compliance. Learn More
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Trade Reform
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Look in the Mirror: God can use you to change the world
Karen
Wilson of Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery describes her unexpected path
from teaching Sunday school and singing in the church choir to a life of
advocacy and she challenges us all to change the world. Learn More
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Food and Land
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Desires for a New Year: working to eliminate agrotoxins from the food system in El Salvador
RUMES
is actively working with partner communities and organizations in a
national effort to ban a long list of highly toxic agrochemicals,
including Paraquat, DDT, and Toxaphene. Learn More
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War Crimes and Intimidation: The Challenge of Human Rights Defenders in Sri Lanka
With
the U.S. sponsored resolution on Sri Lankan war crimes looming,
divisions in Sri Lankan society are widening. Patriots and traitors are
being unfairly labeled. And now, a new round of threats to human rights
defenders is emerging. Learn More
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Haiti Partnership: Mission Beyond Doing, Fixing, and Filling
The
Presbytery of the James embarked on a “mission trip” unlike any they’d
heard of or participated in. Rather than “doing” something, “fixing”
something, or “filling” a deficit, they set out to meet and learn from
the people the most impacted by the obstacles of Haiti and the ones who
hold the power to make needed changes. Learn More
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Resources and other news
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Tell
Herakles Farms to stop its intimidation of Nasako Besingi and other
defenders of local communities and forests in Cameroon! Take Action Now!
Check out Greenpeace’s parody of the Herakles Farms Website
Watch the documentary Surviving Progress
Alexa Smith interviews Father Thomas Kocherry
who has worked to galvanize workers to protect India’s coastland from
aggressive forms of development. Read the Article
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