Chicomuselo citizens speak out against Canada's Blackfire mining company

 

The citizens of Chicomuselo in Chiapas, Mexico, are fighting for their rights as Canada's Blackfire mining company continues to cause concerns about damage to the local water supply and environment.

Joining Horizons of Friendship for a tour of Chiapas, OPSEU delegates met with activists from Chicomuselo including Jose Luis Abarca, son of Mariano Abarca, who was assassinated by Blackfire's security guards. Patricia Rebolledo from Horizons and Kaylan Bartholomew interviewed Niftali Perez Perez and Jose Luis Abarca in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, in February, 2012.