Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold is pursuing its Skouries project – a processing plant and open pit gold mine near the town of Ierissos in the Halkidiki peninsula of northern Greece – which is set to open by 2015. It is also seeking to open the Perama Hill mine in the Thrace region of Greece.
Three people from Greece will be visiting Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver to share information and their stories about why they oppose these mines.
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Photos: Vaggelis Lampakis, Maria Kadoglou, Tolis Papageorgiou
The speakers on this 4-city speaking tour are Vaggelis Lampakis (the mayor of Alexandroupoli in the Thrace region) and two key activists Tolis Papageorgiou and Maria Kadoglou (from the Halkidiki peninsula). In early-March, Kadoglou spoke against the Skouries project on CBC Radio’s As It Happens. In late-March, Mayor Lampakis challenged the Canadian ambassador to Greece about the Perama Hill mine.
The dates of the speaking tour are:
May 26- Montreal
May 28 – Ottawa
May 29 – Toronto
May 30 – Vancouver
More information on venues and event details to come soon.
For more, please read:
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
