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The Electric Pencil focuses on media analysis and social critique, examining and comparing the mainstream media to progressive, independent media.
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We’ll sue, and then sue ya some more…
More news on the lawsuit launched by Barrick Gold against Écosociété and the authors of Noir Canada , a book outlining Barrick’s (and other mining companies’) dirty business practices in Africa. Seems like a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Ag...
Écosociété SLAPP’d again; government promises relief in fall
Last week, as Écosociété was preparing for their benefit show to raise funds for their legal battle with Barrick Gold, the small Montreal publishing house got his with another Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). Banro Corporati...
Écosociété ramps up its solidarity campaign
Les Éditions Écosociété, the small book publisher facing a $6 million SLAPP lawsuit from Barrick Gold (the world’s largest gold-mining company) over their book Noir Canada, is increasing its public appeal for support. Today they launched a ...
