Multimedia
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The Invisible Hand - How the IMF undermines health systems in developing countries
This powerpoint presentation was made by Paul Jensen, Global Research Coordinator with the Results Educational Fund, at the Halifax Initiative member's meeting and workshop. It explains how the IMF puts in place policies that essentially fix the size of government's budgets and determine how much of that budget they can dedicate towards their own national development priorities.
The Changing Face of Global Development Finance - Presentations Day One and Two
On the first day of the February 2008 conference on the "Changing Face of Global Development Finance", we heard from the following:
Amar Bhattacharya, Group of 24, Yao Graham, Third World Network-Africa, Jorge Marchini, International Debt Observatory, Fabrina Furtado, Rede Brasil, Worapot Manupipatpong, Asian Development Bank Institute, Firoze Manji Pambazuka News and Fahamu, Roberto Bissio, Social Watch, John Foster, North South Institute.
Dirty Business, Dirty Practice - How the Federal Government Supports Mining, Oil and Gas Abroad (May 2007)
A new CNCA web site and publication that documents, with case studies, the eight ways the Federal Government supports Canadian mining, oil and gas companies abroad. The Halifax Initiative was a contributing author to the publication.
*EDC letter to HI on the report (July 2007)
*HI response to EDC (September 2007)
Mining Map - Mandatory NOT Voluntary
The Canadian mining map was produced by the Halifax Initiative during the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries.
The Roundtables, which took place between June and November of 2006, fulfilled one of the recommendations made in the groundbreaking report, Mining in Developing Countries and Corporate Social Responsibility, tabled by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (SCFAIT) in June 2005.
Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa is Not for Sale
An independent documentary done by Álvaro Revenga (Caracol Producciones, 2005) that analyzes the debate on mining exploitation in Sipakapa (San Marcos, Guatemala) and demonstrates the dignity of the Sipakapan people as they defend their autonomy in the face of imposing neo-liberal mega projects financed by the World Bank. The film depicts local resistance from the Sipakapan community to the operations of Glamis Gold (a Canadian mining company). Glamis Gold has made significant profits from its open pit, cyanide-leaching mining operations in Guatemala and Honduras, at the expense of the local and indigenous populations.
STICKERS - Mandatory not Voluntary
This sticker was created by the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability around the time of the 2006 National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsiblity and Canadian Extractive Industries in Developing Countries.
Pillaged Lives: Third World Debt and Global Institutions
An interactive citizens' guide exploring the links among Debt, Communities, Environment and Global Institutions. And offering suggestions for what YOU can do. CD-ROM available from Halifax Initiative Coalition for $5.00
The Radio Series
The radio series is comprised of six ten minute segments discussing various aspects of the debt crisis.
Empty Promises: The IMF, the World Bank, and the Planned Failures of Global Capitalism
This booklet is an introduction to the institutional power structures that create and manage the contemporary global economy. It is available from Halifax Initiative Coalition for $5.00.
The G8, Globalization and Human Security
"The G8, Globalization and Human Security - a Resource Package and Facilitator's Guide" This package uses the lens of the G8 through which to examine issues of globalization and human security because of the central role the G8 plays in economics and global governance. This package was produced by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation with the support of the Halifax Initiative Coalition.
STICKERS - G8 is not our Fate
Prepared for the last Group of 8 meeting at Kananaskis in Canada, these stickers are still free and available from the Halifax Initiative. The stickers are free.
The Speculation Game
Video available from Halifax Initiative Coalition for $10.00.
Sacred Land, Scarred Land
"Sacred Land, Scarred Land" - a video, backgrounder, and action sheet about 4 projects involving Canadian companies and the impacts on communities, with a particular focus on the violation of land rights. Two of the projects highlighted received support from Export Development Canada. Video available for $10. (Video - 2000)
