Vaggelis Lampakis (the mayor of Alexandroupoli in the Thrace region), Tolis Papageorgiou and Maria Kadoglou (activists from the Halkidiki peninsula) were in Montreal last night to raise public awareness about Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold and their plans to open water-destructive mines in Greece.
Montreal-based Council of Canadians activist Abdul Pirani reports, “The event went very well. We had an enthusiastic crowd of about 65 people, including NDP MPs Niki Ashton and Alexandre Boulerice, and Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir. There was a lot of feeling and emotion and it was felt that neither Eldorado nor the Greek government should get away with their actions.”
A special thank you to Alternatives for hosting the event in their building and to MiningWatch which has been helping to coordinate the national tour.
Our friends from Greece will be in Ottawa tomorrow night and in Toronto on Thursday night, details below:
Ottawa
Tuesday, May 28, 7 pm
121 Lamoureux Hall
145 Jean-Jacques Lussier Private
University of Ottawa
Toronto
Thursday, May 30, 7 pm
Mechanical Engineering Building
5 King’s College Road, Room 252
University of Toronto
For more, please see:
UPDATE: Greek mine opponents visit Canada, May 26-30
AUDIO: Greek mine opponent interviewed on As It Happens
UPDATE: Concerns about Skouries mine highlighted at World Social Forum
VIDEO: Canadian ambassador defends destructive mine in northern Greece
Photos: The event in Montreal on Sunday evening. Photos by Abdul Pirani.
