These last few weeks have been a time of pain and terror in Ejido Tila. After insistently denouncing the entry of organized crime into our territory, the murders of compañeros and threats, we are now in a scenario of forced displacement, death and threats to our survival as a Ch’ol People.
— Read on schoolsforchiapas.org/terror-in-tila-city-hall-and-organized-crime/

In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a sleek wellness center draws a trifecta of well-coiffed influencers, tech bros, and self-care aficionados with its promises of Bitcoin-powered heated soaking pools.
— Read on www.e-flux.com/journal/146/611854/daylighting-cryptocurrency-s-waterstreams/

Sofia Quaglia (The Guardian) writes, “From bees to burrowing owls, many species are adapting to urban environments and, with a little extra help from…

Crabs, cockatoos and ringtail possums: the wild things thriving in our cities

On Monday, June 24, Solaris Resources Inc. is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year, Solaris will be focused on pitching shareholders on its expansion program drilling and recent financing.

While this is happening, in South America, Indigenous organizations continue to protest its flagship Wartinza copper-gold project in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. They have also issued a public statement warning shareholders that it is false that the company Solaris has reached agreements with the Shuar Arutam People.

— Read on miningwatch.ca/news/2024/6/21/ecuadorian-indigenous-organizations-deny-agreement-solaris-resources-ahead-agm

The showcase festival has stated that, ‘after careful consideration’, it is ‘revising’ its ‘sponsorship model.’
— Read on www.hotpress.com/music/sxsw-drops-us-army-and-weapons-manufacturers-as-sponsors-following-major-artist-led-boycott-23033697

DRYDEN – On Thursday [June 20], Grassy Narrows First Nation members took their fight to the source of the mercury contamination that has affected them for more than 50 years.
— Read on www.nwonewswatch.com/local-news/grassy-narrows-holds-protest-at-dryden-mill-9114025

As artificial intelligence guzzles water supplies and jacks up consumers’ electricity rates, why isn’t anyone tracking the resources being consumed?
— Read on www.levernews.com/the-unknown-toll-of-the-ai-takeover/

The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth — worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations. In the global context, even “progressive” U.S. states like New York and Massachusetts appear as extreme as Louisiana and Mississippi in their use of prisons and jails.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html