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Winter 2006 Update
Welcome to the Winter 2006 NDG campaign update. Oxfam America and EARTHWORKS are distributing this bulletin to keep No Dirty Gold activists working on the Class Rings campaign current on the campaign's progress and the opportunities to get involved.
To learn more about the campaign, get background materials, plan an action on your campus or request a campus visit, email us at classrings@nodirtygold.org. And don't forget to sign the No Dirty Gold pledge.
Class Rings and No Dirty Gold Campaign Activity
Deadline for CHANGE Training is April 1.
Oxfam America is accepting applications for the CHANGE Initiative, its national student leadership program. CHANGE offers US college students entering their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to become effective social change agents. CHANGE Leaders are exposed to the international developmental issues that concern Oxfam's work for social justice, and apply their skills and insights to run Oxfam campaigns on their campuses and in their communities.
This year CHANGE Leaders who decide to work on Extractive Industries can chose between the Class Rings Campaign and Oxfam America's new CHANGE Mining initiative.
Applications are due on April 1, 2006. Selected students are required to participate in a week-long training in Boston, July 22 to 28, 2006, organized and paid for by Oxfam America. You are strongly encouraged to apply on-line at: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change. Students interested in CHANGE Mining should select the Extractive Industries focus. If you have any questions please call Paul Bugala at (202) 375-4145 or email pbugala@oxfamamerica.org.
NDG Activists Take Macalester, University of Utah and UT Austin by Storm
No Dirty Gold activists on campuses across the country are finding creative ways to spread the word about the impacts of irresponsible mining and the rights of indigenous peoples. At Macalester in Minneapolis, Jessica Mowles made a series of presentations, screened the Price of Gold and tabled extensively on campus during the fall and winter. At the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Tim Stout has tabled extensively, lead NDG workshops at conferences and is working on a documentary about communities impacted by gold mining. And a new NDG group at the University of Texas in Austin is kicking its campaign off this Valentine's Day by suggesting alternatives to gold jewelry gifts while it tables and going door to door introducing Austin-area jewelers to the campaign and the Golden Rules.
Come Out and Learn More About No Dirty Gold
NDG at the United Students for Fair Trade Convergence - Denver, Colorado
The No Dirty Gold campaign will present a workshop called The No Dirty Gold Campaign - Addressing the Impacts of Mining on Communities and the Environment at the USFT Convergence in Denver on Saturday, February 18. The USFT Convergence is a three-day gathering of activists in the Fair Trade Movement.
NDG teaching class on NGOs and Indigenous Peoples at the Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Colorado
The No Dirty Gold campaign and partner organization the Western Shoshone Defense Fund will lead a session of a groundbreaking mining engineering course called An Exploration of Social License in the Mining Industry on Wednesday, March 1 at the Colorado School of Mines. The March 1 class will focus on the role of NGOs and indigenous peoples as stakeholders in mining projects.
NDG at InterReligious Task Force on Central America Social Justice Teach-In - Cleveland, Ohio
The No Dirty Gold campaign will lead a discussion about the impacts of mining development on the indigenous peoples of Guatemala at the InterReligious Task Force on Central America Social Justice Teach-In in Cleveland on Saturday, March 4. The Teach-In will be a day of education and community-building for student and community activists who want to make connections between local and global poverty and are particularly interested in Latin America.
About Earthworks and Oxfam America
The No Dirty Gold campaign is led by Earthworks and Oxfam America. We work with local organizations and communities around the world on issues related to mining, human rights, and the environment. You can learn more about the objectives of the No Dirty Gold campaign on this website and download our report, Dirty Metals: Mining, Communities, and the Environment.
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