Supporters show their Solidarity with Affected Communities outside Barrick AGM

Over twenty supporters gathered outside Barrick Gold’s annual general meeting to show their solidarity with the indigenous leaders who were confronting shareholders inside the AGM. With large banners, information hand-outs, and loud drumming and chanting, the protesters explained that they were there to draw attention to the complaints being raised by Jethro Tulin and Sergio Campusano (see: Indigenous Leaders Confront Barrick Gold), who travelled great distances to represent indigenous communities in Papua New Guinea and Chile.

Young David (aka DJ), of the the Sagomok First Nation, gets the show started outside the Barrick Gold AGM with his drumming and singing. "After I realized that people were dying because of Barrick mining ... I knew I had to fight to help them out" says DJ.

Bodia, a Phd student and social justice activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, points out why about twenty to thirty people were gathering outside Barrick Gold's AGM

Bodia holds up copies of the book "Noir Canada: Pillage, Corruption et Criminalite en Afrique." The authors and publishers of this book are currently being sued for libel by Barrick Gold and another gold mining company, Banro Corporation, for a total of $11million. "Noir Canada" brings together and analyses national and international documents already available to the public concerning various abuses from several Canadian companies working in Africa, in particular in the mining and oil areas.

Indra (left), Paul (center), and Juan (right), show their support for Jethro Tulin and Sergio Campusano who were speaking inside Barrick Gold's AGM.

Allan Lissner is an independent documentary photographer, journalist, painter, and graphic designer based in Toronto, Canada. Born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Philippine-Canadian mother, Allan was raised in Ethiopia, Liberia, USA, Nepal, Lithuania, Denmark, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Canada. Some of the organizations Allan has done work with include Amnesty International, GlobalAware Independent Media, Oxfam Canada, Make Poverty History, Norwegian Church Aid Tanzania, the Sierra Club, the United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Women’s Association in Bangladesh. Contact: allan(a)lissner.net